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French vs Urdu


Urdu vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
2   
13

National Language
France   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
India   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
10   
7

How Many Consonants
20   
10
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
خوش آمديد   

Thank You
Merci   
آپ کا شکریہ   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
آپ کیسے ہیں؟   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
گڈ نائٹ   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
سلام علیکم   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
گڈ آفٹر نون   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
گڈ مارننگ   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
براہ مہربانی   

Sorry
désolé   
معاف کرنا   

Bye
au revoir   
الوداع   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
مجھے تم سے محبت   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
معاف کیجئے گا   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Dakhini   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
India   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
11,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 2
African French   
Hyderabadi Urdu   

Where They Speak
Africa   
India   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Rekhta   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
South Asia   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
104.00 million   
15

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
0.99 %   
20

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
61.00 million   
19

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
43.00 million   
14

Native Name
français   
اُردُو   

Alternative Names
Français   
Bihari   

French Name
français   
ourdou   

German Name
Französisch   
Urdu   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[ˈʊrd̪u]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th Century   
12th Century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Modern Standard Urdu   

Language Position
13   
12
20   
18

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Signed Urdu   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
ur   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
urd   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
urd   

ISO 639 3
fra   
urd   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
urdu1245   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
59-AAF-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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French and Urdu Language History

Comparison of French vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of French and Urdu language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Urdu Language History.

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French and Urdu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Urdu language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common French Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Urdu Difficulty

The French vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Urdu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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