Countries
Galicia
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
National Language
Galicia
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Italian Language
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Boas noites
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Boa tarde
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Bos días
Bonjour
Please
Por favor
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Ámote
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Quebec French
Where They Speak
East Galicia
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Galician
African French
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Africa
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Swiss French
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Galego
français
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Français
French Name
galicien
français
German Name
Galicisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
c. 1175
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Galician
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
gali1258
stan1290
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Galician and French 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 Galician and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and French language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs French Difficulty
The Galician vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and French 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 Galician and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.