Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
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
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
France
Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
- 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
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Italian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
چطور هستید?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
شب بخیر
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
عصر بخیر
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
بعد از ظهر بخیر
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
صبح به خیر
Bonjour
Please
لطفا
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
من شما را دوست دارم
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
ببخشيد!
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Western Persian
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Iran, Iraq
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Dari Persian
African French
Where They Speak
Afganistan
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tajik Persian
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Northeast France, Switzerland
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
فارسی
français
Alternative Names
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
Français
French Name
persan
français
German Name
Persisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Persian people
Not Available
Origin
1500 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Persian
Standard French
Signed Forms
Persian Sign Language
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
fars1254
stan1290
Linguasphere
58-AAC-c
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
Persian 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 Persian and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Persian and French language. Persian word for "Hello" is سلام or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Persian Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Persian vs French Difficulty
The Persian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Persian 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 Persian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Persian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Persian is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.