Countries
India, Pakistan
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
India, Pakistan
France
Second Language
Pakistan
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Not Available
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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
Hindi Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
bonjour
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
Merci
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Bonjour
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
désolé
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
au revoir
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Pakistan
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Saraiki
African French
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Doabi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
français
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Français
French Name
pendjabi
français
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Not Available
Origin
1000 AD
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
panj1256
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
Punjabi 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 Punjabi and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and French language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs French Difficulty
The Punjabi vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi 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 Punjabi and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.