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Slovak vs French


French vs Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia   
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   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
32   
3

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia   
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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written 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
Czech Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
46   
26
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
6   
3

How Many Consonants
38   
27
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj   
bonjour   

Thank You
Ďakujem vám   
Merci   

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Dobrú noc   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Dobrý večer   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Dobré ráno   
Bonjour   

Please
Prosím   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Pardón!   
désolé   

Bye
Dovidenia   
au revoir   

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Central Slovak   
African French   

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Western Slovak   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.20 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
5.20 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
slovenčina   
français   

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina   
Français   

French Name
slovaque   
français   

German Name
Slowakisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Slovaks   
Not Available   

History

Origin
6th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Romance   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Slovak   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sk   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
slo   
fre   

ISO 639 3
slk   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
slov1269   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Slovak and French Language History

Comparison of Slovak vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Slovak and French language. History of Slovak language states that this language originated in 6th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Slovak and French Language History.

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Slovak 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 Slovak and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Slovak and French language. Slovak word for "Hello" is Ahoj or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Slovak Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Slovak vs French Difficulty

The Slovak vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Slovak 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 Slovak and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Slovak and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Slovak is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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