Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
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
Sweden
France
Second Language
Finland
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Merci
How Are You?
hur mår du
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
godnatt
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
god kväll
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
god morgon
Bonjour
Please
vänligen
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Dialects
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Gabon
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Dialects
African French
Where They Speak
Georgia
Africa
Dialect 3
Dialects
Swiss French
Where They Speak
France
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
Svenska
français
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Français
French Name
suédois
français
German Name
Schwedisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
French people
Origin
13th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Romance
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
-
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard French
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
swed1254
stan1290
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
Swedish 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 Swedish and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and French language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs French Difficulty
The Swedish vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish 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 Swedish and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.