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French vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
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
23  
4
32  
3

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
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
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
28  
18
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
bonjour  

Thank You
شكرا  
Merci  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Bonjour  

Please
من فضلك  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
آسف  
désolé  

Bye
وداعا  
au revoir  

I Love You
أحبك  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

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

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
African French  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
6
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
3
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
français  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Français  

French Name
arabe  
français  

German Name
Arabisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Not Available  

History

Origin
512 CE  
9th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Romance  

Branch
North Arabic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Standard French  

Language Position
25  
21
13  
12

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
fre  

ISO 639 3
ara  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
arab1395  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Arabic and French Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and French language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE 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 Arabic and French Language History.

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

Arabic vs French Difficulty

The Arabic vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic 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 Arabic and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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