Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
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
Bangladesh, India
France
Second Language
India
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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
Assamese and Oriya
Italian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
bonjour
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Merci
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Bonjour
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
désolé
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
au revoir
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Chakma
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Hajong
African French
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Swiss French
Where They Speak
India
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
français
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Français
French Name
bengali
français
German Name
Bengali
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Not Available
Origin
1000–1200 CE
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard French
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
beng1280
stan1290
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Bengali 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 Bengali and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and French language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs French Difficulty
The Bengali vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali 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 Bengali and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.