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Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
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
33   
2
32   
3

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
France   

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
South Africa   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
bonjour   

Thank You
Thank you   
Merci   

How Are You?
How are you?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Good Night   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Good Evening   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Good Morning   
Bonjour   

Please
Please   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Sorry   
désolé   

Bye
Bye   
au revoir   

I Love You
I love you   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Excuse Me   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
United States of America   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00   
3
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
African French   

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
English   
français   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Français   

French Name
anglais   
français   

German Name
Englisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
5th Century AD   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Standard English   
Standard French   

Language Position
3   
3
13   
12

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

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
en   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
eng   
fre   

ISO 639 3
eng   
fra   

ISO 639 6
engs   
fras   

Glottocode
stan1293   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
52-ABA   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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English and French Language History

Comparison of English vs French language history gives us differences between origin of English and French language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD 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 English and French Language History.

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

English vs French Difficulty

The English vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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