Countries
Philippines
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
Philippines
France
Second Language
Philippines
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Italian Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kumusta
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
magandang gabi
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
Bonjour
Please
Mangyaring
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
désolé
I Love You
Mahal kita
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Bikol
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Philippines
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
African French
Where They Speak
Philippines
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Waray
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Philippines
Northeast France, Switzerland
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
filipino
français
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Français
French Name
filipino; pilipino
français
German Name
Pilipino
Französisch
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
16th Century
9th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Filipino
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
fr
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
fili1244
stan1290
Linguasphere
No Data Available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Filipino 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 Filipino and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and French language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs French Difficulty
The Filipino vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino 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 Filipino and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.