Countries
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
  
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
France
  
France
  
Second Language
Africa, Canada
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
- 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
Italian Language
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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French-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
bonjour
  
bonjour
  
Thank You
Merci
  
Merci
  
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
  
Comment allez-vous?
  
Good Night
bonne Nuit
  
bonne Nuit
  
Good Evening
bonsoir
  
bonsoir
  
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
  
bon Après-Midi
  
Good Morning
Bonjour
  
Bonjour
  
Please
S'il vous plaît
  
S'il vous plaît
  
Sorry
désolé
  
désolé
  
Bye
au revoir
  
au revoir
  
I Love You
Je t'aime
  
Je t'aime
  
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
  
Excuse Moi
  
Dialect 1
Quebec French
  
Quebec French
  
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00
  
15
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
African French
  
African French
  
Where They Speak
Africa
  
Africa
  
Dialect 3
Swiss French
  
Swiss French
  
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
16
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
163.00 million
  
11
163.00 million
  
11
Native Speakers
76.00 million
  
13
76.00 million
  
13
Second Language Speakers
87.00 million
  
11
87.00 million
  
11
Native Name
français
  
français
  
Alternative Names
Français
  
Français
  
French Name
français
  
français
  
German Name
Französisch
  
Französisch
  
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
9th Century
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Standard Forms
Standard French
  
Standard French
  
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
fr
  
fr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fra
  
fra
  
ISO 639 2/B
fre
  
fre
  
ISO 639 3
fra
  
fra
  
ISO 639 6
fras
  
fras
  
Glottocode
stan1290
  
stan1290
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
  
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