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
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
France
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Italian Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Alphabets in
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Com estàs?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Bona nit
Good Evening
bonsoir
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Bonjour
Bon dia
Please
S'il vous plaît
Sisplau
I Love You
Je t'aime
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Caló
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
African French
Valencian
Where They Speak
Africa
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
français
català
Alternative Names
Français
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
français
catalan; valencien
German Name
Französisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Not Available
Catalan people
Origin
9th Century
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Standard French
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
fras
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1290
stan1289
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
French and Catalan 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 French and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Catalan language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common French Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
French vs Catalan Difficulty
The French vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Catalan 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 French and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.
