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
Bhutan
National Language
France
Bhutan
Second Language
Africa, Canada
India
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
India
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Italian Language
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Latin
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
bonjour
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Merci
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
bonsoir
Not Available
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Not Available
Good Morning
Bonjour
Not Available
Please
S'il vous plaît
Not Available
Bye
au revoir
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
Je t'aime
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Laya
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Bhutan
Dialect 2
African French
Lunana
Where They Speak
Africa
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Adap
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
français
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Français
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
français
dzongkha
German Name
Französisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Not available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Ngalop people
Origin
9th Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
fras
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1290
nucl1307
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
French and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Dzongkha language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common French Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
French vs Dzongkha Difficulty
The French vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.