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Hebrew vs French


Countries

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  
Israel  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

National Language
France  
Israel  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Israel  

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Poland  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Academy of the Hebrew Language  

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.
  
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Arabic and Aramaic languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Aramaic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
22  
4

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
0  

How Many Consonants
20  
10
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Hebrew  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
שלום (Shalom)  

Thank You
Merci  
תודה (Toda)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
בבקשה (bevekshah)  

Sorry
désolé  
סליחה! (Slicha)  

Bye
au revoir  
להתראות (Lehitraot)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
בבקשה!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Ashkenazi Hebrew  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Israel  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Dialect 2
African French  
Samaritan Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Israel, Palestine  

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Yemenite Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Israel  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
9.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
Not Available  

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
4.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
5.60 million  
27

Native Name
français  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  

Alternative Names
Français  
Israeli, Ivrit  

French Name
français  
hébreu  

German Name
Französisch  
Hebräisch  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1000 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Canaanitic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Modern Hebrew  

Language Position
13  
12
23  
19

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
he  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
heb  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
heb  

ISO 639 3
fra  
heb  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
hebr1246  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
12-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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French and Hebrew Language History

Comparison of French vs Hebrew language history gives us differences between origin of French and Hebrew language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC. 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 French and Hebrew Language History.

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

French vs Hebrew Difficulty

The French vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.

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