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
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
France
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Africa, Canada
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Italian Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
bonjour
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Merci
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
bonne Nuit
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
bonsoir
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Bonjour
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
S'il vous plaît
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
désolé
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
au revoir
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Je t'aime
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Quebec French
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
African French
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Africa
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Swiss French
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
163.00 million
  
11
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
76.00 million
  
13
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
87.00 million
  
11
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
français
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Français
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
français
  
kannada
  
German Name
Französisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
9th Century
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Standard French
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
fr
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fra
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
fre
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
fra
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
fras
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1290
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
French and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Kannada language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common French Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
French vs Kannada Difficulty
The French vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.