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Turkish 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  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
11  
5

National Language
France  
Turkey  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
Merhaba  

Thank You
Merci  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
günaydın  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
lütfen  

Sorry
désolé  
üzgünüm  

Bye
au revoir  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
26,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
African French  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
480,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
140,000.00  
26

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
0.95 %  
21

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
français  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Français  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
français  
turc  

German Name
Französisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Turkish  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Turkic  

Branch
Not Available  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
13  
12
19  
17

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
tur  

ISO 639 3
fra  
tur  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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French and Turkish Language History

Comparison of French vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of French and Turkish language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

French vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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