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Urdu 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  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
2  
13

National Language
France  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Pakistan  

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

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

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Italian Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Merci  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
désolé  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
au revoir  
الوداع  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Dakhini  

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

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
11,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
African French  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Africa  
India  

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
South Asia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
43.00 million  
14

Native Name
français  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Français  
Bihari  

French Name
français  
ourdou  

German Name
Französisch  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
9th Century  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
13  
12
20  
18

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
urd  

ISO 639 3
fra  
urd  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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French and Urdu Language History

Comparison of French vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of French and Urdu language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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

French vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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