Countries
Israel
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
National Language
Israel
France
Second Language
Israel
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Poland
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Italian Language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
bonjour
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Merci
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Bonjour
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
désolé
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
au revoir
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Israel
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
African French
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Africa
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Israel
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
français
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Français
French Name
hébreu
français
German Name
Hebräisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
1000 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Canaanitic
Not Available
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Standard French
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
hebr1246
stan1290
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
Hebrew and French 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 Hebrew and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and French language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs French Difficulty
The Hebrew vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and French 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 Hebrew and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.