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Hindi vs French


French vs Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India   
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   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
32   
3

National Language
India   
France   

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

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
6   
3

How Many Consonants
33   
23
20   
10

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)   
bonjour   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Merci   

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   
Bonjour   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)   
désolé   

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)   
au revoir   

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00   
2
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Marwari   
African French   

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Bundeli   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
4
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million   
5
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
4.70 %   
5
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
260.00 million   
4
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million   
6
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
हिन्दी   
français   

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   
Français   

French Name
hindi   
français   

German Name
Hindi   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Hindustani people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
7th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi   
Standard French   

Language Position
5   
5
13   
12

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hi   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
hin   
fre   

ISO 639 3
hin   
fra   

ISO 639 6
hins   
fras   

Glottocode
hind1269   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Hindi and French Language History

Comparison of Hindi vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Hindi and French language. History of Hindi language states that this language originated in 7th Century whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Hindi and French Language History.

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

Hindi vs French Difficulty

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

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