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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
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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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