Countries
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
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
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
  
France
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
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
Not Available
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Interesting Facts
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
  
- 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
Not Available
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Hmong-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
  
bonjour
  
Thank You
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
  
Merci
  
How Are You?
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
  
Comment allez-vous?
  
Good Night
zoo hmo
  
bonne Nuit
  
Good Evening
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
  
bonsoir
  
Good Afternoon
zoo tav su
  
bon Après-Midi
  
Good Morning
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
  
Bonjour
  
Please
thov
  
S'il vous plaît
  
Sorry
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
  
désolé
  
Bye
Not Available
  
au revoir
  
I Love You
Kuv hlub koj
  
Je t'aime
  
Excuse Me
zam txim rau kuv
  
Excuse Moi
  
Dialect 1
Hmong Njua
  
Quebec French
  
Where They Speak
Laos
  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
Hmong Daw
  
African French
  
Where They Speak
China
  
Africa
  
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00
  
21
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Hmong Do
  
Swiss French
  
Where They Speak
Vietnam
  
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
163.00 million
  
11
Native Speakers
3.70 million
  
99+
76.00 million
  
13
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
87.00 million
  
11
Native Name
Hmong
  
français
  
Alternative Names
Mong
  
Français
  
French Name
hmong
  
français
  
German Name
Miao-Sprachen
  
Französisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Hmong people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
19
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Hmong–Mien Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Standard Forms
Hmong
  
Standard French
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
fr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
fra
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
fre
  
ISO 639 3
hmv
  
fra
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
fras
  
Glottocode
firs1234
  
stan1290
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-i
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Hmong 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 Hmong and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hmong and French language. Hmong word for "Hello" is Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Hmong Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hmong vs French Difficulty
The Hmong vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hmong 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 Hmong and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hmong and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hmong is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.