Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
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
Ireland
  
France
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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
Not Available
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
bonjour
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Merci
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Comment allez-vous?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
bonne Nuit
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
bonsoir
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
bon Après-Midi
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Bonjour
  
Please
le do thoil
  
S'il vous plaît
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
désolé
  
Bye
Slán
  
au revoir
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
Je t'aime
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Excuse Moi
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Quebec French
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
African French
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Africa
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Swiss French
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
163.00 million
  
11
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
76.00 million
  
13
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
87.00 million
  
11
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
français
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Français
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
français
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Französisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 750
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Romance
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Standard French
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
fr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
fra
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
fre
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
fra
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
fras
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
stan1290
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
51-AAA-i
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Irish 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 Irish and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and French language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs French Difficulty
The Irish vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.