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French vs Irish


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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   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
32   
3

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

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

Alphabets
18   
1
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
13   
3
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

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   

History

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   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Irish and French Language History

Comparison of Irish vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and French language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and French Language History.

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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.

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