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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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
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
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Branch
Goidelic
Not Available
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 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
iris1253
stan1290
Linguasphere
50-AAA
51-AAA-i
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.
