Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
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
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
France
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Italian Language
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Come stai?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
buonanotte
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
buonasera
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
buongiorno
Bonjour
Please
Per Favore
S'il vous plaît
Bye
arrivederci
au revoir
I Love You
Ti amo
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Scusami
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Lazio
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Central Italian
African French
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Italiano
français
Alternative Names
Italiano
Français
French Name
italien
français
German Name
Italienisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Italians
Not Available
Origin
960 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Italian
Standard French
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
ital1282
stan1290
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional, Synthetic
Italian 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 Italian and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Italian and French language. Italian word for "Hello" is ciao or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Italian Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Italian vs French Difficulty
The Italian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Italian 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 Italian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Italian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Italian is 24 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.