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French vs Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  
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
6  
9
32  
3

National Language
Moldova, Romania  
France  

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
alo  
bonjour  

Thank You
multumesc  
Merci  

How Are You?
ce mai faci?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
noapte Buna  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
buna Seara  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
bună Dimineața  
Bonjour  

Please
Vă Rog  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
scuze  
désolé  

Bye
La revedere  
au revoir  

I Love You
Te iubesc  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
250,000.00  
38
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian  
African French  

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
5,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Croatia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
1,400.00  
37
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
35
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million  
30
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Română  
français  

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  
Français  

French Name
roumain; moldave  
français  

German Name
Rumänisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Romanians  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1521  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Romanian  
Standard French  

Language Position
36  
28
13  
12

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

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ro  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
rum  
fre  

ISO 639 3
ron  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
roma1327  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Romanian and French Language History

Comparison of Romanian vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Romanian and French language. History of Romanian language states that this language originated in 1521 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 Romanian and French Language History.

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Romanian 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 Romanian and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Romanian and French language. Romanian word for "Hello" is alo or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Romanian Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Romanian vs French Difficulty

The Romanian vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Romanian 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 Romanian and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Romanian and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Romanian is 24 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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