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Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   
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
4   
11
32   
3

National Language
Sweden   
France   

Second Language
Finland   
Africa, Canada   

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

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Danish Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
6   
3

How Many Consonants
18   
8
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
hej   
bonjour   

Thank You
tacka dig   
Merci   

How Are You?
hur mår du   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
godnatt   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
god kväll   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
god morgon   
Bonjour   

Please
vänligen   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
ledsen   
désolé   

Bye
hej då   
au revoir   

I Love You
jag älskar dig   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Gabon   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00   
6
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Dialects   
African French   

Where They Speak
Georgia   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00   
2
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Dialects   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
France   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00   
1
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
79   
33
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
8.70 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Svenska   
français   

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska   
Français   

French Name
suédois   
français   

German Name
Schwedisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
13th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Romance   

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Standard Swedish   
Standard French   

Language Position
89   
99+
13   
12

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sv   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
swe   
fre   

ISO 639 3
swe   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
swed1254   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Swedish and French Language History

Comparison of Swedish vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Swedish and French language. History of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th Century 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 Swedish and French Language History.

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

Swedish vs French Difficulty

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

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