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French vs Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
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
Pakistan  
France  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Africa, Canada  

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

Minority Language
India  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
6  
3

How Many Consonants
40  
29
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
bonjour  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
Merci  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
Bonjour  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
désolé  

Bye
الوداع  
au revoir  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Quebec French  

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

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
12
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
African French  

Where They Speak
India  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
20
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
14
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
اُردُو  
français  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Français  

French Name
ourdou  
français  

German Name
Urdu  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu  
Standard French  

Language Position
20  
18
13  
12

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
fre  

ISO 639 3
urd  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Urdu and French Language History

Comparison of Urdu vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Urdu and French language. History of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE 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 Urdu and French Language History.

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

Urdu vs French Difficulty

The Urdu vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Urdu 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 Urdu and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Urdu and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Urdu is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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