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Urdu vs French


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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