Questions en Francais

Many countries have a large French-speaking population, with 29 countries claiming French as an official language, and 7 more countries that commonly use French as a second language. Hence, one could say that there are 36 countries within which the French language is often spoken.

In order of francophone population, the 29 official French-speaking countries are:

France (60 million French-speakers)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (24 million)

Côte d'Ivoire (12 million)

Canada (10 million)

Cameroon (7 million)

Belgium (6.3 million)

Haiti (6.2 million)

Guinea (6 million)

Senegal (3.6 million)

Switzerland (3.6 million)

Madagascar (3.5 million)

Republic of the Congo (2.4 million)

Benin (2.1 million)

Togo (2 million)

Chad (1.9 million)

Niger (1.3 million)

Gabon (1.2 million)

Mali (1.1 million)

Central African Republic (1 million)

Rwanda (800 000)

Burkina Faso (700 000)

Burundi (600 000)

Luxembourg (450 000)

Comoros (300 000)

Equatorial Guinea (300 000)

Djibouti (150 000)

Vanuatu (100 000)

Seychelles (50 000)

Monaco (20 000)

Whilst not official, French is also widely spoken in the following 7 countries, listed in order of francophone population:

Algeria (21 million French-speakers)

Morocco (10 million)

Tunisia (6.3 million)

Lebanon (1.5 million)

Mauritius (900 000)

Mauritania (300 000)

Andorra (50 000)

no, it's the planets (but you are right, planets depend on the Greeks gods)

Lundi -> Lune = moon

Mardi -> Mars

Mercredi -> Mercure = Mercury

Jeudi -> Jupiter

Vendredi -> Vénus = Venus

Samedi -> Saturne = Saturn

Dimanche -> Soleil (Dies in latin) = Sun I'm afraid you have made a mistake concerning 'Dimanche'. Obviously in English, Sunday is the day of the sun, but in French it's 'le jour du Seigneur' - the day of Our Lord -Di comes from the Latin dies, and dimanche comes from dies Dominicus.

Approximately 110 million people speak French as their primary language. See the page link further down this page, under Sources and Related Links for a Wikipedia on this subject.

Lots and lots. Wikipedia has a page (list of English words of French origin) on that. Another confusing fact is that English also have a lot of words of Germanic origin, which came into French vocabulary as well.

No, French is considered to be an older language than English. The French language can be traced back to the 9th century, while English emerged in the 5th century with the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in England.

In French, "terroir" is pronounced as "tehr-wahr" with a silent 'r' at the end.

"Canada" is considered masculine in French. Therefore, articles and adjectives referring to Canada will be in the masculine form.

Yes, the word "offer" is feminine in French. It is "offre" in the feminine form.

The phrase "put a ring on it" can be translated to French as "mettre une bague dessus".

Salut (Hi or Bye)

Bon jour (Good Morning)

Bon soir (Good Evening)

Bon Nuit (Good Night)

Hope This Helps

Salut!

sans un problème.

cela a été agréable de parler / de causer avec vous.

The same as you do in English: Jones.

You can say "Je vais bien, monsieur" in French to convey "I'm fine, sir."

You would say "Je voudrais du saumon s'il vous plaît" in French.

Mellissa

est-ce que tu te rappelles / vous vous rappelez

'un vélo' (masc.) or 'une bicyclette' (fem.). Vélo is the commonest term.

You can say "J'ai besoin d'espace" in French to convey the message that you need some personal space.

Martiniquean Creole : "Kisa ou ka fè jodla ?"

Guadeloupean Creole : "Ka ou ka fè jodla ?"

In French Patois, you can say "Bienvenue" to mean welcome.

'La vie est que vous le faites'

Coco Chanel primarily spoke French, as she was born and raised in France. She may have also been familiar with some English and Italian as she traveled extensively and worked closely with people from different countries in the fashion industry.

save is "sauver"

Ex: Tu as sauvé ma vie.

(You saved my life.)

1. Le parking (parking) - used for car parking spaces
2. Le weekend (weekend) - used for the weekend
3. Le marketing (marketing) - used for marketing strategies
4. Le smartphone (smartphone) - used for smartphones
5. Le job (job) - used for work or employment opportunities