Travel
France itself, then Belgium, western Switzerland, and Quebec. In much of Francophone Africa English will not be the fallback the way it is in Amsterdam.
Französisch lernen
Französisch von Bonjour zu Alltagsphrasen, mit GER-Stufen und gesprochenen Wörtern.
- Speakers
- About 80 million native; around 330 million if you count people who use it later
- Where it sits
- France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Luxembourg, and a wide belt of Africa
- In the app
- Metropolitan French, fr-FR audio
Wo sie verwendet wird
French is official in France, Belgium (with Dutch and German), Switzerland (with German, Italian, and Romansh), Luxembourg, Monaco, and Canada at federal level — and the everyday language of Quebec. It is also a working language of the UN and the EU. In West and Central Africa it is the language of school and the capital even where most people speak something else at home: Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and others in the Francophonie. Haiti uses French in official life next to Haitian Creole. Maghreb countries still teach it widely; Arabic is the national language.
- FranceOfficial. Paris speech is close to what the app reads.
- BelgiumOfficial with Dutch and German. Brussels is bilingual; Wallonia is French.
- SwitzerlandOne of four national languages. Geneva and Lausanne are the usual French-speaking stops.
- Canada / QuebecFederal official with English. In Quebec, French is the language of signs, school, and most work.
- Luxembourg & MonacoOfficial (Luxembourg shares it with Luxembourgish and German).
- Senegal & Côte d'IvoireOfficial. Dakar and Abidjan use it in government, university, and a lot of city business.
- DR Congo & CameroonOfficial (Cameroon with English). Kinshasa is one of the largest French-speaking cities.
- HaitiOfficial with Haitian Creole. Creole is the home language; French is school and the state.
Wozu sie dient
Work
Diplomacy, luxury goods, development work, and Canadian federal jobs. African capitals still run a lot of administration in French.
Culture
Cinema, cooking terms that English borrowed and never gave back, and a press that is not a translation of English media.
Städte, in denen Sie sie wirklich brauchen
Paris is not the only French. Montreal and Dakar will not sound like the lesson audio. That is normal. The written language still holds.
Paris
France
Museums, RER announcements, café counters. Close to textbook French, spoken faster.
Lyon
France
Second city. Less tourist English than Paris, a good place to use the language for ordinary errands.
Marseille
France
Mediterranean French, a different mix of voices. Not the Paris of the recordings.
Montreal
Canada
French on signs by law. English is nearby; the city still expects French in shops in many neighbourhoods.
Geneva
Switzerland
UN, banks, and French that sits next to German and English in the same building.
Brussels
Belgium
French and Dutch on every official surface. EU English in offices; French in the café.
Dakar
Senegal
French in school and the state. Wolof in the street. Both are in the same conversation more often than visitors expect.
Abidjan
Côte d'Ivoire
One of the larger French-speaking cities in Africa. City French plus local languages at home.
Welche Varietät die App liest
Audio is fr-FR. Quebec French, Belgian French, and African French are mutually readable and, with an ear, understandable. The course does not claim official DELF or DALF preparation.
Für wen
Wenn Sie Französisch für Reisen oder Kultur wollen. Wir behaupten keine offizielle DELF-Vorbereitung.
In der App
Sie wählen Französisch als Lernsprache. Aussprache ist fr-FR. Niveau, Ziel und tägliche Zeit werden pro Sprache gespeichert.
Ein paar Wörter
| French | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Bonjour | Merhaba |
| Je m'appelle... | Benim adım... |
| Comment ça va ? | Nasılsın? |
| Enchanté | Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum |
