{"id":2421,"date":"2020-03-26T06:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=2421"},"modified":"2021-01-20T05:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T05:06:19","slug":"interesting-facts-about-the-french-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/interesting-facts-about-the-french-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts about French Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the French language<\/h2>\n<p>French, a Romance language, is widely regarded as the most beautiful language in the world. It is the second most learned language and is taught all over the world. French has become the official language of 29 countries. There are an estimated 75 million people who speak the French language as their primary language.<\/p>\n<h3>Some interesting facts about French<\/h3>\n<p>If you are thinking of learning French, it is good to know about most fascinating facts about French. Some of those facts about French are listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>French has a great number of homophones. So, this makes it easier to create tongue twisters. Like<br \/>\n<em style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Les chaussettes de l\u2019archiduchesse sont-elles s\u00e8ches, archi-s\u00e8ches?<\/em> &#8211; Are the Archduchess\u2019 socks dry, very dry.<\/li>\n<li>Over the centuries, French remained a major language influencing modern English, as about 45% of modern English words have a French origin. Apart from this, French additionally turning into a powerful language within the diplomatic world.<\/li>\n<li>The letter &#8220;w&#8221; is unusual in French words. This letter isn&#8217;t utilized in native French words, they&#8217;re solely found in borrowed words.<\/li>\n<li>Many of French language creators like Jonathan Littel, Milan Kundera, and Dany Laferriere did not speak French as a primary language.<\/li>\n<li>Letter \u2018e\u2019 is the most frequent letter within the French language. There are few French words that have three e\u2019s in a row like cr\u00e9\u00e9e and agr\u00e9\u00e9e, d\u00e9gr\u00e9\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/a-brief-history-of-the-french-language\/\">historic French novel<\/a>, Les Mis\u00e9rables, contains one of the longest sentences, of 823 words, in the world of literature.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cY\u201d is the name of the French city. It\u2019s located in Somme, northern France.<\/li>\n<li>In Canada, the French Language helps candidates to secure additional points in his\/her visa application.<\/li>\n<li>Each year, approximately 20,000 new words will be added to French dictionary.<\/li>\n<li>The longest word in the French dictionary is <em style=\"font-size: 12px;\"> \u201chippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobie\u201d<\/em>. It has 36 letters. it means fear (or phobia).<\/li>\n<li>The French language is used as one of the six working languages of the United Nations. It is also a working language in many international organizations such as the International Red Cross and Amnesty International.<\/li>\n<li>According to a recent study, French Language May Become The Most Spoken Language in the World By 2050.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, the oldest recorded voice clip of a human is in French language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>In how many countries is the French an official language?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrench has become the official language of 29 countries. There are an estimated 75 million people who speak the French language as their primary language.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>How is French language used in English?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOver the centuries, French remained a major language influencing modern English, as about 45% of modern English words have a French origin. Apart from this, French additionally turning into a powerful language within the diplomatic world.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Which letter is less used in French?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe letter \u201cw\u201d is unusual in French words. This letter isn\u2019t utilized in native French words, they\u2019re solely found in borrowed words.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sc_fs_faq sc_card \">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Which letter is frequently used in French?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLetter \u2018e\u2019 is the most frequent letter within the French language. 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