Which is easier than Spanish or French?

They are all Latin departments ~ they are all difficult to learn.

Spanish

abstract

Spanish (espa? Ol or castellano), that is, Castilian, is the third largest language in the world, and it is also reported that it is the second or fourth largest language. About 352 million people on seven continents use it, especially in Latin American countries. Many Spanish speakers refer to their own language as Spanish (Espa? Ol), while many Spaniards who speak other languages call Spanish castellano. On the other hand, people in Latin America prefer the word castellano because of Espa? Ol sounds more like a nation than a language. English speakers call Spanish Spanish Spanish, which means Espa? English translation of ol. But in any case, Castilian is a dialect used by Castilians.

Spanish-speaking countries

Spanish is the official language of the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations. Countries that use Spanish as an official language include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. There are many different Spanish dialects in Spain and Spain America. The pronunciation of Castilla dialect in northern Spain is usually considered as the standard pronunciation of Spanish. Andorra, Belize, Canada, Gibraltar, Israel, Morocco, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago and Western Sahara also speak Spanish. In America, the first Spaniards brought their localism. Today, you can still find that there are obviously different dialect accents in different parts of the United States.

Spanish alphabet

A a B b C c Ch ch D d E e F f G g

I will

O o P p Q q R r Rr rr S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z

(According to the regulations of the Royal Spanish Institute of Languages (1994), the letters ch and ll are cancelled. Nevertheless, for the convenience of learning, dictionaries and various teaching materials still include these two letters in the scope of letter learning. )

French

French (also known as French) (le fran? Ais) belongs to the Romance family of Indo-European language family, and it is one of the Romance families with the largest number of users after Spanish and Portuguese. At present, 87,000,000 people in the world speak it as their mother tongue, and 65,438+090,000,000 people use it (including those who speak it as a second language). French is the official language of many regions or organizations, such as the United Nations and the European Union. (In addition, the word "Dharma" is also used in Buddhism, meaning the teachings of the Buddha. And the enlightenment machine language of bodhisattvas and ancestors. )

French is phonography, and the meanings of words are mostly expressed by the combination of roots and affixes. This is obviously different from us in China.

history

Although many French people think they are descendants of les gaulois, it seems that only a few Celtic influences remain on the French people today. Many words come from Latin or Germanic. In the 4th century AD, the Roman Empire ruled France, and Latin became popular in France. By the 5th century, Latin had widely replaced Celtic, which was originally used in France. In Gaul, with the increase of Roman immigrants, the common Latin used by Gauls merged into popular Latin, and the written Latin used as a scholar of high society began to decline. In the 5th century AD, the early Latin-speaking residents of Gaul began to merge with the Germanic-speaking Franks who entered Gaul with the great national migration. French began to lose unstressed syllables. In the 6th and 7th centuries, popular languages became Unlanguage Composite. In the 8th century, the establishment of Charlemagne Empire began to standardize French. In the 9th century, Latin and Germanic finally merged into Romance. French became the only official language in France since the Capé dynasty in 939. The predecessor of modern French is Gaul Romance, which evolved from vulgar Latin.

French dialect

At first, there were many different dialects in today's French territory, but later Ile-de-France, a dialect near Paris, replaced other dialects and became the basis of modern French official language. However, due to the backward economic development and historical separation in South China, there are still many dialects, such as Masha dialect, Upper languedoc dialect, Lower languedoc dialect, limousin dialect, Upper Orforny dialect, Lower Orforny dialect, Galke dialect and Provence dialect.

In addition to the above dialects, other major French dialects include Walloon, Pattern, Norman, Lorraine, Champagne, anglin and Burgundy.

Introduction to French dialects:

(1) Provence dialect

Provence is a dialect of Oaksey.

Provencal itself can be subdivided into French-Provencal and Petroleum.

The following focuses on French-Provence:

This language is:

Indo-European languages

Italian family (italics)

Romantic language family

Western Italy.

West (West)

Gaul-Iberian branch of Gaul

Gaul-Gaul Romance

The Gauls of Gaul.

Oil (there are two dots on the letter I)

Southeast (southeast)

France-Provence; Alpi Tan

Number of users: 1 13400

Countries that use this language: Italy, France and Switzerland.

Areas where this language is used: Valle d 'Aosta, Piedmont, Foggia, France-Comté, Savoie, Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais, Dauphiné, Lyonnais, Forez, Suisse-Romande.

Official status: This language is protected in Italy and the autonomous region of the Aosta Valley.

geographical distribution

French is the first language of the following countries: France (60 million people speak French, including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Pierre and Miquelon), Canada (6.7 million users, especially Quebec and New Brunswick), Belgium (4 million users, the Walloon language is Langue d'O? A dialect of L, which is significantly different from Belgian French) Switzerland (German, Italian and Romance) Monaco French Guiana (Guyana Fran? Aise) Haiti

French is also the main second language in Algeria, Lebanon, Mauritius, Morocco, New Caledonia, Reunion and Tunisia. It is the official language and the only language used in schools in Comoros, Congo, French Polynesia, Gabon and Mali. It is the official language of Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, C? te d 'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Togo, Vanuatu and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the common language of Andorra and Luxembourg. In addition, there are some French speakers in Egypt, Italy's Vallée d'Aoste, Laos, Mauritania, Britain (Chahe Island, Channel Islands), the United States (Acadia, Cajun) and Vietnam. La Francophonie is an international state and government organization that speaks French and illegal languages. The French have always been proud of their language. During the colonial period, the British Empire brought English to the vast colonies. After World War II, the powerful United States continued to spread English around the world, which made the status of French declining. The French are very angry about this and try their best to fight against the British cultural forces where they can. Nevertheless, French has been influenced by English to varying degrees in all aspects.

The application of French in the world

Because of its rigorous usage, French is used to write important international documents. English is the first language of the United Nations and French is the first written language.

As one of the six working languages of the United Nations, French is widely used in the international community and diplomatic activities. As a language second only to English, it is not only the official language of France, but also the official language or common language of more than 40 countries and regions all over five continents. The number of French speakers is estimated to be around1.200 million. Although there are not many French speakers in the world, French-speaking countries are widely distributed. If English is the largest language in terms of the global distribution of languages, then French is the second largest language!

French is the official language of the United Nations (OMC) and its affiliated international organizations, the European Union (UE) and its affiliated institutions, the International Olympic Committee (CIO), the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), the World Trade Organization (OMC), the International Red Cross (CICR), NATO (OTAN) and other international organizations.

International Olympic Committee and French;

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established in 1894, and its headquarters was originally located in Paris, France, and moved to Lausanne, Switzerland in 19 15. The International Olympic Committee is the highest authority of the Olympic Movement and leads the Olympic Movement according to the Olympic Charter. It is an international, non-governmental, non-profit organization, with IOC plenary session, executive committee, secretariat and special committees. 198 1 year, the international Olympic Committee was recognized by the Swiss federal parliament as an international institution with unlimited legal personality. The official languages of the International Olympic Committee are French and English.

FIFA and the French;

International football Federation

French: fé dé ration internationale de football association, FIFA for short, and FIFA for short in Chinese.

FIFA was originally headquartered in Paris, France, and it is normal to use French.

Now the official language of FIFA and the International Olympic Committee is also French.

FIFA was founded at 229 St. Honore Street.

1932 ——1954 moved to railway station street in Zurich, Switzerland.

1954— 1977 is located at "Derwald Villa" on Hitzhill Road in Zurich.

Oros Street in Zurich1977 ——1979,

1979 May 2 1 Enter the new address, FIFA Building, Hitchcock l 1.

And the official language of many international organizations is also French, because it is very strict.

French-speaking countries or regions:

1. Countries that use French as their official language are:

France

Europe

Switzerland Switzerland (French, German, English)

Belgian (French and Flemish)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Africa

Monaco

C? te d' Ivoire C? C?te d'Ivoire

Chad Chad

Rwanda Rwanda

Central African Republic

Togo

Gabon Gabon (French, English)

Guinea. Guinea

Mali Mali

Burkina Faso

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cameroon Cameroon)

Congo (Brazzaville)

Benin Benin

Niger Niger

Burundi, Burundi

Senegalese Senegal

Djibouti Djibouti

Madagascar Madagascar

Comoros islands

Cech Seychelles

North America

Canada (Quebec) (Quebec)

Haiti Haiti

Vanuatu Vanuatu

Two. Countries and regions where French is widely used are:

Tunisia

Morocco Morocco

Algeri, Algeria

Mauritania, Mauritania

Morris of Mauritius

Andorra Andorra

Reunion

Martinique i.

Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe

Fran, Guyana, French Guyana? aise

French Polynesia Polynésie Fran? aise

New Caledonia New Caledonia

wallis et futuna

Saint pierre and miquelon