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French<\/b> is a Romance language, a linguistic family which includes Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and five other languages. [1]<\/a> It is the world’s 11th most spoken language, with somewhere between 77 and 128 million native speakers in dozens of countries. French is the second most commonly taught second language, with some 100 million students all over the world. [2]<\/a>
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Le fran\u00e7ais<\/b> fait partie des langues romanes, une famille linguistique comprenant l’espagnol, l’italien, le portugais, le roumain et cinq autres langues. [1]<\/a> C’est la onzieme langue du monde, avec entre 77 et 128 millions de personnes qui la parlent en tant que langue maternelle, dans des douzaines de pays. Le fran\u00e7ais est la deuxi\u00e8me langue \u00e9trang\u00e8re la plus enseign\u00e9e, avec environ 100 millions d’\u00e9tudiants dans les quatre coins du monde. [2]<\/a>
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Learning French<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Apprendre le fran\u00e7ais<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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There is no “secret” to learning French – it takes time, effort, and usually some money. Studying in France or another French-speaking country is ideal, but not essential. The Alliance fran\u00e7aise<\/a> offers classes and events all over the world in their 1,100 chapters (including 130 in the US). <\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Apprendre le fran\u00e7ais n’a rien de \u00ab secret \u00bb – il faut du temps, des efforts et g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement de l’argent. L’id\u00e9al est d’\u00e9tudier en France ou dans un autre pays francophone est id\u00e9al, mais ce n’est pas essentiel. L’Alliance fran\u00e7aise<\/a> propose des cours et des activit\u00e9s partout dans le monde gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leurs 1.100 branches (dont 130 aux \u00c9tats-Unis ).
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If classes are not an option, the internet is a wealth of free information for learning:<\/p>\n

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Si un cours de fran\u00e7ais n’est pas une option viable, l’Internet offre \u00e9norm\u00e9ment d’informations :<\/p>\n

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And for daily practice:<\/p>\n

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Et d’exercices quotidiens :<\/p>\n

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There are also plenty of online tools, including dictionaries and
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Il y a aussi beaucoup d’outils sur Internet, y compris des dictionnaires et des conjugateurs de verbes<\/a>.
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France<\/b><\/td>\n  <\/td>\n La France<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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France is a country in western Europe with a population of about 60 million. In French, the country is often referred to as l’Hexagon<\/i> due to its geometric shape, and it’s divided into 22 r\u00e9gions<\/i>, which are further divided into d\u00e9partements<\/i>. [3]<\/a> <\/p>\n

However, France is not limited to Europe. French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and R\u00e9union are d\u00e9partements d’outre mer<\/i>, or DOM <\/i>and are part of France. In addition, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and the French southern and Antarctic lands are territoires d’outre mer<\/i> (TOM<\/i>) and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte are collectivit\u00e9s territoires<\/i> which belong to but are not part of France. [2]<\/a>
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La France est un pays occidental avec une population d’\u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s 60 millions d’habitants. En fran\u00e7ais, on l’appelle souvent l’Hexagone<\/i> \u00e0 cause de sa forme g\u00e9om\u00e9trique, et elle est divis\u00e9e en 22 r\u00e9gions<\/i>, qui sont elles m\u00eames divis\u00e9es en d\u00e9partements<\/i>. [3]<\/a> <\/p>\n

Cependant, la France existe aussi en dehors de l’Europe. La Guyane fran\u00e7aise, la Guadeloupe, la Martinique et la R\u00e9union sont des d\u00e9partements d’outre-mer (DOM) et font partie int\u00e9grale de la France. De surcro\u00eet, la Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise, la Nouvelle-Caledonie, Wallis-et-Futuna et les Terres australes et antarctiques sont des territoires d’outre-mer (TOM) et Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon et Mayotte sont des collectivit\u00e9s territoriales \u00e0 statut particulier qui appartiennent \u00e0 — mais qui ne font pas partie de — la France. [2]<\/a> <\/p>\n

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The largest city is Paris, which has a population of about 2.1 million. Next is Marseilles, with 808,000, and then Lyon (422,000), Toulouse (366,000), and Nice (346,000). [4]<\/a> <\/p>\n

French is the official language of France, but there are numerous dialects and regional languages including Breton and Proven\u00e7al.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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La plus grande ville, Paris, a une population d’\u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s 2,1 millions d’habitants. Viennent ensuite, Marseille avec des 808.000 habitants, et puis Lyon (422.000), Toulouse (366.000) et Nice (346.000). [4]<\/a> <\/p>\n

La langue officielle est le fran\u00e7ais, mais il y a de nombreux dialectes et langues r\u00e9gionales, comme le breton et le proven\u00e7al.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1 https:\/\/www.lawlessfrench.com\/linguistics\/introduction-to-french\/<\/a> <\/p>\n

2 "La Francophonie dans le monde" (Synth\u00e8se pour la Presse)<\/i>. Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Paris, \u00c9ditions Nathan, 2007.<\/p>\n

3 https:\/\/progress.lawlessfrench.com\/learn\/reading\/les-nouvelles-regions<\/a> <\/p>\n

4 http:\/\/www.citymayors.com\/gratis\/french_cities.html<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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