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French language
The language spoken primarily in France and other Francophone countries.
フランス語を習っている。
I'm learning French.
大学で第二外国語としてフランス語を選んだ。
I chose French as my second foreign language at university.
フランス語は発音が難しいと言われているが、文法は英語と共通点が多い。
French is said to have difficult pronunciation, but its grammar has many points in common with English.
Follows the standard pattern for language names in Japanese: country/region name + 語. French is one of the most popular second foreign languages studied at Japanese universities, alongside German and Chinese.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- フランス語を話す: to speak French
- フランス語を勉強する: to study French
- フランス語の授業: French class
- フランス語圏: Francophone area
- フランス語検定: French proficiency test (commonly called 仏検)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 仏語: French language (abbreviated form, used in academic and formal contexts)
- 英語: English language
- 独語: German language