フランス語(ご)

ふらんすご
noun
French language
languageeducation
1. French language
The language spoken primarily in France and other Francophone countries.
フランス語(ご)を習(なら)っている。
I'm learning French.
大学(だいがく)で第二外国語(だいにがいこくご)としてフランス語(ご)を選(えら)んだ。
I chose French as my second foreign language at university.
フランス語(ご)は発音(はつおん)が難(むずか)しいと言(い)われているが、文法(ぶんぽう)は英語(えいご)と共通点(きょうつうてん)が多(おお)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(ご). French is one of the most popular second foreign languages studied at Japanese universities, alongside German and Chinese.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 仏語(ふつご): French language (abbreviated form, used in academic and formal contexts)
  • 英語(えいご): English language
  • 独語(どくご): German language

Related Words

Compare: 英語(えいご) (English language)
Compare: スペイン語(ご) (Spanish language)
Related: ドイツ語(ご) (German)
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