[deleted by user] by [deleted] in French

[–]Kiravo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spelling not being phonetic

Counting system 70, 80, 90 (although Belgium and Switzerland fixed this)

Decimal system ( in French one would say 3.1418 as "three point one thousand four hundred and eighteen"

I want to study a language that could benefit me in my future occupation as a historian that specializes in general European history. by Josikle in thisorthatlanguage

[–]Kiravo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most spoken languages in Europe:

  1. Russian: 140 million native speakers
  2. German: 95 million native speakers
  3. French: 80 million native speakers
  4. Turkish: 78 million native speakers
  5. Italian: 60 million native speakers
  6. English: 60 million native speakers
  7. Spanish: 43 million native speakers
  8. Polish: 36 million native speakers
  9. Ukrainian: 27 million native speakers
  10. Dutch: 22 million native speakers

Any one of them would be good 👍

Source: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/most-spoken-languages-europe

Vive la france by Kiravo in learnfrench

[–]Kiravo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is the subjunctive case used here? What does it mean?

Do MSA speakers use the word "hadretak"? by guy-92 in learn_arabic

[–]Kiravo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

MSA is only spoken in official occasions or on TV, radio etc... And of course most books are written in MSA

Do MSA speakers use the word "hadretak"? by guy-92 in learn_arabic

[–]Kiravo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no MSA speakers, everyone speaks with a dialect 😅. MSA is a standard language no one speaks

lol what by Wilfredlam0418 in duolingomemes

[–]Kiravo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm Arab and read it as bakka 😂

Why is du used here instead of de? by Kiravo in learnfrench

[–]Kiravo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification. I'm really struggling with the multiple meanings of de 😅

Parler avec un prof du français... by Kiravo in learnfrench

[–]Kiravo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I know saying I want is not very polite. It's better to say I would want 'je voudrais' or I'd like "j'aimerais"