Adelphi Language Database: French

Native Name: Français
Number of Speakers: 200 million
Official language of: France, Canada, Madagascar, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger, Senegal, Mali, Rwanda, Belgium, Guinea, Chad, Haiti, Burundi, Benin, Switzerland, Togo, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Luxembourg, Vanuatu, Seychelles, Monaco
Script used: Latin (Variation)

Sample of French

Les grincheux reprennent du service. Qu’ils aimeraient une France muette, approuvant tout et n’importe quoi, totalement privatisée avec bas salaires, produits de consommation et logements à crédit, endettement maximum, congés et sécurité sociale payants. Ils seraient heureux. La démocratie, le syndicalisme, l’opposition, les jeunes, l’avenir, ça les emmerde.

Website Translated into French, Russian & Spanish

Website Translated into French, Russian, Chinese & Spanish

French is a Romance language descended from Latin and first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths. Before then, Latin was the language used for literature throughout Europe.

During the 10th and 11th centuries, French appeared in a number of documents and religious writings, but French literature didn’t start to take off until the late 12th / early 13th century. The first great work of French literature was the ‘Chanson de Roland’ (Song of Roland), which was published in about 1200.

French as a foreign language is the second most frequently taught language in the world after English and if you include those who speak it as a second language the total number of speakers is a massive 500 million. The International Organization of Francophonie has 56 member states and governments. Of these, 28 countries have French as an official language. French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents. French is one of the founding languages of the European Parliament, being spoken in Belgium France and Luxembourg. French is also spoken in several other countries that are members of the European Union.

Translation and typesetting of information leaflet into multilingual languages including French

Translation and typesetting of information leaflet into multilingual languages including French

French Translation, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles

Adelphi Translations Ltd. work translating French to English and English to French. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in French as well as translation and localisation of web sites into French. We are based in Sheffield, UK and work for both local and International clients.