Québécois

Québec French

Indo-European (Romance, Gallo-Romance, Northern French)

FamilyIndo-European (Romance, Gallo-Romance, Northern French) Speakers~7M ScriptLatin CountriesCanada (Québec, plus Acadian, Franco-Ontarian, Western communities) Official inQuébec (sole official); Canada (federal bilingual) Vitalitysafe

Québec French (français québécois) is the variety of French spoken in Québec and adjacent Francophone communities of Canada (~7M L1 speakers). It descends from 17th-century Île-de-France and northwestern French dialects (Norman, Picard, Poitevin) brought by the filles du roi and engagés, and developed in relative isolation from Metropolitan French until 1960. Distinct in its pronunciation (diphthongization, t/d affrication before /i/, /u/), vocabulary (char 'car', dépanneur, magasiner), morphology, and the joual urban sociolect. Strongly protected by Bill 101 (Charter of the French Language, 1977) and the OQLF.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Québec French

Water

eau

o

Fire

feu

fø

Sun

soleil

sɔlɛj

Moon

lune

lʏn

Star

étoile

etwɑl

Night

nuit

nɥi

Rain

pluie

plɥi

Snow

neige

naɛ̯ʒ

Wind

vent

vã

Earth

terre

tɛʁ

Stone

pierre

pjaɛʁ

Mountain

montagne

mɔ̃taɲ

Sea

mer

mɛːʁ

Mother

mère

mɛːʁ

Father

père

pɛːʁ

Daughter

fille

fij

I

je

ʒə

You

tu

tsy

We

nous

nu

Name

nom

nɔ̃

Person

personne

pɛʁsɔn

Head

tête

taɛ̯t

Eye

œil

œj

Ear

oreille

ɔʁɛj

Nose

nez

ne

Mouth

bouche

bʊʃ

Tooth

dent

dã

Tongue

langue

lãːɡ

Hand

main

mɛ̃

Foot

pied

pje

Heart

cœur

kœːʁ

Bone

os

ɔs

Blood

sang

sã

Poop

caca

kaka

Love

amour

amuːʁ

Tree

arbre

aːʁbʁ

Dog

chien

ʃjɛ̃

Cat

chat

ʃa

Fish

poisson

pwasɔ̃

Bird

oiseau

wazo

Butterfly

papillon

papijɔ̃

Egg

œuf

œf

Bear

ours

uʁs

Horse

cheval

ʃəˈvɑl

House

maison

mɛzɔ̃

Milk

lait

lɛ

Honey

miel

mjɛl

Salt

sel

sɛl

Wine

vin

vɛ̃

Rice

riz

ʁi

Chocolate

chocolat

ʃɔkɔˈla

Iron

fer

fɛʁ

Wheel

roue

ʁu

Silk

soie

swa

Book

livre

livʁ

Eat

manger

mãʒe

Drink

boire

bwɑːʁ

Sleep

dormir

dɔʁˈmiʁ

One

un

œ̃

Two

deux

dø

Three

trois

tʁwɑ

Four

quatre

katʁ

Five

cinq

sɛ̃k

Hundred

cent

sã

Hello

allô

alo

Thank you

merci

mɛʁsi

Good

bon

bɔ̃

New

nouveau

nuvo

Red

rouge

ʁʊʒ

White

blanc

blã

Black

noir

nwaʁ

Green

vert

vɛʁ

Blue

bleu

blø

Cuckoo

coucou

kuku

Woof

ouaf ouaf

waf waf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cocorico

kɔkɔʁiko

Computer

ordinateur

ɔʁdzinatœʁ

Wi-Fi

wifi

wajfaj

Sushi

sushi

suʃi

Tea

thé

te

Coffee

café

kafe

Sugar

sucre

sʏkʁ

Orange

orange

ɔʁãːʒ

Ninety-nine

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf

katʁəvɛ̃disnœf

Dopamine

dopamine

dɔpamin

At sign

a commercial

a kɔmɛʁsjal

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-European (Romance, Gallo-Romance, Northern French)

Meaning Québec FrenchSenegalese FrenchIvorian FrenchHaitian FrenchFrenchAfrican FrenchBelgian French
Water eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/ eau /o/
Fire feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/ feu /fø/
Sun soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/ soleil /sɔlɛj/
Moon lune /lʏn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/ lune /lyn/
Star étoile /etwɑl/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/ étoile /etwal/
Night nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/ nuit /nɥi/
Rain pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/ pluie /plɥi/
Snow neige /naɛ̯ʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/ neige /nɛʒ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Québec French
Je veux essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Québec French
Je veux essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel
Je veux essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel
Unë dua ta provoj një kostum që pashë në një dyqan përballë hotelit
Ἐγὼ βούλομαι πειρᾶσθαι ἱμάτιον ὃ εἶδον ἐν καπηλείῳ ἐναντίον τοῦ πανδοκείου
I want to try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel

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