French (Belgium vs. France) Thread poster: NMT
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NMT 
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Is French for Belgium different from French for France? If so, how? I.e. vocabulary, grammar? Are the differences significant or miniscule?
Thanks
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Local time: 08:18
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| | No difference | Oct 30, 2007 |
As a former resident in Belgium I have found that there is no significant differences between written French in Belgium and in France. That is definitely not the case with French Canadian!
| | | | | Yes, there are differences ... | Oct 30, 2007 |
Hello there,
Actually ... yes, there are. Numbers for instance. Belgians (like me) translate the word "ninety" by "nonante" while French use the word "quatre-vingt-dix". There are a couple of other vocabulary examples which are slipping my mind right now, but there's definitely some minor difference between French from France and French from Belgium when it comes to vocabulary.
About the grammar issue, I don't think there isn't any difference between the two French lang... See more Hello there,
Actually ... yes, there are. Numbers for instance. Belgians (like me) translate the word "ninety" by "nonante" while French use the word "quatre-vingt-dix". There are a couple of other vocabulary examples which are slipping my mind right now, but there's definitely some minor difference between French from France and French from Belgium when it comes to vocabulary.
About the grammar issue, I don't think there isn't any difference between the two French languages, although I'm not 100% sure of that.
I hope this short explanation was a bit useful.
Kind regards,
Frédéric. ▲ Collapse
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Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 06:18
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| Some differences. | Oct 30, 2007 |
Not in grammar, as far as I remember (I'm from Belgium, studied there and in France).
Numbers, of course. Nonante, etc.
Some vocabulary:
Brol (binz) >> a mess.
Crolles (boucles de cheveux) >> hair bucles.
Clinche (poignée) >> lock.
Vidange (bouteilles vides) >> oil change!
(Don't forget Belgium has heavy influence from The Netherlands and Germany).
Pronounciation:
We (belgians) say: Brussel. French say: Bru... See more Not in grammar, as far as I remember (I'm from Belgium, studied there and in France).
Numbers, of course. Nonante, etc.
Some vocabulary:
Brol (binz) >> a mess.
Crolles (boucles de cheveux) >> hair bucles.
Clinche (poignée) >> lock.
Vidange (bouteilles vides) >> oil change!
(Don't forget Belgium has heavy influence from The Netherlands and Germany).
Pronounciation:
We (belgians) say: Brussel. French say: BruXel.
We say: AnverS. French say: Anver.
(We feel very offended about that!)
We pronounce the French "u" as "ou", not right.
We say: "Et pouis", instead of "Et puis". "Les patates sont couites", instead of "cuites".
And, well, not FRENCH fries, in fact: belgians fries! (Very offensive too!)
And "waffles" are from Belgium.
And mister Sax, and George Simenon, and Jacques Brel, and Johnny Haliday, and some others... little country, they say, but with a huge history! ▲ Collapse
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floor mop=serpillère (BE)=torchon (FR)
kitchen/dish towel= essuie de cuisine (BE)=torchon (FR)
kitchen/dish cloth= lavette (BE)=torchon (FR)
bath towel=essuie (BE)=servillette (FR)
napkin=servillette (BE)=servillette (FR)
t-shirt=t-shirt (BE)= maillot (de corps) (FR)
restrooms=la toilette (BE)=les toilettes (FR)
torrential rain=drache (BE)(fam.)=douche (FR)(fam.)
breakfast=déjeuner (BE)=petit-déjeuner (FR)
lunch=dîner (BE)=déjeuner (FR)<... See more floor mop=serpillère (BE)=torchon (FR)
kitchen/dish towel= essuie de cuisine (BE)=torchon (FR)
kitchen/dish cloth= lavette (BE)=torchon (FR)
bath towel=essuie (BE)=servillette (FR)
napkin=servillette (BE)=servillette (FR)
t-shirt=t-shirt (BE)= maillot (de corps) (FR)
restrooms=la toilette (BE)=les toilettes (FR)
torrential rain=drache (BE)(fam.)=douche (FR)(fam.)
breakfast=déjeuner (BE)=petit-déjeuner (FR)
lunch=dîner (BE)=déjeuner (FR)
dinner=souper (BE)=dîner (FR)
I would say that the French "U" becoming "OU" doesn't happen everywhere in Belgium... ▲ Collapse
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Juan Jacob wrote:
Not in grammar, as far as I remember (I'm from Belgium, studied there and in France).
Numbers, of course. Nonante, etc.
Some vocabulary:
Brol (binz) >> a mess.
Crolles (boucles de cheveux) >> hair bucles.
Clinche (poignée) >> lock.
Vidange (bouteilles vides) >> oil change!
(Don't forget Belgium has heavy influence from The Netherlands and Germany).
Pronounciation:
We (belgians) say: Brussel. French say: BruXel.
We say: AnverS. French say: Anver.
(We feel very offended about that!)
We pronounce the French "u" as "ou", not right.
We say: "Et pouis", instead of "Et puis". "Les patates sont couites", instead of "cuites".
And, well, not FRENCH fries, in fact: belgians fries! (Very offensive too!)
And "waffles" are from Belgium.
And mister Sax, and George Simenon, and Jacques Brel, and Johnny Haliday, and some others... little country, they say, but with a huge history!
Don't forget Magritte - and all those wonderful Flemish masters - Rubens, for one - or don't they count as Belgian, dating from before Belgium was so named?
... and, apart from Tintin, the most famous fictional Belgian of all, perhaps, Hercule Poirot - the creation of an Englishwoman.
Regards,
Jenny.
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