{"id":235,"date":"2022-11-03T13:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T13:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/?p=235"},"modified":"2022-11-03T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:40:56","slug":"french-language-3-belgian-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/11\/03\/french-language-3-belgian-french\/","title":{"rendered":"French language \u2013 3: Belgian French"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One language can have many accents, depending on the region or country they are spoken. For example, French isn\u2019t spoken the same way in France, Canada, Switzerland or Belgium\u2026. If you listen to a Belgium and a Canadian french speaker, it won\u2019t sound the same speaker from France at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, the Belgian accent is combined with Dutch, which is the main language spoken in Belgium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the previous article about Canadian French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/03\/17\/french-language-2-canadian-french\/\">French language \u2013 2: Canadian French<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/frbel-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/frbel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/frbel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/frbel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2002studiosmedia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/frbel.jpg 1399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Some words are different :<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>ENGLISH   <\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>FR FRANCE  <\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>FR BELGIUM<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Phone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">T\u00e9l\u00e9phone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">GSM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">University<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Universit\u00e9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unif<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Seventy <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Soixante-dix <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Septante <\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ninety<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Quatre-vingt dix<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nonante<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Handle<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Poign\u00e9e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Clenche<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lunch<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">D\u00e9jeuner<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Diner<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tissue<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mouchoir<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Essuie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Student room<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chambre \u00e9tudiante<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kot<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Some expression are different :<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>ENGLISH   <\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>FR FRANCE  <\/em><\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong><em>FR BELGIUM<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yes of course !<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Oui bien s\u00fbr !<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Non peut \u00eatre !<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It will rain<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Il va pleuvoir<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Il va dracher<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Do you like it ?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00c7a te plait ?<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u00c7a te goute ?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">At full speed<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">A pleine vitesse<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Volle p\u00e9trole<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">See you later<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">A tout \u00e0 l&#8217;heure<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">A tant\u00f4t <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The table above shows that there are many differences for two languages that are considered by many as &#8216;the same&#8217;. 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