Which French dialect should I learn?

For French, that’s metropolitan French. Unless you want to go live in Canada, you should probably learn metropolitan French. It’s the default for most teaching methods, including DL. If you speak metropolitan French in front of a Quebecois audience, at worst they will think you’re a snob.

What languages does Paris speak?

French, the official language, is the first language of 88\% of the population. Most of those who speak minority languages also speak French, as the minority languages are given no legal recognition. 3\% of the population speak German dialects, predominantly in the eastern provinces of Alsace-Lorraine and Moselle.

How many accents are there in French?

There are five accents in the French alphabet, and they function as a guide to how words are to be pronounced.

Does America have dialects?

There are roughly 30 major dialects in America. Go here if you’d like a see a map of the various regions with an example of what each dialect might sound like. On the East Coast, we have many very small regions, with slightly varying dialects in each one.

How is dialect different from slang?

Slang is an informal nonstandard variety of speech which consists of newly coined and rapidly changing words and phrases. The main difference between dialect and slang is that slang is distinguished by its vocabulary whereas dialect indicates differences in grammar, vocabulary as well as in pronunciation.

What languages are spoken in France?

The official language of France is French

Is Creole a different language then French?

Creole has it’s own orthography (system for writing sounds) which is different than French. That means the same sound would be written with different letters. In other words, if you know how to read modern French you wouldn’t be able to read a book in Haitian Creole. Another major difference is the grammar, especially the verbs.

What are the different types of French accents?

There are 5 French accents: the cédille Ç, the accent aigu é, the accent circonflexe â, ê, î, ô, û, the accent grave à, è, ù and the accent tréma ë, ï, ü.