In Canada French speech?

Question

Hi, I'm for Spain, were watching "Yahoo!Respuestas" (Yahoo!Answers), of different countries of the wold, and I have remained surprised.
Thanks for your answer! And a great friendly greeting!
(Please, you write correctly!!) ;-)

My question is: IN Canadá, speak English or French?? :-p

Answer 1

Canada is a multicultural country, but it has two official languages: English and French. Where French is indeed the official language of Québec, it is spoken in other provinces as well. In particular, New-Brunswick (where French is a co-official language with English) and Ontario both have large francophone populations, as do parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. (See Source #1 below.)

As for those inhabitants of France who, as Samuel O points out, question whether Canadian French is actually French: have they ever travelled inside their own country? The French you hear in Paris is quite different from the French you hear in Provence or in Brittany. There are many different French dialects and regionalities in France, as there are elsewhere in Europe, in Canada and in Africa. Language is not static, it is constantly evolving. The way French evolved in Québec, to mention only that one province, is bound to be different from the way it evolved in various regions of France. Having said that, there is in Canada as well as in France and other French-speaking countries a standard or formal level of French which, notwithstanding differences, can easily be understood by francophones in general.

If you read French, I would refer you to an interesting article which states among other things (the translation is mine): "To put to rest the question of communication problems between the Canadians and the French, it can be said that difficulties are non-existent when the persons involved in conversation use the variety of language deemed correct in their own country. In other words, in spite of numerous differences, communication is ensured when all interlocutors master a slightly broader variety than that of their family or their corner of the planet, even if each of them retains a large part of his country's accent." (See Source #2 for the French article.)

Answer 2

In Canada French speech?

Yes, French is spoken in Canada. As a matter of fact, Canada is a bilingual country. That means, at the federal level, English and French are official languages. The provinces have their own language policies and requirements. For example, Ontario is a bilingual province. Quebec is a unilingual French speaking province. On the other hand, the province of British Columbia is also unilingual but English speaking province.

I am one of the bilingual Canadians with Turkish my original mother tongue and an appreciation of Spanish and Japanese. In fact, I like dancing with languages and thoughts.

Think big, widely, deeply, and extensively, but not with prejudice...

Answer 3

I'm not sure what you are asking, but I think you want to know if people in Canada speak French? Technically Canada has 2 official languages, English and French, but most people speak English, and those who speak French can usually speak English too. If you go to the province of Quebec it is mostly French, but everywhere else is mostly English. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

to all my fellow Canadians ....Our country is bilingual French and English. BUT French is not only a Quebec language, it is spoken all through Canada. I am a Manitoban, French speaking as well as english but my maternal tongue is french, as is the town i live in 95% french speaking residents. The language spoken at home is french.

Answer 5

I am from Montreal, in Canada we have two official languages: English and French. The English is more closely related to British English through spelling and usage, as for the French (Quebecois), it is loosely based on the Parisian form but has many dialects and incorporates several English words, this is known as 'franglais'.

Example English: The colour of the sky is blue (note colour with 'our' not American 'or')

Example French: Le jeux d'hockey c'est le fun mon bonhomme. (note the word 'fun' used within this context)

Cheers and Buenas Dias

Answer 6

The French Canadians (Quebecois) speak French, although some inhabitants of France question whether it is actually French or not...

Answer 7

a similar because the version in English contained in the country and the united kingdom. The Canadians use diverse words for some issues, interior a similar way because the folk do in English, although the language is an same, the really different massive difference is the accent clone of in English.

Answer 8

I am from Ontario and english speaking, the " french " from Quebec dont even speak french, they speak their own brand of jibberish....english signage in quebec is banned, they even have language police, people that put up ANY sign written in english are fined.....even on a house sale....use the word " sold " and you get fined. Canada is an english speaking country, quebec's nonsense costs billions in tax dollars, every single government document has to be in both english and french....a total waste of money.....interestingly the most commen surname in canada is wong.....perhaps we should be bi lingual...english and chinese, at least the chinese people actually speak chinese, not like quebec....what they speak is a bastardised version of french....

as a canadian taxpayer, i believe it is time for this bi lingual nonsense to be stopped.

Answer 9

In the province of Quebec they speak french. All the other provinces are english speaking.

Answer 10

What is your question be specific!