Is it true that French and Dutch are spoken in Belgium? I would like to learn about the languages and culture of Belgium. Thank you! =)
2007-09-02 17:23:47 · 8 answers · asked by Michelle H 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
French, Dutch/Flemish, and in a small area German.
2007-09-02 17:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Belgium's two largest regions are Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north, with 58% of the population, and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia, inhabited by 32%. The Brussels-Capital Region is an officially bilingual enclave within the Flemish and near the Walloon Region, and has 10% of the population. A small German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia.
Belgian motto
Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch)
L'union fait la force" (French)
Einigkeit macht stark (German)
"Strength through Unity"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium
2007-09-02 20:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by Angie 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Belgium French, Flemish and Dutch (As in Holland/The Netherlands). Just out of interest, the Dutch is not the exact same language as Flemish.
2007-09-02 17:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes french and dutch. the dutch which is spoken in belgium, in a place called flanders, it is called "flemish".
are you considering a trip to belgium? brusells is hte capital of the european union, and a very international climate. also some of hte best beer the world over ( very good tasting and very alcoholic, is made in belgium.
2007-09-02 17:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by the Bruja is back 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OMG! I'm so worry to see that some of you (Liona & Meme) think that everyone in Belgium speak french, of course not that's why there is lots of problem with the north and the south. So... They Speak dutch (= Flemish) and the south speak French. In brussel, lots speak french but we say that's a bilingual city. Hope that's helped you.
2016-04-03 00:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the main(state) language in belgium is french. a large portion of the population speaks dutch, or flemmish (the name of hte dialect) at home. a small area that presses to germany speaks german.
most of the dutch belgians feel that the french speaking belgians are trying to force their language on them. this creates a lot of tension in belgium. which ofcourse became very in the news again with the recent elections.
flemmish is not the exact same as dutch. but it is not a seperate language, dutch people can usually understand a flemmish speaker, although they might think the wordchoice and grammer is 'odd'
2007-09-02 21:24:55 · answer #6 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
alaric says it right , they speak three languages in belgium. (french, flamish and german) Best regards from the point of three borders between belgium , the netherlands and germany!
2007-09-02 19:59:08 · answer #7 · answered by speedy_biondalez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flemish, French and English. we were stationed in West Germany in the 70s and there were two radio stations that were in Belgium that spoke English, 3 spoke French( my neighbor was French), and another one that came in with a bit of static & I was told that they were speakng Dutch-Flemish.
2007-09-02 17:32:34 · answer #8 · answered by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋