When is French Language Day?

Monday March 20th

On March 20, French Language Day explores the language as a culture, how it represents history, and honors accomplishments. The human race is represented in many languages around the world.

French Language Day - March 20

Spoken in more than 25 countries, French settlers emerged from Latin between the 5th and the 8th centuries. Spoken in more than 25 countries, French developed from Latin between the 5th and the 8th centuries. It is one of the most common romance languages spoken today. On both African continents, French, as well as English, is spoken. Although it's one language, there are several dialects. 275 million speakers on these five continents are fluently speaking a diverse and vibrant language influenced by their culture. French dialects are as nuanced as the cuisine is from culture to culture, from France to Canada, South Africa, and Louisiana.

How to celebrate #frenchlanguageday

Brush up on your French or try a new one. Compare your French to the French spoken in another country or even region if you're fluent in the language. How can the terms change? Does the meanings and usage change? Or, perhaps, do the terms and usage change?

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