Certified English to French Translation Services

Did you know that approximately 80 million people worldwide speak French as their first language? Added to that, another 240 million speak it as a second language, making French the fourth-most spoken language in the world. It is also one of the few languages to be spoken on every continent, and, in terms of the number of countries where it is an official or common language, it ranks as the second-most used language on the planet.

That's also why there is such variation in the language, depending on whether you're a French speaker in Europe, Africa, North America, Oceania or elsewhere in the Francophone world. For instance, Canadian French (often referred to as Québécois) differs considerably from European French, due to a combination of historical, cultural, and linguistic reasons.

Despite stemming from the same origins, European French and Canadian French have developed very differently over the centuries, each being subject to various influences. In Europe, the language has been steadily shaped by other European languages and cultures. Meanwhile in Canada, the language has retained many of its original 17th-century expressions, while also unsurprisingly being influenced by American English.

Speaking of which, it’s also worth noting that French is spoken by 2 million people in the United States. It’s clear that both high-quality, precise French translation services and French interpretation services are essential for these diverse worlds to interact and communicate unhindered.