Canadian French
Quebec's official language
Canadian French is the variety of French spoken in Canada, particularly in Quebec, where it is the majority language.
It differs from European French in pronunciation, vocabulary, and some grammar—preserving older forms while incorporating English loanwords and local innovations.
Her Canadian French was hard for Parisians to follow.
Acadian French in the Maritime provinces is a distinct dialect within the broader Canadian French family.
State of being submerged
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- anglophoneNative speaker of English
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
- dual-languageUsing two languages
second language · language rights · minority language · translation · interpretation · language barrier · proficiency · fluency
Regional speech pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
regionalism · idiomatic · pronunciation · vocabulary · expressions · slang · informal · colloquial
Person from Quebec
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
- CarnavalPre-Lenten festive season
St. Lawrence · fleur-de-lys · tuque · habitant · caribou · Quiet Revolution
Louisiana's French descendants
- MaritimesCanada's eastern coastal provinces
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
- New BrunswickEastern Canadian maritime province
Acadiana · Longfellow · Landry · Gallant · Assumption
immersion
State of being submerged
- francophoneNative speaker of French
- anglophoneNative speaker of English
- bilingualSpeaking two languages
dual-language · second language · language rights · minority language · translation · interpretation · language barrier · proficiency · fluency
accent
Regional speech pattern
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
vernacular · regionalism · idiomatic · pronunciation · vocabulary · expressions · slang · informal · colloquial · phonology
Québécois
Person from Quebec
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- poutineGravy-soaked fries with curds
- maple syrupConcentrated sap sweetener
Carnaval · St. Lawrence · fleur-de-lys · tuque · habitant · caribou · Quiet Revolution
Cajun
Louisiana's French descendants
- MaritimesCanada's eastern coastal provinces
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
- Nova ScotiaEastern Canadian maritime province
New Brunswick · Acadiana · Longfellow · Landry · Gallant · Assumption
voyageurs
Historic fur-trade boatmen
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- ChamplainFrench colonial explorer
- CartierFrench luxury jewelry brand
settlers · colonial · seigneurial · Métis · ancestry · tradition · legacy
- FrancophoneParis, Haitian Creole, bonjour, merci, francophone
- French CanadaQuebecois, francophone, bilingualism, Montreal, Quebec City
- French dialectsQuebecois, Cajun, Norman, patois, Picard
- Keyboard LayoutsQWERTY, Dvorak, Latin American, Workman, Norman
- Standard Languagesstandard language, Mandarin Chinese, High German, BBC English, Oxford English
- colonial languagescolonial Spanish, dominant language
Canadian FrenchCanadian English
North American linguistic variety
English · Anglo-Canadian · Inuktitut · Cree · Ojibwe
Canada, Canadian, Canadians, France, French, Frenchman, Frenchmen, Frenchwoman, Frenchwomen