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Unit 7: La francophonie mondiale · Lesson 7

7. Le français au Canada (French in Canada)

Explain the place of French in Canada and the diversity of Francophone communities.

Vocabulary

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Practice sentences

« Le Canada a deux langues officielles : le français et l'anglais. »

Canada has two official languages: French and English.

Say it like: luh kah-nah-DAH ah duh lahng zoh-fee-SYEL: luh frahn-SEH ay lahn-GLEH

« Il existe des communautés francophones partout au pays, comme les Acadiens et les Franco-Ontariens. »

There are Francophone communities across the country, such as Acadians and Franco-Ontarians.

Say it like: eel eg-ZEEST day koh-mew-noh-TAY frahn-koh-FOHN par-TOO oh pay-EE, kom lay zah-kah-DYAN ay lay frahn-koh-ohn-tah-RYAN

« Chaque région a son accent, et toutes ces façons de parler sont valables. »

Each region has its own accent, and all these ways of speaking are valid.

Say it like: shak ray-ZHYOHN ah sohn nak-SAHN, ay toot say fah-SOHN duh par-LAY sohn vah-LAHBL