French language in Canada?

Question

I hear that the French spoken over in Canada is a completely different "dialect" of French then what is taught over here in the U.S.

Is this true? How so?

Answer 1

yeah, they have a different accent, and some words differ.

For example, une gomme means an eraser in France, but in Quebec it means chewing gum

Answer 2

I'm Canadian and i hate and do not speak french. oh and ya the french here is an awful sounding language

Answer 3

Yes it is different

Answer 4

I am a french Canadian. And yes, our french is different from France and it is different from the one you learn in school... it is different from the one in Africa, or anywhere else in the world. Just like english is different in North America than it is in England, Australia etc... That is normal because we develop our own vocabulary according to many factors such as surounding cultures, our backgrounds and just plain old bad habits.

But we all end up understanding each other, if it is our native language.

And I don't beleive it is more nasal, just a little lazier and relaxed.

And BTW, we don't understand you either when you try to speak french.... ;).

Answer 5

The Quebecois French is very different when spoken. Written wise they are similar (not the same) but if you hear someone from Quebec (Canada) speaking French you won't understand very much. It is sort of nasally and they swallow vowels more than French people.

Here's an example of someone from Quebec speaking French:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0UBI_3az-nA

Answer 6

My French teacher told me just the other day that the main difference between Canadian French and France French is that the Canadian version is a lot more nasal.

Apparently French in its purest form is in Tours, France.

Answer 7

Yes in a way. Quebec has their own dialect of french.

Answer 8

It's different from French taught anywhere, even in Canada if you study French you study French as it's officially recognized in France unless you're taking a course in Quebecois French. Quebecois has a different accent and somewhat different vocabulary. In the written version you won't see much difference but with the spoken version you'll take a while to adapt even if you speak very good French. It's the same sort of difference between English as it is spoken in London and Glasgow.

Answer 9

There are many different dialects in Canada as there are in France. :--0