To what extent is the French language used in Vietnam?
About how many people speak it?
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QUOTE (ranmatatsumaru @ May 29 2004, 03:53 PM)
To what extent is the French language used in Vietnam?
About how many people speak it?
About how many people speak it?
Very very very small.
Old people might remember some French, but most can't actually speak it.
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That's what I was thinking but in the French language courses that I have taken Vietnam is always listed as a francophone country...
That's what I was thinking but in the French language courses that I have taken Vietnam is always listed as a francophone country...
my daddy knos french 
; but now we're not force 2 learn french anymore, so not many ppl speak it. *shrug*
; but now we're not force 2 learn french anymore, so not many ppl speak it. *shrug*
QUOTE (ranmatatsumaru @ May 29 2004, 04:02 PM)
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That's what I was thinking but in the French language courses that I have taken Vietnam is always listed as a francophone country...
That's what I was thinking but in the French language courses that I have taken Vietnam is always listed as a francophone country...
LOL, English is a requirement in Vietnamese schools, but France is an elective. Chinese, Japanese and recently Koreana re more popular as third language choices for Vietnamese college students.
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That makes sense.
That makes sense.
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