Quebec is Canada's largest province, covering 1.5 million square kilometres. Name comes from Algonquin word meaning 'narrow passage'. Indigenous peoples inhabited Quebec before European exploration. Jacques Cartier discovered Quebec in 1534, naming it Canada in 1535
French numbers 1-19 follow pattern: un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf. Numbers 20-69 follow pattern: vint, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante. Numbers 70-79 use pattern: soixante-dix, soixante-et-onze, etc. Numbers 80-99 use pattern: quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-un, etc
French is official in 29 countries and 11 French overseas territories. There are 321 million French speakers worldwide. French is fifth most spoken language globally. French speakers mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa (47.2%) and Europe (31.3%)
"Je t'aime" means "I love you" in French. Context determines whether "aimer" means "to like" or "to love". "Je t'aime" has various intensities like "tellement" and "de tout mon cœur". "Bien" and "beaucoup" indicate friendship rather than romantic love
"Comment allez-vous?" is the formal way to ask "How are you?". "Comment ça va?" is an informal version of "Comment allez-vous?". "Comment vas-tu?" uses "tu" instead of "vous" for informal questions. "Ça va?" is the most informal way to ask about well-being. "Quoi de neuf?" means "What's new?" and is informal
English leads with 1.5 billion speakers worldwide. Mandarin Chinese ranks second with 1.138 billion speakers. Arabic has 274 million speakers and is official in 20+ countries. French is spoken in 29 countries and official in UN. Japanese has 125.6 million speakers and is Japan's business hub