French as well as Chinese has a long history. Quite a lot of people in the world speak French, it is widely used.

法语跟汉语一样，是一种有悠久历史的，世界上有相当一大部分人讲法语。它的应用范围很广。

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Maybe they speak French or Japanese, that's why I've been learning French and Japanese, I hope I can interview people by using Japanese and French.

也许他们说法语和英语，所以我现在正在学这两种语言。我希望我可以用法语和日语做采访。

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Belgium itself is a country divided between people who speak Dutch (Flemish) and French.

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