Saint Martin Languages

Saint Martin

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Description

English dominates public life, even politics on both sides of the island. St. Martin is possibly the only French territory where French citizens use English as their first language.

Languages spoken in Saint Martin are:

• French
• English

Word List(s)

• French Genealogical Word List
• French Vocabulary Words - French Learner
• 1000 Most Common French Words - Strommen
• Useful French phrases - Omniglot

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Alphabet

• French alphabet - Omniglot
• French Vowels & Consonants - Wikipedia
• French Alphabet - Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• French pronunciation - Omniglot
• French pronunciation dictionary - Forvo

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Dictionaries

• Girard, Denis. Cassell's French-English English-French dictionary. New York, NY: Wiley Pub., 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
• French dictionary. London: Teach Yourself, 2006. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

• Dictionary English - French - Glosbe
• French dictionary - LexiLogos

Language Aids

• French grammar - Omniglot
• Adamson, Robin and Brigitte Edelston. French grammar. Chicago, Ill: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Available at: WorldCat.
• Rowlinson, W. French grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Available at: WorldCat.