Could they speak French?

他们会说法语吗？

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They're from France, and they speak French.

他们是法国人，他们说法语。

youdao

They are from France. They speak French.

他们从法国来。他们讲法语。

youdao

But,basically,the news was always given by people with a northern accent, either a Loire Valley accent, and they're very proud, they think they speak the best French, but a Parisian accent.

但基本上,新闻往往是由,有着北方口音的人播报的,这些人要么来自卢瓦尔河谷,他们对自己的出身引以为荣,认为自己法语说的最棒,而不是巴黎人

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They speak French at both ends, and there are no customs controls in between.

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This infuriates the francophones, since they are quite sure the officials behind the counter can speak French.

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