Les Nationalités: De quelle nationalité êtes‐vous?
Inthislessonwewilltalkaboutcountries,nationalitiesandlanguagesinFrench.You
willlearntosaywhatyournationalityis,thenamesandgendersofcountriesand
continentsinFrench,andwhatlanguagesarespokeninthecountriesyouwilllearn.
Finally,Iwillteachyouhowtosaythatyouaregoingtoorfromacountry,continentor
citybasedonthenumberandgenderofthegeographicallocation.
Totellsomeonewhatyournationalityis,youonlyneedacoupleofkeyingredients:
subject+verb+nationality
ÊTRE
TheverbyouneedtolearntostateyournationalityinFrenchisÊTRE.
Il/Elle/Onest
Heis/Sheis/Oneis(Weare)
Ils/Ellessont
Theyare
*Notethatyoustillusetheverb
AVOIR
tosaythingslike“Iamhungry,Iamthirsty,etc.”
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*Notethatwhenusingtheverb«être»withprofessions,youmustomitthe«un/une»inFrench:
Jesuisprofesseur,andnotJesuisunprofesseur.
Commoncountries,continents,languagesandnationalities
Thethingaboutnationalities,inFrench,isthatsincethey’readjectives(wordsthatdescribea
person,place,orthing).AdjectivesALWAYShavetoagreeingenderandnumberwiththe
nountheydescribe.
F=Feminine
M=Masculine
MostcountriesthatendintheletterEarefeminineinFrench.Therearesomeexceptions.