This document provides information about countries and nationalities in French. It lists the names of several countries along with their gendered definite articles in French. It also explains that French nationalities change form depending on the gender and number of the person being described, with examples of how to transform masculine forms into feminine ones. The purpose is to teach some basic facts about expressing countries and nationalities in French.

1. Les Pays et les nationalités

2. Some facts to keep in mind while
learning countries in French
• Countries have gender in French.
• All country names are preceded by the
definite article : le, la, l’ or les depending
on whether the country is masculine,
feminine, beginning with a vowel or plural

3. Lets learn the names of a few
countries in French

4. India
• L’Inde

5. France
• La France

6. England
• L’Angleterre
(f)

7. Germany
• L’Allemagne
(f)

8. Spain
• L’Espagne (f)

9. Portugal
• Le Portugal

10. Italy
• L’Italie (f)

11. Belgium
• La Belgique

12. Luxembourg
• Le
Luxembourg

13. Switzerland
• La Suisse

14. China
• La Chine

15. Japan
• Le Japon

16. America (USA)
• L’Amérique
• Les Etats-Unis

17. Les nationalités
•In French nationalities agree with the
number and gender of the noun(person) it
qualifies.
•So in French nationalities have 4 forms:
(masc. sing); (fem.sing.) ;(masc. plu.) and
(fem.plu.)

18. Method to change from masc. to fem.
nationality
Masc. endings Fem. Endings
• -ais -------------------> -aise
• -ois -------------------> -oise
• -ien -------------------> -ienne
• -ain -------------------> -aine

19. Les Nationalités
M F
indien indienne
francais francaise
Anglais anglaise
Italien italienne
Allemand allemande
Suisse suisse
Espagnol espagnole
Portugais portugaise
Americain americaine
* note: it is not necessary to use capital
letter for nationalities in French

20. Merci