Spanish Conversation · Level 23
90 words
Spanish word
francés
Pronunciation
IPA/fɾanˈθes/
Meaning
- masculine nounFrench
Example
¿Hablas francés?
Do you speak French?
More examples
Quiero practicar francés con hablantes nativos.
I want to practice French with native speakers.
Core concept
Map of France with a speech bubble.
Common phrases
hablar francés
speak French
aprender francés
learn French
practicar francés
practice French
Similar words
francófono: Person who speaks French natively or uses it daily.
nativo: Person born and raised in a place whose language is their mother tongue.
ciudadano: Person who legally holds a country's nationality.
extranjero: Person who comes from a country other than one's own.
Definition in Spanish
Describe a personas o cosas procedentes de Francia; como sustantivo, nombre del idioma hablado en Francia.
Word origin
From Latin franciscus meaning 'of the Franks', the Spanish adjective came to mark origin and also serves as the noun for the French language.
Usage tips
- Nationalities and languages are lowercase in Spanish, so francés is not capitalized unlike English.
Other meanings
- French personnoun
Related words
- francófonofrancophonenoun
- francofoníafrancophone worldnoun