French Conversation · Level 9
88 words
French word
français
Pronunciation
IPA/fʁɑ̃sɛ/
Meaning
- masculine nounFrench
Example
Je parle français.
I speak French.
More examples
Elle prend des cours de français.
She is taking French classes.
Core concept
A recognizable system of vocabulary, grammar, and sound that connects speakers in France and across the Francophone world.
Common phrases
parler français
speak French
cours de français
French classes
apprendre le français
learn French
Similar words
langue française: A formal expression meaning the French language.
francophone: A word describing a person or region where French is spoken.
Definition in French
Langue parlée en France et dans de nombreux pays francophones, formant un système commun de vocabulaire, de grammaire et de prononciation.
Word origin
French inherited français from Old French, whose form referred to the language associated with Francia, the land of the Franks.
Usage tips
- French language names usually take an article in general statements, as in le français est difficile, while parler français commonly has none.
Other meanings
- French personnoun
Opposites
- anglaisEnglishnoun
Related words
- franciserFrenchifyverb
- francisationFrenchificationnoun
- francophoneFrench-speakingadjective