quotations . But we often use it to just refer to the USA.Now, in French “EU” is always for “États-Unis”, whereas in English “EU” is for ‘European Union’… You see the possible confusion!“Les États-Unis” is a great example of liaison in French: there are two strong liaisons in “z”, one after “les” (or “des” or “aux”…) and the other one after the “s” of “états” (note that the t is silent though).© Copyright – French Today 2020But the French also often use “USA” and “US” (“U.S.A”, “U.S.”)… It’s not technically French, but we use it nonetheless.It’s not just slang.
américain ( feminine singular américaine, masculine plural américains, feminine plural américaines ) pertaining to America or the American people. It would be a very long list if we were to include every country in the world, so only a small selection is included in this lesson. When you’re saying you’re from put “je suis” (I am) in front of your nationality. You can speak English, she's American. In this lesson you will learn how to say different nationalities in French. The French translation for "American (feminine)" is américaine. Plus, we will review the names for the world's continents.You will also note that the masculine adjective for many of these countries is spelled and pronounced just like the languages.Notice the similarities between the English and French names. But what other words & acronyms do the French use to speak about the US in French? Ok. Simon Jakubowski / EyeEm / Getty ImagesBeyond the country name itself, we will learn the word describing the nationality of a country's residents and the names of the primary languages spoken.
You're prejudiced 'cause she's American. Parlez anglais, elle est Américaine. 1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Tristes Tropiques, 1993 ed., Plon, →ISBN, chap. Available for iOS and Android as well as Mac and Windows.A girl in her… I don’t think she was even 20 years-old answered “Les Amériques”… I almost burst out laughing because it sounded so weird coming from such a young girl!The answer is a bit complicated.Click to hear the pronunciation.To say “American” in French, you’d say:However, there are other options, and translating won’t always work. The French everybody speaks in France today is NOT the overly enunciated, extremely formal French usually taught to foreigners.In English, it’s common to refer to the US by just saying “the States”. Most of you know that “Les États-Unis” is how we say “United States” in French.But it’s long, and we’re lazy… So most of the time, the French will only say “Les États-Unis”, just like you’d say “The United States” in English.In French, “ÉU” is short for “États-Unis”. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases. To say “American” in French, you’d say: américain (nasal “in” sound) for something/someone masculine américaine (rhymes with the letter “N”) for something/someone feminine French Translation of “American” | The official Collins English-French Dictionary online. Je dirais qu' elle est Américaine. English Translation of “américain” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Also, note that the names of the languages are always masculine and are not capitalized.There are the seven continents of the world; seven is the prevailing convention at present, while some countries list six continents and others, five. In French, “Les États” is not used like that at all, but John H., a follower, sent me a message to say he hears it in Canada.If there is nothing, the state is masculine. In French you must make the nationality adjective correspond with your gender – masculine or feminine. The French acronym for “United States” can be spelled with or without accent “ÉU” or “EU”, with or without periods “É.U.” or “E.U.”So, if you want to talk about Europe, I suggest you either write “L’Union Européenne”, or “L’Europe” or be extra careful and write “UE”… Because if you wrote “EU” like in English, the French will understand “États-Unis” = ‘United States’…You will sometimes see “ÉUA” for “États-Unis d’Amérique”, like it was used in the Olympics.The United States (of America) = Les États-Unis (d’Amérique). And what are the names (and genders) of the individual states in French?So, “Les Amériques” should be used to talk about North and South América (“L’Amérique du Nord” et “L’Amérique du Sud”), so again, the continents, but the French sometimes use it to refer to the USA.Technically, “L’Amérique” (feminine noun) meaning ‘America’ is used for the whole American continent in French. I'd say she's American. The adjectives are very similar and can be used to describe the residents of each continent.There was an error. X,I p. 108. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases. There is 1 example of the French word for "American (feminine)" being used. Please try again.Only the primary languages for each country are included in the list, though many countries have citizens who speak many languages.