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Nationalités
Every country and continent has an adjective that can be used to describe people and things from that place. Those same adjectives can also be used as nouns to refer to people from that place, with one small change:
In French, nationalities are capitalized when they are used as nouns, but not when they serve as adjectives – learn more.
Par exemple…
| Je ne suis pas française. | I’m not French. | |
| J’ai une voiture française. | I have a French car. | |
| Je connais une Française. | I know a French woman. |
Here are some nationalities and "continentalities" you might need to know.
| Noun/Adjective | Nom | Adjectif | ||
| African | Africain(e) | africain(e) | ||
| Algerian | Algérien(ne) | algérien(ne) | ||
| American | Américain(e) | américain(e) | ||
| Asian | Asiatique | asiatique | ||
| Australian | Australien(ne) | australien(ne) | ||
| Belgian | Belge | belge | ||
| Brazilian | Brésilien(ne) | brésilien(ne) | ||
| Canadian | Canadien(ne) | canadien(ne) | ||
| Chinese | Chinois(e) | chinois(e) | ||
| Dutch | Néerlandais(e) | néerlandais(e) | ||
| Egyptian | Égyptien(ne) | égyptien(ne) | ||
| English | Anglais(e) | anglais(e) | ||
| European | Européen(ne) | européen(ne) | ||
| French | Français(e) | français(e) | ||
| German | Allemand(e) | allemand(e) | ||
| Indian | Indien(ne) | indien(ne) | ||
| Irish | Irlandais(e) | irlandais(e) | ||
| Italian | Italien(ne) | italien(ne) | ||
| Japanese | Japonais(e) | japonais(e) | ||
| Korean | Coréen(ne) | coréen(ne) | ||
| Mexican | Mexicain(e) | mexicain(e) | ||
| Moroccan | Marocain(e) | marocain(e) | ||
| New Zealander | Néo-Zélandais(e) | néo-zélandais(e) | ||
| Polish | Polonais(e) | polonais(e) | ||
| Portuguese | Portugais(e) | portugais(e) | ||
| Russian | Russe | russe | ||
| Senegalese | Sénégalais(e) | sénégalais(e) | ||
| Spanish | Espagnol(e) | espagnol(e) | ||
| Swiss | Suisse | suisse | ||
| Ukrainian | Ukrainien(ne) | ukrainien(ne) | ||
| Vietnamese | Vietnamien(ne) | vietnamien(ne) |
Many nationalities are identical to their respective languages.
Related lessons
- Adjectives
- Capitalization
- Countries and continents
- Nouns
- Essential French
- Être conjugations
- À la française
En español
In italiano
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