Do you know countries in French?
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Do you know the gender of countries in FRENCH?
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Here are the countries in French: what is their gender?
Do we say Le France ? or La France ?
How do I know if a country name is masculine or feminine?
1 - Feminine country names that
- end with the vowel e
- begin with a consonant
They are introduced by the article La
La Belgique - Belgium
La Bulgarie - Bulgaria
La France - France
La Grèce - Greece
La Slovaquie - Slovakia
La Suisse - Switzerland
La Syrie - Syria
La Thailande - Thailand
6 exceptions
6 names of countries that
- end with the vowel e but are masculine
- are therefore introduced by the article Le
Le Bélize - Belize
Le Cambodge - Cambodia
Le Mexique - Mexico
Le Mozambique - Mozambique
Le Suriname - Suriname
Le Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe
2 - Feminine country names that
- end with the vowel e
- begin with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, y)
They are introduced by the article L'
L’Algérie - Algeria
L’Allemagne - Germany
L’Angleterre - England
L’Argentine - Argentina
L’Espagne - Spain
L’Inde - India
L’Italie - Italy
L’Indonésie - Indonesia
L’Irlande - Ireland
L’Islande - Iceland
3 - Masculine country names are all those that
- end with a letter other than the vowel e
- begin with a consonant
They are introduced by the article Le
Le Brésil - Brazil
Le Canada - Canada
Le Cameroun - Cameroon
Le Danemark - Denmark
Le Guatemala - Guatemala
Le Japon - Japan
Le Maroc - Morocco
Le Portugal - Portugal
Le Qatar - Qatar
Le Venezuela - Venezuela
4 -Masculine country names that
- begin with a vowel
They are introduced by the article L'
L’Afghanistan - Afghanistan
L’Equateur - Ecuador
L’Iran - Iran
L’Uruguay - Uruguay
5 - Country names in the plural
They are introduced by the article Les
Les Bahamas - The Bahamas
Les Bermudes - Bermuda
Les Comores - The Comoros
Les Emirats Arabes Unis - United Arab Emirates
Les Etats-Unis - The United States
Les Fidji - Fiji
Les Iles Féroé - The Faroe Islands
Les Pays-Bas - The Netherlands
Les Philippines - The Philippines
Les Seychelles - The Seychelles
6 - Country names that are NOT introduced by any articles
Chypre - Cyprus
Cuba - Cuba
Djibouti - Djibouti
Haiti - Haiti
Israel - Israel
Madagascar - Madagascar
Malte - Malta
Monaco - Monaco
Sainte-Lucie / Saint Lucia
Saint-Martin / Saint Martin
Saint-Vincent-les-Grenadines / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Singapour - Singapore
Trinité et Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu et Vanuatu - Tuvalu and Vanuatu
Now, do you know the gender of countries in FRENCH?
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Thomas Ricomard specializes in teaching French as a foreign language. He has been providing private lessons since 2015, both in-person and online (via Skype). He taught at the Popular University of the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland) from 2015 to 2018, instructing several groups of 20 students from around the world (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mexico, etc.), ranging from beginner to intermediate levels (A1 to B2). With a Master’s degree in clinical and cognitive psychology from the University of Geneva, his knowledge of psychology allows him to tailor his teaching methods for optimal learning, taking into account factors such as visual memory versus auditory memory. He expresses his passion for the French language through writing texts, including poetry and songs, which he presents publicly at numerous music and slam events.