1. Unit 1 Labo-langue Nouns and articles Adjectives of nationality avoir
How to say ‘in’ a country

2. Nouns and articles Unit 1: Labo-langue
A noun is a naming word. All nouns have a gender in French.
Different articles (the words for ‘a’ and ‘the’) are used for masculine and feminine nouns.
masculine
singular
feminine
masculine/ feminine plural
the le la
les
a/some un
une
des
Le or la in front of a vowel loses a letter:
la Europe – l’Europe le anglais – l’anglais
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3. Adjectives of nationality
Unit 1: Labo-langue
Adjectives of nationality
The sound and spelling of nationalities change according to whether the person is male or female. The feminine version adds an -e.
masculine
feminine
anglais
anglaise
français
française
irlandais
irlandaise
écossais
écossaise
gallois
galloise
Some nationalities do not change:
belge
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4. avoir Unit 1: Labo-langue The verb avoir means ‘to have’. j’ai I have
tu as
you have
il/elle a
on a
he/she has
we have
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5. How to say ‘in’ a country
Unit 1: Labo-langue
How to say ‘in’ a country
masculine
feminine in au en
le Canada  J’habite au Canada.
la France  J’habite en France.
En is used for all country names starting with a vowel.
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