French Definite Article 1.1
1. HOW TO SAY “THE” IN FRENCH
FOR MASCULINE WORDS WE SAY LE:
The bread = le pain
The bean: = le haricot
In front of a vowel LE becomes L’
The friend = l’ami
The hotel = l’hôtel
Hôtel starts with a plugged H and Haricot with an unplugged one.
FOR FEMININE WORDS WE SAY LA:
The car = la voiture
The axe = la hache
Again in front of a vowel LA becomes L’
The friend = l’amie
The hostess = l’hôtesse
Hôtesse starts with a plugged H and Hache with an unplugged one.
FOR PLURAL WORDS EITHER MASCULINE OR FEMININE LE AND LA BECOME LES:
The friends = les amis
The beans = les haricots
Differences between English and French:
President John Smith = LE président John Smith (always with the definite article in French)
France = la France
French people = LES Français
