Introduction
French uses capital letters less than English. Days, months and languages are written in lowercase.
| category | English | French |
|---|---|---|
| days | Monday | lundi |
| months | January | janvier |
| languages | French | le français |
| nationality adjectives | a French book | un livre français |
| the pronoun I | I | je |
- Je fais du sport le Lundi.Je fais du sport le lundi.
- en Janvieren janvier
Nationalities
A nationality is capitalized only when it is a noun for a person. As an adjective or a language, it stays lowercase.
| use | example |
|---|---|
| person | un Français, une Française |
| adjective | un livre français |
| language | Je parle français. |
- Je parle Français.Je parle français.
- C'est un français. (a person)C'est un Français.
- un livre Françaisun livre français
Titles
Titles of books and films have their own conventions, so copy them as they are usually printed: Le Petit Prince, La vie est belle. In your own headings, capitalize only the first word and any proper nouns: Mes vacances en Bretagne.
Practice
Monday in French is written ___.
January in French is written ___.
Je parle ___.
C'est un ___. (a French person)
un livre ___
Which is correct?
1 of 6