How to Say "french people" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “french people” is “franceses” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
nounA1
as a collective group
Examples
Los franceses son muy orgullosos de su historia.
The French people are very proud of their history.
Había muchos franceses en la conferencia internacional.
There were many French people at the international conference.
Using the Article
When using nationalities as nouns to refer to the whole group, you almost always need to include 'los' (the) before the word, like 'Los franceses' (The French).
Forgetting the Article
Mistake: “Franceses son muy amables.”
Correction: Los franceses son muy amables. (You need 'los' when talking about the group generally.)
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