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Les Etats-Unis - The United States.

Nouns - Countries

Learn French nouns for countries and practise saying where someone is from. This helps you talk about places, trips and nationalities with much more confidence.

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Fascinating Fact:

les États-Unis means “the United States”.

In KS3 Fast French, learning country names helps you build simple, useful sentences about identity and travel. This quiz focuses on common countries, how to use “en” or “aux”, and how to say where you are from.

Key Terms

  • Country noun: The name of a country, such as France or Spain, used when talking about places.
  • Preposition: A short word that shows place or direction, such as “en” (in/to) or “aux” (to the).
  • Nationality: A word that describes where someone is from, often linked to a country name.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do you say the United States in French?

You say the United States as “les États-Unis” in French. It is plural, so you usually use plural forms with it, such as “aux États-Unis” for “to the United States”.

How do I say I am from a country in French at KS3?

You can say where you are from using “Je viens de” plus the place, for example “Je viens de France”. For some places you use “du”, “de la” or “des” depending on gender and plural forms.

Why do some countries use en and others use aux in French?

Many feminine countries use “en”, for example “en France”. Plural country names use “aux”, for example “aux États-Unis”. The choice depends on whether the country name is feminine, masculine, or plural.

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In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1 .
Countries
Les pays
Les comtés
Les quartiers
Les régions
Les comtés = counties
Les quartiers = districts
Les régions = regions
2 .
Belgium
La France
La Belgique
Le Pays-Bas
La République tchèque
La France = France
Le Pays-Bas = Netherlands
La République tchèque = The Czech Republic
3 .
The United Kingdom
La Grande Bretagne
Les Etats-Unis
Le Royaume Uni
Les Emirats Arabes Unis
La Grande Bretagne = Great Britain
Les Etats-Unis = The United States
Les Emirats Arabes Unis = The United Arab Emirates
4 .
Spain
L’Argentine
La Jamaïque
L’Espagne
Le Pérou
L’Argentine = Argentina
La Jamaïque = Jamaica
Le Pérou = Peru
5 .
Greece
La Croatie
La Bosnie
La Turquie
La Grèce
La Croatie = Croatia
La Bosnie = Bosnia
La Turquie = Turkey
6 .
Germany
L’Hongrie
L’Allemagne
Le Danemark
La Norvège
L’Hongrie = Hungary
Le Danemark = Denmark
La Norvège = Norway
7 .
Switzerland
La Serbie
Le Sénégal
La Syrie
La Suisse
La Serbie = Serbia
Le Sénégal = Senegal
La Syrie = Syria
8 .
Wales
L'Irlande
Le Portugal
La Pologne
Le Pays de Galles
L'Irlande = Ireland
Le Portugal = Portugal
La Pologne = Poland
9 .
Scotland
L'Écosse
L’Italie
La Suède
L’Islandees
L’Italie = Italy
La Suède = Sweden
L’Islandees = Iceland
10 .
England
L'Autriche
L'Angleterre
L’Australie
L’Amérique
L'Autriche = Austria
L’Australie = Australia
L’Amérique = America
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Author:  Graeme Haw
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