French Nouns
Learning the French Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the French language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in French.
French nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | French Nouns |
| nouns | noms |
| my car | ma voiture |
| green car | voiture verte |
| three cars | trois voitures |
| car garage | garage |
| outside the car | extérieur de la voiture |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in French has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in French.
List of Nouns in French
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in French placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your French vocabulary.
| English Nouns | French Nouns |
| arm | bras |
| back | dos |
| cheeks | joues |
| chest | poitrine |
| chin | menton |
| ear | oreille |
| elbow | coude |
| eye | œil |
| face | visage |
| finger | doigt |
| fingers | doigts |
| foot | pied |
| hair | cheveux |
| hand | main |
| head | tête |
| heart | cœur |
| knee | genou |
| leg | jambe |
| lip | lèvre |
| mouth | bouche |
| neck | cou |
| nose | nez |
| shoulder | épaule |
| stomach | estomac |
| teeth | dents |
| thigh | cuisse |
| throat | gorge |
| thumb | pouce |
| toe | orteil |
| tongue | langue |
| tooth | dent |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in French, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with French Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our French lessons here: Learn French. Don't forget to bookmark this page.