French Countries Vocabulary

Here are French words for countries to start with: Amérique (America), Chine (China), Angleterre (England), France (France). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Countries Basics

A1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
AmericaAmériquenounA1
ChinaChinenounA1
EnglandAngleterrenounA1
FranceFrancenounA1
GermanyAllemagnenounA1
ItalyItalienounA1
JapanJaponnounA1
SpainEspagnenounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Countries Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
cultureculturenounA1
languagelanguenounA1
nationalitynationaliténounA1
AmericanaméricainadjA2
BritishbritanniqueadjA2
FrenchfrançaisadjA2
capitalcapitalenounA2
continentcontinentnounA2

Countries Advanced

C1–C2
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
diplomaticdiplomatiqueadjC1
enclaveenclavenounC1
ethnicityethniciténounC1
expatriateexpatriénounC1
geopoliticsgéopolitiquenounC1
interculturalintercultureladjC1
multiculturalmulticultureladjC1
cosmopolitancosmopoliteadjC2

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World Cities

A2–B1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
londonLondresnounA2
new yorkNew YorknounA2
parisParisnounA2
tokyoTokyonounA2
beijingPékinnounB1
berlinBerlinnounB1
cairoLe CairenounB1
moscowMoscounounB1

Nationalities

A2–B1
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
germanallemandadjA2
italianitalienadjA2
spanishespagnoladjA2
brazilianbrésilienadjB1
chinesechinoisadjB1
japanesejaponaisadjB1
koreancoréenadjB1
russianrusseadjB1

World Languages

A2–B2
EnglishFrenchTypeLevel
arabicarabeadjA2
hebrewhébreuadjB1
indonesianindonésienadjB1
malaymalaisadjB1
persianpersanadjB1
ukrainianukrainienadjB1
vietnamesevietnamienadjB1
bengalibengaliadjB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for countries. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which French words should I learn for countries?

You could start with words like Amérique (America), Chine (China), Angleterre (England), France (France). This page lists 48 French words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these French words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows French words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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