About This Quiz
Think you can parlez with the best of them? For centuries French was the language of European high society and an international language of art, science and intellectual pursuits. Today it is known as the language of love, but for non-French speakers, it can be incredibly tricky. It's grammar, pronunciation, verb tenses, and use of accents can really throw English speakers for a loop.
One very significant way that French differs from English is in its nouns. French is a Romance language, meaning that it descends from Latin. Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian and French are the most commonly spoken Romance languages on earth, and they all share a certain quirk. In all of these languages, nouns are gendered. Depending on the language, there might be 2 or even 3 genders.
In French, nouns can be either masculine or feminine, and it is not always clear which noun is which, which can make it easy for beginner French speakers to slip up. Sometimes, changing the gender of a noun can change the meaning of a word entirely!
If you think your French grammar is parfait and you know your masculine nouns from your feminine nouns, they try your hand at this quiz! Bonne chance!
This body part is a feminine noun. La bouche means "the mouth."
La Maison is a feminine noun. It is French for house.
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Le fromage is french for "the cheese." It is a masculine noun.
Le pain is French for "the bread." It is a masculine noun.
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Le dîner means "dinner" in French. It is a masculine noun.
This masculine noun is French for "the heart." It is pronounced "cuhrr."
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La gare refers to the train station. It is a feminine noun important for travelers to know.
"La Vie" means life or existence. It is a feminine noun.
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La pomme is French for "the apple." This is a feminine noun.
Une Femme means "a woman." This feminine word also means wife.
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Le magasin is French for "the store." Be sure to pronounce the "s" in this masculine noun as a "z" to make it sound more authentically French.
If you have "un ami" then you have a friend. This noun is masculine.
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La tête means the face or head in French. It is a feminine noun.
In French, love is a masculine noun. Since it starts with a vowel, it is written and pronounced "L'amour."
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Le cahier is a masculine noun. It means "the notebook."
Le matin means "the morning" in French. It's a masculine noun.
La Printemps means spring in French. It is a masculine noun.
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La chambre refers to the bedroom. It is a feminine noun.
Un parapluie means "an umbrella." It is a masculine noun.
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Un portefeuille means "a wallet" in French. It is a masculine noun.
Le beurre means "the butter" in French. It is a masculine noun.
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This masculine noun is French for "arms." Don't pronounce the "s" at the end for a proper sound.
Le jardin is French for "the garden." It is a masculine noun.
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This noun is masculine. It can be used to refer to the world or all the world's people.