ma gueule — literally means “my mouth,” but this can also be used to greet a friend. ma/mon chum — the word “chum” is taken from English, but it’s used extensively in French Canada to refer to friends.

1) “Mon ami” is just a cliché Mon ami (or mon amie in the feminine) means “my friend.” If there’s a French character in an American movie, they basically have to say it at some point. Like in this scene of Beauty and the Beast.

Formal, more classic : mon ami, mon camarade, mon compagnon, mon complice, mon compère, mon acolyte, mon confident.

No… or at least not necessarily. To suggest clearly that this person is a platonic friend, une amie is unambiguous. The typical translation for “my girlfriend” (as in, the female romantic partner of a young, unmarried person) would be ma copine, or for “my boyfriend” it would be mon copain.

my friend

If you want to call someone your girlfriend or your boyfriend, add the adjective ‘petit’. So it would be ‘mon petit ami’ or ‘ma petite amie’! Originally Answered: What does “mon amie” mean in French? It literally means “my friend,” where the friend is female.

The French word for “a friend” is un ami (for male friends) or une amie (for female friends). You can’t say ma amie even if your friend is a girl, because the two words will clash on the vowels and sound awkward. And a romantic language like French must never be awkward!

The word for friend, amie, is a feminine noun. This word refers specifically to a female friend, as indicated by the letter ‘e’ on the end. This word…

The gender of chapeau is masculine.

The word tableau in French is a masculine noun.

British English: school /skuːl/ NOUN. A school is a place where people go to learn.

French Translation. qu’Est-ce que c’est. More French words for what is this.

Nouns with le or un are masculine, and nouns with la or une are feminine. You should always learn nouns together with their articles to be sure of their gender. Learn all about the gender of nouns in French grammar with Lingolia’s quick and easy examples, then put your knowledge to the test in the free exercises.

Every noun in French has a gender. A noun is either masculine or feminine. As you might have guessed, the word for ‘woman,’ femme, is feminine. To say ‘a woman’ we say une femme. And yes, the word for ‘man,’ homme, is masculine.

Gender in French is etymological. Pizza is feminine because it is in Italian, and also, we “feel” that.