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How to Say ‘The people are very nice.’ in French

Les gens sont très gentils.

lay zhahn sohn tray zhahn-teel

[lay zhahn sohn tray zhahn-teel]

💬 Usage Tip: Les gens means people in general, but gens is grammatically plural even though English often uses singular people. So you say les gens sont, not les gens est.

Phrase Breakdown

Les

[lay]

The

Used before plural nouns to refer generally to a group.

Example

Les gens sont ici.

The people are here.

gens

[zhahn]

people

Humans collectively.

Example

Les gens sont passionnés.

The people are passionate.

sont

[sohn]

are

Exist or occur.

Example

Ils sont présents.

They are present.

très

[tray]

very

To a high degree.

Example

Ils sont très intelligents.

They are very intelligent.

gentils

[zhahn-teel]

nice

Pleasant in manner or behavior.

Example

Ils sont très gentils avec moi.

They are very nice to me.

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