French Subject Pronouns - Pronoms sujets

The French third person singular subject pronouns il and elle are used just like their English equivalents he and she when talking about people.

   Il aime skier.
   He likes to ski.

   Elle veut être médecin.
   She wants to be a doctor.

However, they can also both mean it. In French, all nouns are either masculine or feminine, so to replace them, you use the subject pronouns corresponding to that gender.

   Je vais au musée - il est ouvert jusqu'à 20h00.
   I'm going to the museum - it's open until 8pm.

   Où est la voiture ? Elle est chez Jean.
   Where's the car? It's at Jean's place.

So just remember that il can refer to a male, he, as well a masculine noun, it. Elle can refer to a female, she, or a feminine noun, it.