Languages › French French Parts of Speech Print martin-dm / Getty Images French Grammar Pronunciation & Conversation Vocabulary Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on October 02, 2017 Learning French is hard, and it's even harder if you don't understand the basics of grammar in your own language. If your mind boggles when people start talking about nouns, adjectives, and other parts of speech, this lesson is for you. The eight parts of speech are listed below, with each one bolded in a sample sentence. Click each term to learn more about it, including examples, tips on figuring out which part of speech a particular word belongs to, and links to more detailed lessons. Adjective Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table.I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table. Adverb Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table.I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table. Article Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la tableI am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table Conjunction Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la tableI am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table Noun Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la tableI am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table Preposition Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la tableI am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table Pronoun Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la tableI am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table Verb Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la tableI am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "French Parts of Speech." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/french-parts-of-speech-1368890. Team, ThoughtCo. (2023, April 5). French Parts of Speech. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/french-parts-of-speech-1368890 Team, ThoughtCo. "French Parts of Speech." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/french-parts-of-speech-1368890 (accessed May 4, 2024). copy citation