albanais
/al.ba.nɛ/masculine
The English word "albanian" can be translated into French as albanais.
The word albanais refers to the Albanian language. When you want to say "in Albanian", use the preposition en followed by the masculine form without an article, as in en albanais.
Meaning: language (name)
Which one should you use?
The form of the word changes depending on whether you are talking about the language, a man or a woman. For the language or as an adjective, use the masculine albanais. When referring to a person from Albania, the word is capitalized. Use Albanais for a man and Albanaise for a woman.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When referring to the language, albanais is always masculine and is not capitalized. When referring to a female person from Albania, the word is capitalized and takes the feminine form Albanaise.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /al.ba.nɛ/ and has 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- Despite the name, the word albanais has no linguistic connection to the word 'albinos'. Although they look similar to an English speaker, they belong to entirely different etymological roots.
- In historical French texts, the term albanois was used before it evolved into the modern albanais.
- The suffix -ais in albanais is the same one used to name many other French nationalities and languages, such as français or japonais. This suffix often indicates a connection to a specific region or group.
Examples in context
- Ce livre est écrit en albanais.This book is written in Albanian.This example shows how to use the masculine form when mentioning the language.Tatoeba #4679461 by jedoo, translation #3519530 by Jesse
- La vitesse à laquelle il débite des phrases albanaises en continu me fait me demander s'il est une machine.The speed at which he keeps churning out sentences in Albanian makes me wonder if 'he' is a machine.This example shows how to use the masculine form when describing sentences in the language.Tatoeba #1267428 by sacredceltic, translation #1265714 by PeterR
- J'apprends l'albanais.I am learning Albanian.This example shows how to use the masculine form when referring to the language being learned.Tatoeba #8389707 by Adelpa, translation #8389706 by Adelpa
- Julia est Albanaise.Julia is Albanian.
- Connaissez-vous des restaurants albanais à Paris?Do you know any Albanian restaurants in Paris?
- L'histoire albanaise est riche et fascinante.Albanian history is rich and fascinating.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emma and Gabriel are talking about their language studies.
- EmmaEst-ce que tu parles albanais, Gabriel ?Do you speak Albanian, Gabriel?
- GabrielNon, mais je voudrais apprendre l'albanais.No, but I would like to learn Albanian.
- EmmaC'est une langue très difficile.It is a very difficult language.
- GabrielOui, mais l'albanais m'intéresse beaucoup.Yes, but Albanian interests me a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “albanian” translations and entries albanais, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries albanais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
