Sarah est espagnole
To say "sarah is spanish" in French, use Sarah est espagnole.
This phrase is used to state that a person named Sarah has Spanish nationality. You can replace the name with the pronoun elle to say Elle est espagnole (She is Spanish). If you want to express that someone has mixed nationality, such as being of both Spanish and French origin, you can say Sarah est d'origine espagnole et française.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase Sarah est espagnole, the adjective espagnole must end in e to agree with the feminine subject Sarah.
Did you know?
- The word est is one of only two words in the entire French language, alongside Jésus-Christ, that still keeps a silent internal 's' in its modern spelling.
- While English speakers always capitalize 'Spanish', a French speaker will write espagnole with a lowercase 'e' when using it as an adjective. In French, nationality adjectives only take a capital letter when used as a noun to describe a person's identity.
Examples in context
- Julien m'a dit que Sarah est espagnoleJulien told me that Sarah is Spanish
- Sarah, qui est si passionnée par la culture espagnole, est d'origine espagnoleSarah, who is so passionate about Spanish culture, is of Spanish origin
- Connaissez-vous Sarah? Elle vient d'Espagne. Elle est espagnoleDo you know Sarah? She comes from Spain. She is Spanish
- Elle est espagnole.She is Spanish.
- Est-ce que Sarah est espagnole ?Is Sarah Spanish?
- Je sais que Sarah est espagnole.I know that Sarah is Spanish.
Example conversation
Lucas and Chloé are talking about a new colleague.
- LucasTu sais si Sarah est espagnole ?Do you know if Sarah is Spanish?
- ChloéOui, Sarah est espagnole.Yes, Sarah is Spanish.
- LucasElle vient de Madrid alors ?So she comes from Madrid?
- ChloéC'est possible, elle parle très bien l'espagnol.It's possible, she speaks Spanish very well.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Sarah, est, CC BY-SA 4.0.
