Vénézuélien
/ve.ne.zɥe.ljɛ̃/
The English phrase "venezuelan" can be translated into French as Vénézuélien.
Vénézuélien is used as a noun to refer to a person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.
Meaning: person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent (noun)
Which one should you use?
In French, there is a distinction between the noun and the adjective based on capitalization. When you are referring to a person (a Venezuelan), the word is capitalized as Vénézuélien, whereas the adjective (vénézuélien) is not capitalized.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on gender and number. The feminine form of the noun and adjective is Vénézuélienne. The masculine plural form is Vénézuéliens.
Did you know?
- When talking about a group of Venezuelans containing at least one man, the masculine plural Vénézuéliens is used, even if the group consists of ninety-nine women and one man.
- To refer to a female person from Venezuela, the word Vénézuélienne adds both an extra 'n' and an 'e' to the end, which changes the pronunciation of the final consonant.
- The suffix -ien used in Vénézuélien is the same one French uses to transform many countries into nationalities, such as Italien and Canadien.
Examples in context
- Je travaille avec un collègue vénézuélien.I work with a Venezuelan colleague.
- Les participants du congrès étaient majoritairement vénézuéliens.The participants at the conference were mostly Venezuelans.
- J'ai rencontré des Vénézuéliens sympas lors de mes vacances.I met some nice Venezuelans during my vacation.
- Marion et Miguel sont tous les deux Vénézuéliens.Marion and Miguel are both Venezuelan.
- C'est un Vénézuélien très sympathique.He is a very friendly Venezuelan.
- Ce Vénézuélien habite à Paris maintenant.This Venezuelan man lives in Paris now.
- Je connais un Vénézuélien qui travaille ici.I know a Venezuelan man who works here.
Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are discussing a new coworker.
- ManonTu connais le nouveau collègue ?Do you know the new colleague?
- GabrielOui, c'est un Vénézuélien très talentueux.Yes, he is a very talented Venezuelan.
- ManonIl est très gentil avec tout le monde.He is very kind to everyone.
- GabrielC'est vrai, il est super.That's true, he is great.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “venezuelan” translations and entries Vénézuélien, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Pronunciation from the Wiktionary entry vénézuélien.
