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Voici Mamadou — Introducing People & Nationalities
voici introductions · nationality adjectives · adjective agreement
Introduce anyone in two beats: « Voici X. Il est… ». This clip models it with Mamadou from Senegal — and shows how nationality adjectives work.
🎬 About this episode
Introduce anyone in two beats: « Voici X. Il est… ». This clip models it with Mamadou from Senegal — and shows how nationality adjectives work.
🔊 Key phrases for this topic
Voici Mamadou.This is Mamadou.
Il est sénégalais.He is Senegalese.
Elle est française.She is French.
Je vous présente Léa.Let me introduce Léa. (formal)
Enchanté !Nice to meet you!
🔑 The language point
- Voici + name is the simplest introduction — more in our voici vs voilà guide.
- Nationalities agree: sénégalais → sénégalaise, and take NO capital as adjectives in French.
- All the countries & nationalities: chart with audio.
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