French is spoken in dozens of countries, a phenomenon known as "Francophonie" which is celebrated every year on 20 March. Celebrate by learning about a few French-speaking countries that you might not be familiar with.
Related article: Présentation de l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Spencer
Kwiziq community member
21 March 2019
4 replies
Pourquoi est-ce que c'est Madagascar et pas Le Madagascar?
zelda
Kwiziq community member
22 March 2019
22/03/19
Madagascar est une ’île .
Alan
Kwiziq community member
22 March 2019
22/03/19
I don't understand - how does that answer the question?
Do you mean it should be "La Madagascar"?
Alan
Kwiziq community member
22 March 2019
22/03/19
According to https://www.thoughtco.com/say-countries-of-world-in-french-4080349:
"Some of the countries do not have a definite article because they are islands and articles are normally not used with islands."
Just something to remember, I suppose. I don't remember seeing that on Kwiziq.
Erin
Kwiziq community member
22 March 2019
22/03/19
Egalement avec Haïti, St. Martin, Vanuatu, St. Pierre & Miquelon... la plupart des îles n'ont pas d'article.