No. 897 in French

anglais

"Anglais" means "English."

In a sentence

Je parle anglais couramment.
I speak English fluently.
In this sentence, 'anglais' is used as a noun to refer to the English language.
Le professeur anglais est très gentil.
The English teacher is very kind.
Here, 'anglais' is used as an adjective to describe the nationality of the teacher, indicating that the teacher is English.
Nous avons lu un livre anglais.
We read an English book.
In this sentence, 'anglais' is used as an adjective to describe the origin or language of the book, signifying it is written in English.

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