Learn French: Les livres français sont intéressants et faciles. - The French books are interesting and easy.

Les livres français sont intéressants et faciles.

The French books are interesting and easy.

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Why is the word for "the" les here?

Les is the plural form of "the". In French, you must use les for plural nouns, whether they are masculine or feminine. Since livres (books) is plural, we use les.

Why is it livres français and not français livres?

In French, most adjectives (words that describe things, like nationalities and colors) come after the noun they describe. So, "French books" is written as "books French".

Both intéressants and faciles have an "s" added to the end. Why doesn't français get an extra "s" too?

To make an adjective plural in French, you usually add an s. However, if a masculine adjective already ends in an s in its singular form (like français), it doesn't change in the plural. You just leave it exactly as it is!

Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of livres, intéressants, and faciles?

No, the plural s at the end of French words is usually completely silent. When people are speaking, you know the sentence is plural mainly because they say les instead of the singular le.