Learn French: C'est un restaurant français sympa. - It is a nice French restaurant.

C'est un restaurant français sympa.

It is a nice French restaurant.

Breakdown of C'est un restaurant français sympa.

être

to be

a / an (masculine)

it / this (with être)

français

French

Questions & Answers about C'est un restaurant français sympa.

Since this lesson is about "Il y a" (there is), why does this sentence use "C'est"?

Il y a is used to state that something exists somewhere (like "There is a restaurant here"). C'est means "it is" or "this is". You use c'est when you are pointing something out or describing what a specific thing is, like saying "It is a nice French restaurant."

Why are both "français" and "sympa" placed after the word "restaurant"?

In French, most adjectives come after the noun they describe. Because both français (French) and sympa (nice) fall into this normal category, they stack up after the noun restaurant. This is the opposite of English, where we put them before the noun!

Does français end in an "s" because the sentence is plural?

No, we are talking about just one restaurant (un restaurant). The masculine singular dictionary form of the word for "French" naturally ends in an "s": français. It doesn't change spelling here.

Can you use sympa for places? I thought it meant "friendly" for people.

Yes! While sympa (short for sympathique) does mean "friendly" or "nice" when talking about people, the French use it constantly to describe places, events, and things as "nice," "pleasant," or "cool."