<p>Mistakes will always be made in French, and now you can learn from them.<br/><br/><strong>Wrong:</strong> Parlez-vous Français ?<br/><br/><strong>Right:</strong> Parlez-vous français ?<br/><br/><strong>Explanation:</strong> The French word <em>français</em> has three English equivalents: French (the language), French (the adjective), and French (the person). As you can see, all three are capitalized in English. In French, however, <em>français</em> is only capitalized when it is used as a noun referring to a person: <em>Les Français aiment le vin</em> (The French like wine). When <em>français</em> is used as an adjective or the language, it cannot be capitalized: <em>J&#39;aime le vin français</em> (I like French wine). Therefore, <em>parlez-vous Français ?</em> is incorrect - you have to write <em>parlez-vous français ?</em><br/><br/>Many beginning French students make this mistake, as do many <a data-inlink="2WgUglb9Vcz7YadUIWX1LQ&#61;&#61;" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-and-figures-about-french-language-1368772" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="1">Francophones</a> who speak English well - they start capitalizing <em>français</em>, <em>anglais</em>, <em>espagnol</em>, etc, whether it&#39;s a noun, adjective, or language because nationalities and languages are always capitalized in English.<br/><br/><strong>Related lessons:</strong> <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/use-of-french-capitalization-4085543" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="2">Capitalization</a> | <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/french-vocabulary-countries-nationalities-and-languages-4079488" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="3">Languages &#43; Nationalities</a> |<br/><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/daily-french-practice-1364527" data-type="internalLink" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-ordinal="4">Vocabulary related to French and France</a></p>