French language Q&A Forum

Are "les gens" and "les personnes" interchangeable, or does "les gens" mean "people in general" and "les personnes" mean "people, considered as individuals"? (This is the fun, and puzzling, part of learning a language - understanding nuances.)

BUT HOW TO IDENTIFY WORDS WITH L' ARTICLE , example: l'animal (animal)  is masculine,  and l'armoire (wardrobe) is feminine,  and l'assiette (plate) is masculine ????

Thanks for helping

Could you briefly tell me when to use vous avez and vous étes since both mean "you are"?

or can we use either of them is any case?

If Halloween is feminine, shouldn’t the expression be joyeuse Halloween instead of joyeux?