When to use "le" before francias?

Hello, I understand that "le" means "the" and in french they use it often before saying francias or longlais,,, and sometimes they don't use it, and it made me confused. when do I actually use it?

please help!

Do you mean, when to use *français" vs. "le français", "anglais" vs. "l'anglais"? I can't tell if those are typos on your question. If it is, you would use the article "le" or "l" if you're refering to the people of the country. Without the article, you are refering to the language. So to say, "Do you speak French?" is "Parlez-vous français ?".

Bonjour tout le monde! If you were to say 'le français', you would be referring to the language. For example, 'Je trouve que le français est difficile.' (I find French difficult) If you want to talk about the French as in the people of the country you would say 'les français'. For example, 'Les français n'aiment pas apprendre l'anglais.' (The French do not like learning English) When asking if somebody speaks the language, we tend to omit the article. For example, 'Est-ce que tu parles français?' (Do you speak French?) I hope this helps! - Marie-Claire

When you ask -Do you speak French/English/etc.?- you usually do not use an article.

When asking if somebody speaks the language, we tend to omit the article. For example, 'Est-ce que tu parles français?' (Do you speak French?)

You usually do not put an article in this case.

Thank you for the clear answer, Marie-Claire. I've wondered about this for years!!!