All USA state names in French

and how to learn them easily

Last week, one of my students wrote “La Nevade” instead of “Le Nevada” in her homework. When I corrected it, I fell down a rabbit hole.

Countries and states that end with -a often end with -e in French, so why was this a mistake?
How many rules affect the names of US states in French?

I went online to find if someone had figured it out.

I only found chaos.
As often, French teachers only shared lists with no logic. Are learners just supposed to make sense of it?

So, I did it.
I uncovered all the rules for naming US states in French, including their genders and how to use them in a sentence.

Then I put them all in an actionable, easy to learn, under 10-minute video.

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