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Level B1 (Lower Intermediate)
Published February 4, 2026 — Lesson written by French teacher David Issokson for students who want to learn French online, with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a voice artist from France.
The Word of the Day is notamment, meaning “including” and “especially.” This is an excellent slightly advanced adverb for your B1 conversations. More importantly, we’ll also contrast notamment with surtout, which also means “especially.”
📘 Notamment meaning in French
Notamment is an adverb meaning “including”, “in particular”, or “especially” in French. You use it to highlight one or more examples from a larger group. For example, “J’aime le chocolat, notamment le chocolat noir” means “I like chocolate, including dark chocolate” — dark chocolate is simply one example, not the only kind of chocolate you like.
💡 Notamment vs. surtout
Notamment means “including / in particular” and is used to give examples from a larger group. Surtout means “especially / above all” and highlights what matters most or what you prefer the most.
➞ J’aime les fruits, notamment les mangues.
I like fruit, including mangoes.
➞ J’aime les fruits, surtout les mangues.
I like fruit, especially mangoes.
🎧 Notamment pronunciation in French
The pronunciation of notamment is /nɔ.ta.mɑ̃/ (IPA), which sounds roughly like “noh-tah-mahn.”
📝 Notamment usage examples
Je parle plusieurs langues, notamment le français.
I speak several languages, including French.
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Elle aime la cuisine française, notamment les beignets.
She likes French cuisine, especially beignets.
Il aime le sport, notamment la natation.
He likes sports, especially swimming.
Mon ami a visité plusieurs pays, notamment la France et la Suisse.
My friend has visited several countries, including France and Switzerland.
The audio examples from today’s lesson pair perfectly with the examples from this lesson:
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- en particulier — in particular
- surtout — especially
- particulièrement — particularly
- y compris — including
- entre autres — among others
- par exemple — for example
- avant tout — above all
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