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This was the example for plurals. Would the correct answer not be: Nous y pensons a faire? (Since the y is replacing nos devoirs). Nous pensons à faire nos devoirs. Nous y pensons
Pourquoi « je connais personne en dors de mon petit groupe…. » n’est pas …en dors du mon petit groupe?
I really enjoy the new conversations between Aurélie and Céline. I understand about 90% on the first pass, then I read the transcription to confirm what I heard and to discover what I did not. Usually, it is a new word or expression for me. I then listen several more times until I understand everything including the grammar. I also appreciate the fact that the dialog is broken into smaller chunks, in this case two. Doing so seems to make it less overwhelming.
On the other hand, I understood perhaps 10 % of the "generique", despite listening several times. Since there was no transcription, it was not possible to investigate what was being said.
All in all, a great learning opportunity. Bravo!
In writing the translations frequently there is a colon at the end of the sentence. Sometimes immediately after the sentence, other times the colon is placed after a space! Why? AM I GOING TO GET AN ANSWER?
Google tells me that a péniche is a barge - a massive industrial transport - and a pénichette is a vessel used for recreation. Google is, of course, notoriously untrustworthy - what are your thoughts?
I'd forgotten that (certain) adjectives that modify proper nouns precede the noun - charmant village de Trève - so reviewed the lesson on "More Adjectives that go BEFORE the noun". Having done that, I then entered "le paisable historique hameau" ... only to find that historique should follow the noun. Google (yes again) tells me that qualifying and expressive adjective precede a common noun, while objective and classifying nouns do not. Maybe add more of an explanation to the lesson?
Merci!
The linked article on saints’ days gives "la Sainte-Catherine" as an alternative to "le jour de la Sainte Catherine’ but it’s marked wrong in the exercise.
Also wanted to say I appreciate Maarten’s discourse on "washerwoman" - to my British ears it’s distinctly perjorative and laundress is more neutral.
Great text thanks. Just to let you know there is a red admin message at the start. T
Why is « merci » not accepted as correct? My understanding is les guillemets (double angle brackets «») are the standard quotation marks and double quotes ("") are only used when quoting within a quote, for example, « something "else" ».
Why is this marked wrong?? Constant ends in ant:
Bernard travaille ________.Bernard works constantly.(HINT: French "constant" = English "constant")
This was the correct answer: constamment
My answer was marked incorrect: constammant, but WHY: constant ends in ant = should be constammant ThanksIt seems I'm not the only one struggling with the response option involving t-on, such as "Quand ouvre-t-on les cadeaux?"
Is it possible that this construct is a little too advanced for this lesson at the A1 level (especially because this structure isn't included in the lesson?
All the other questions seemed in line with principal focus of the lesson, but this one response option tied me in knots.
Or maybe that just what being a beginner is all about!
Many thanks again for this excellent platform -
J.
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