Ma maison bariolée

steve i.C1Kwiziq community member

Ma maison bariolée

I have just done this quiz. Why would  brown ‘coussins’ be ‘marron’ and ‘bruns’ be marked wrong? 

Asked 1 day ago
CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Steve,

That's an excellent question! 

The lesson explains that

"In colloquial French, brun will mostly be used to describe hair, skin (as in tanned skin), or fur. In other cases, we will use marron."

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

steve i. asked:

Ma maison bariolée

I have just done this quiz. Why would  brown ‘coussins’ be ‘marron’ and ‘bruns’ be marked wrong? 

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