French

[logistic_guy]

$\displaystyle \bold{1.}$ Les magasins américains sont ........

$\displaystyle \bold{A.}$ grands
$\displaystyle \bold{B.}$ fromages
$\displaystyle \bold{C.}$ tasses


$\displaystyle \bold{2.}$ La père est ......... et ses fils sont ........

grand, petits


$\displaystyle \bold{3.}$ Ils étudient dans les grandes ........

$\displaystyle \bold{A.}$ universités
$\displaystyle \bold{B.}$ gares
$\displaystyle \bold{C.}$ bouteilles


$\displaystyle \bold{4.}$ The bank is small.


$\displaystyle \bold{5.}$ The store is small.


$\displaystyle \bold{6.}$ Tu prends un petit ....... avec ton dessert?

$\displaystyle \bold{A.}$ père
$\displaystyle \bold{B.}$ passeport
$\displaystyle \bold{C.}$ café


$\displaystyle \bold{7.}$ The stores.


$\displaystyle \bold{8.}$ Les restaurants sont ........

$\displaystyle \bold{A.}$ petite
$\displaystyle \bold{B.}$ petits
$\displaystyle \bold{C.}$ petites


$\displaystyle \bold{9.}$ The car is big.


$\displaystyle \bold{10.}$ Je vais au ......... (store).

restaurant, magasin, jardin, cinéma

 

[logistic_guy]

$\displaystyle \bold{1.}$ Les magasins américains sont grands.

The American stores are large.

 

[logistic_guy]

$\displaystyle \bold{2.}$ La père est grand et ses fils sont petits.

The father is tall and his sons are short.

 

[logistic_guy]

$\displaystyle \bold{2.}$ La père est grand et ses fils sont petits.

The father is tall and his sons are short.

@khansaheb

Can you spot my error in this post? Am I losing my magical touches in French?

 

[khansaheb]

@khansaheb

Can you spot my error in this post? Am I losing my magical touches in French?

I do not pretend know French - thus cannot spot your error.

 

[logistic_guy]

I do not pretend know French - thus cannot spot your error.

You don't need. The error could be spotted from the moon.

père (father) is masculine and say for example mère (mother) is feminine

Le is used for masculine, so we say Le père (The father)
La is used for feminine, so we say La mère (The mother)

If you say La père and you are an expert like me, it means one of two things:

It's either I am losing my French magical touches

Or

My last breakfast was a samosa

 

[logistic_guy]

$\displaystyle \bold{2.}$ Le père est grand et ses fils sont petits.

The father is tall and his sons are short.

 

[The Highlander]

I studied French in high school and have been to France many times.
(It’s just across a narrow channel from us.)

 

[The Highlander]

$\displaystyle \bold{1.}$ Les magasins américains sont grands.

The American stores are large.

1. Les magasins américains sont ........

Les magasins américains sont grands

American stores are big.

The definite article would be dropped in English and we would probably say “big” rather than “large”.

 

[The Highlander]

3. Ils étudient dans les grandes ........

Ils étudient dans les grandes universités

They study at major universities

 

[The Highlander]

4. The bank is small.

La banque est petite.

 

[The Highlander]

5. The store is small.

Le magasin est petit.

 

[The Highlander]

6. Tu prends un petit ....... avec ton dessert?

Tu prends un petit café avec ton dessert?

Would you like a little coffee with your dessert?

 

[The Highlander]

7. The stores.

Les magasins.

 

[The Highlander]

8. Les restaurants sont ........

Les restaurants sont petits

The restaurants are small

 

[The Highlander]

9. The car is big.

La voiture est grande.

 

[The Highlander]

10. Je vais au ......... (store).

Je vais au magasin.

I'm going to the store.

 

[logistic_guy]

1. Les magasins américains sont ........

Les magasins américains sont grands

American stores are big.

The definite article would be dropped in English and we would probably say “big” rather than “large”.

Thank you. I don't know what I would have done without you.

 

[khansaheb]

$\displaystyle \bold{2.}$ Le père est grand et ses fils sont petits.

The father is tall and his sons are short.

However the mailman and the milkman are short .......ooh La La.....

 

[logistic_guy]

However the mailman and the milkman are short .......ooh La La.....

I know the mailman but who is the milkman? Let me guess, the milkman is someone who touches cows' breasts?

Am I right?