French language Q&A Forum

Please confirm.  The masculine forms bel, nouvel and vieil are used before a noun that begins with a VOWEL.  This rule does not apply to a noun that begins with an H?  Par exemple:  Regarde ces vieux hommes.  Merci.

The answer given was boissons fraîches. Is boissons froides wrong??

Is it more akin to “I think he/she is cool/fun” or does it indicate a crush on someone?

For example, "J'ai failli le faire" vs "Il s'en est fallu de peu que je le fasse."

I’m having real difficulty pronouncing this sentence  and I’m wondering whether in conversation the « ne » is dropped to ease pronunciation.

Tu étudiais chaque jour.You used to study each day.

This cannot mean - you were studying each day?  If not, how would I write that? 

I thought that - Les oiseaux chantaient = The birds 'were' singing, not 'used to sing'...