French language Q&A Forum

Why Lève-toi and not lèves-toi.  All others follow the norm i.e. Levez-toi or Levons-toi.  es is the correct ending for tu.

How do you say the following in French? 

a) I spent a day with Martin. 

b) I spent the day with Martin.

My guess is:

a) J’ai passé un jour avec Martin. (following the example of "spent a year" indirectly)

b) J’ai passé la journée avec Martin. (following the quiz answer directly)

Am I correct? If so, why are the two different? Can I just remember "a" vs. "the" means one is a unit of time and one is emphasizing the duration? Thank you. 

I'm really confused, so I thought in prnounciation "ai" = "ay" as in "way."

But it's being pronounced with J'ai with "i" as in "ice." What's going on?

Hi Kwizig Team, 

Can you tell me why prochain is sometimes used before the noun as in la prochaine fois and sometimes after the noun as in lundi prochai.  Is there any difference in meaning (as in dernier)/

"Une peintre" and "une peinture"

Meaning of the above two words is the same which is "a Painting"......Am I correct....if yes then what's the French for "a painter"?