Use of deuxieme etage vs. premier etage; l'escalier vs. les escaliersHelp - au secours s'il vous plait !
Instead of writing 'deuxieme etage', I wrote 'premier etage'. I have always understood that the first floor, (which we Americans also call the ground floor), is the 'rez-de-chaussee', and what we in the U.S. call the second floor is 'le premier etage'. Collins dictionary defines 'second floor' as ' (US) le premier etage', which is what I wrote, and it was marked wrong.
I would appreciate an explanation as to the correct usage of 'rez-de-chaussee' vs. 'premier etage' vs.' deuxieme etage.
Perhaps a hint as to the US vs British usage would be helpful in this exercise.
Also, when is it appropriate to use 'les escaliers' vs. 'l'escalier'? Collins lists them both as correct.
Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation !
Help - au secours s'il vous plait !
Instead of writing 'deuxieme etage', I wrote 'premier etage'. I have always understood that the first floor, (which we Americans also call the ground floor), is the 'rez-de-chaussee', and what we in the U.S. call the second floor is 'le premier etage'. Collins dictionary defines 'second floor' as ' (US) le premier etage', which is what I wrote, and it was marked wrong.
I would appreciate an explanation as to the correct usage of 'rez-de-chaussee' vs. 'premier etage' vs.' deuxieme etage.
Perhaps a hint as to the US vs British usage would be helpful in this exercise.
Also, when is it appropriate to use 'les escaliers' vs. 'l'escalier'? Collins lists them both as correct.
Merci beaucoup et bonne continuation !
Is there a quick way to see and hear the difference in vowels and the same vowels accented?
Hi,
I was doing a Kwiziq quiz and came across this question: "How could you ask "What is a fougasse?"
One of the answers I selected was: "Quelle est une fougasse ?"
Can someone explain why this isn't correct?
Agree.. I got a question "J'ai visité les Etats-Unis" and I was marked incorrectly for l'année passée.. corrected to l'année dernière
Hello,
I like this website a lot. It has helped me with learning French. However I think that for this theme it would help a lot if we could see these words in sentences. Just the words does not suffice. It is impossible to see how one would use them. Could this be added?
Is there a difference between using
etre a + moi/toi/lui/...
and
possessive pronous?
Or could they be used interchangeably? Are there certain situations in which one would be better than the other?
For example:
Ces lunettes de soleil ne sont pas les siennes.
Those sunglasses are not his.Would it also be appropriate to say: Ces lunettes de soleil ne sont pas à eux.In the 4th sentence: entre chercher les œufs et les manger, why are these verbs in the infinitive form. I thought they would be in the gerund. Thank you!
qui+est = qu'est ??
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