French language Q&A Forum

What is the difference between effets and efforts and why is sembler cited as the "best" answer but the final para uses paraître?

1. In the numbers test, quatre-cent-cinq was a correct answer. We don't use cinque for numbers above 100?

2. In the lesson you have deux-cents (with a hyphen), and cinq cents (no hphen). Is cinq cents an exception to the hyphenation rule?

Can you say "elle m'a tendu le doigt" instead of "sa doigt" because you know it's her finger?  I thought when it's obvious to whom the body part belongs, the French prefer not to specify as in "J'ai mal à la tête."

Is 'une première' in the second line feminine because it's short for 'une première fois'?

Why is mets pronounced May instead of Meh? in the lesson A1 le jour de Noël?

Are the words chosen in the text above the best way to express the thoughts? because they don't necessarily match the "best" response in the exercises.

In the end-of-lesson full text to read and listen to the first sentence of the text reads "J'adore habiter au..." but the audio says "J'aime habiter dans la...".