Au sol vs sur le sol

Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I’ve lived in France a little while now and for « On the floor, the tiles are blue like the ocean » I automatically wrote « Au sol, le carrelage est bleu comme l’océan », which was accepted, but in final translation I see « Sur le sol, le carreaux sont bleus comme l’océan ». Is mine more a spoken translation ?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "In the bathroom"

Freeform Writing Exercise A1

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Anita,

Both are accepted in this exercise and in life.

They both mean on the floor or on the ground and so does 'par terre' which you might be familiar with also .

Bonne Continuation !

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Anita P. asked:

Au sol vs sur le sol

I’ve lived in France a little while now and for « On the floor, the tiles are blue like the ocean » I automatically wrote « Au sol, le carrelage est bleu comme l’océan », which was accepted, but in final translation I see « Sur le sol, le carreaux sont bleus comme l’océan ». Is mine more a spoken translation ?

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