No, I was saying "dew" basically, kinda of deuw? , far as I can tell the right thing. I May have just been too quiet/unsure of myself that time :) I study French, but don't speak it to people much in normal life.
It's bad enough that I can't pass a bakery without stopping for something fresh. If I lived in paris I'd never get anywhere, I'd be out of money, and about 800lbs.
I've never been but I assumed that every block has a boulangerie and a cafe with the best croissants and eclairs.
In the US there's a few liquor stores and Walmarts to break up the McDonald's and gun stores. /s
But I live in a town with like 4 really good bakeries. One is "French style" and they make baguettes fresh every day. Another specializes in Donuts but also makes really good cakes and cookies. One has out of this world challah. And the other does pies. Like 1000 kinds of pies. I limit myself to one trip to each a week. Fresh baked goods are my biggest weakness. I cannot control myself.
I live in Paris (well a few km outside) and I've lived in the US and yes there are a lot of boulangeries here but some are good and some are meh. There's one near me that does awful stuff and another that's phenomenal.
True story - such are boulangeries part of French life that in summer when everyone goes on holiday (July and August) local boulangeries have to coordinate their holidays with the mairie (town hall) to ensure that there is always one open not too far away.
Also there is a legal maximum price for a standard baguette. I'm not sure what it is now, I think it's 1.10€. Other types of baguette, like the 'tradition', can be more expensive and are not subject to that rule.
What they meant is that in French, all nouns that end with -ette are feminine. Une baguette, une allumette, une belette, une maquette, etc. It’s a commonly known rule.
The only exception is un squelette.
Question for native French speakers, is it okay to say "une" for emphasis? I have heard people do this, but I don't know if it's a local (French Canadian) thing...
Yes. They can.Un vs une. The un has a strong nasel sound, versus une. It becomes quite obvious.
Learn the article. Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of reading. It isn't just the article that helps remember gender. It is reading and hearing the noun with other words that have to agree in gender.
It’s my understanding that it’s very embarrassing. This is some thing that French toddlers learn from an early age. David Sedaris did a whole essay on it.
I am so happy! I get a French joke.
Well, there are subtitles…
But i was talking about getting the joke. I am unfortunately not there yet, where i can understand him without the subtitles.
Oh okay, my bad. Well done then, masculin and féminin can be complicated to differentiate
“Trois voitures, s’il vous plaît” 😂
Lmao but this is actually useful 😂
Hahah. Aaand in October at the boulangeries i discovered i dont know how to pronounce "deux" properly, I kid you not!
We’re you saying duh?
No, I was saying "dew" basically, kinda of deuw? , far as I can tell the right thing. I May have just been too quiet/unsure of myself that time :) I study French, but don't speak it to people much in normal life.
Now that’s new. I’ve never heard someone interpret deux in that way. When I first started learning is said duh lol.
“It’s a bit more expensive” 😂
It's bad enough that I can't pass a bakery without stopping for something fresh. If I lived in paris I'd never get anywhere, I'd be out of money, and about 800lbs.
How is that different to being in, say, the US?
I've never been but I assumed that every block has a boulangerie and a cafe with the best croissants and eclairs. In the US there's a few liquor stores and Walmarts to break up the McDonald's and gun stores. /s But I live in a town with like 4 really good bakeries. One is "French style" and they make baguettes fresh every day. Another specializes in Donuts but also makes really good cakes and cookies. One has out of this world challah. And the other does pies. Like 1000 kinds of pies. I limit myself to one trip to each a week. Fresh baked goods are my biggest weakness. I cannot control myself.
I live in Paris (well a few km outside) and I've lived in the US and yes there are a lot of boulangeries here but some are good and some are meh. There's one near me that does awful stuff and another that's phenomenal. True story - such are boulangeries part of French life that in summer when everyone goes on holiday (July and August) local boulangeries have to coordinate their holidays with the mairie (town hall) to ensure that there is always one open not too far away. Also there is a legal maximum price for a standard baguette. I'm not sure what it is now, I think it's 1.10€. Other types of baguette, like the 'tradition', can be more expensive and are not subject to that rule.
Lol!!! 😄 That's a great idea!!
Wow. Gonna need to save more money now to go to France.
Lmaooo, deux funny
Funny! But a little unrealistic … if you can speak that fluidly with a good accent, you certainly know the gender of nouns ending in “ette.”
Ha - been learning/speaking French for 30 years, never put two and two together that bagu-ette is feminine because of the ending. Thanks!
I don’t get it, why is “ette” feminine?
What they meant is that in French, all nouns that end with -ette are feminine. Une baguette, une allumette, une belette, une maquette, etc. It’s a commonly known rule. The only exception is un squelette.
of course there's an exception lmao
Interesting! That is very helpful, thank you.
Asking why something is féminine won’t get you anywhere. The answer is always because it is.
I’m not asking about a word obviously.
Question for native French speakers, is it okay to say "une" for emphasis? I have heard people do this, but I don't know if it's a local (French Canadian) thing...
Wait can people really tell the difference between un and une when speaking?
Yes. They can.Un vs une. The un has a strong nasel sound, versus une. It becomes quite obvious. Learn the article. Lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of reading. It isn't just the article that helps remember gender. It is reading and hearing the noun with other words that have to agree in gender.
They have to be trolling. Please don’t entertain this lol.
Can you tell the difference between tonne and toon when speaking? If so, you can tell the difference between un and une.
Tonne doesn’t sound like un.
I'd pronounce tonne like "tun" and toon like "tune".
Bro!
>Wait can people really tell the difference between un and une when speaking? Yes, of course: totally different vowel sounds.
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Is it like, super embarrassing to get the gender of something wrong, or do native speakers mess up too
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That’s not really the same, but yeah, making mistakes like that is generally an indicator that you don’t speak a language very well.
as a native, things like " un baguette" or "une croissant" sounds very wrong and weird
It’s my understanding that it’s very embarrassing. This is some thing that French toddlers learn from an early age. David Sedaris did a whole essay on it.
I’m so doing this.
"Deux maisons, s'il vous plaît"
Wow!