Is it ma famille or Mon?
Is it ma famille or Mon?
Whether you use ‘ma’ or ‘mon’ is based on the gender of the word itself, not the person speaking. Famille is female (easy to remember), so you should use ma.
What does Famille mean?
famille in British English French (famij) a type of Chinese porcelain characterized either by a design on a background of yellow (famille jaune) or black (famille noire) or by a design in which the predominant colour is pink (famille rose) or green (famille verte)
Do you say Ma Amie or mon amie?
The French word for “a friend” is un ami (for male friends) or une amie (for female friends). To say “my friend” in French, it’s mon ami or mon amie. You can’t say ma amie even if your friend is a girl, because the two words will clash on the vowels and sound awkward.
Why is it Mon Amie and not Ma Amie?
This is because the French like to join words together when they speak, and they call this ‘liaison’. A consonant should go before a vowel. Hence ‘mon amie’ sounds better and more natural to them than ‘ma amie’, even though the latter makes more sense grammatically.
What should you never say to a French person?
Never Say These 12 Things to a French Person
- “You’re French? I love Paris!”
- “Your accent is sooooo cute!”
- “Ew, you eat that?”
- “So, what do you do for a living?”
- “I love your home/car/bag, it’s so nice.
- “Everyone knows French people don’t like to work.”
- “You know you’d be speaking German if it wasn’t for us Americans.”
- “Are you religious?”
Why should you not say bien fait in French?
Bien fait is actually used in French as “Serves you right.” It’s for petty revenge, to bask in the satisfaction of seeing someone else get hurt when you think they deserved it. It’s for blaming the victim, basically.
What does a fait accompli mean?
: a thing accomplished and presumably irreversible he charged that the members were presented with a fait accompli instead of being called to a meeting to discuss the policy change— Daniel Thomases.
What does the word fete mean?
fete \FAYT\ noun. 1 : festival. 2 a : a lavish often outdoor entertainment.
Why is fête pronounced fate?
The word fate is derived from the Latin word fatum, meaning that which has been spoken, specifically spoken by the gods. Fete means a festival, particularly a lavish or outdoor festival or celebration. Related words are fetes, feted, feting. Fete is a loanword from French, an anglicization of the word fête.
How do you say fete in French?
In French, from whom we’ve borrowed the word, it’s /fɛt/ “fet”. But if we pronounced it as if it were an English word after dropping the accent, it would be /fi:t/ “feet”. Yet the pronunciation we actually use is /feɪt/ “fate”.
What does steel mean?
Steel is defined as to make with the strong substance made of iron and carbon, or to make something strong or tough or unfeeling. An example of steel is to sturdy up the foundation of a home. An example of steel is to have feelings that focus on being tough or unfeeling. verb. 6.
What are examples of steel?
The Four Main Types of Steel
- Carbon Steel. Carbon steel looks dull, matte-like, and is known to be vulnerable to corrosion.
- Alloy Steel. Next up is alloy steel, which is a mixture of several different metals, like nickel, copper, and aluminum.
- Tool Steel.
- Stainless Steel.
What is the strongest metal?
tungsten
What still means?
adjective, still·er, still·est. remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stillness: to stand still. free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter. subdued or low in sound; hushed: a still, small voice. free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm: the still air.
What does but still mean?
but , in spite of that
What means still life?
A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.).
What does still up mean?
It means “are you awake?”
Are u up means?
are you awake
What does ups mean in slang?
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Are you awake slang?
It means “are you still awake?” and this is the only meaning I know. It can also be used like this: What are you doing up so late? Are you up yet? Why are you up so early?
What does Awaka mean?
meaning: “淡” is pale. “香” is incense.
When you awake or awaken?
Wake up, people. Awake and awaken are two distinct verbs that both mean “to rise from sleep.” The verb forms for awake are irregular, but the most common choices are awake, awoke, and was awoken. The verb forms for awaken are regular: awakens, awakened, was awakened.
Is Awaking a word?
Very, very far away it seemed as though he heard his heart awaking heavily..
What does awakes mean?
verb awakes, awaking, awoke, awaked, awoken or awaked to emerge or rouse from sleep; wake. to become or cause to become alert. (usually foll by to) to become or make aware (of)to awake to reality. Also: awaken (tr) to arouse (feelings, etc) or cause to remember (memories, etc)