Are my French sentences right? Can someone check? Merci.
1.) Il y a une fille qui s'appelle Fama .
2.) Elle est quinze ans .
3.) Elle est (from) Mauritanie .
4.) Elle (goes to) Californie.
5.) Elle vit avec une famille américaine.
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English sentences
1.) There is a girl whose name is Fama.
2.) She is 15 years old.
3.) She is (from?) Mauritania.
4.) She (goes to?) California.
5.) She lives with an American family.
I'll send this to one of our French experts, SraJMcGin.
1. parfait!
2. To tell someone's age, use "avoir" so liter ally it looks like She has 15 years." = Elle a quinze ans.
3. from = de = Elle est de Mauritane.
4. Elle va en Californie.
5. "vivre" is to live and to breathe / habiter or demeurer mean to live, to reside, to dwell
Elle habite avec une famille américaine. (or demeire avec)
Sra (aka Mme)
I'll flag this and come back later in case you have additional questions.
Thankyou... I have 3 more summaries that I'd like you to check!
English:
1.) There is a boy whose name is Ben.
2.) He is 17 years old.
3.) He wants a car.
4.) He goes to Haiti, a poor country, with his family.
5.) He is content with his life.
French:
1.) Il y a un homme qui s'appelle Ben.
2.) Il a dix-sept ans.
3.) Il veut une voiture .
4. ) Il va à Haïti, un pays pauvre , avec sa famille .
5. ) Il est content de sa vie.
3rd (present tense) summary:
1.) There is a man whose name is Jacky.
2.)He likes to cook.
3.)It is his passion.
4.)Jacky cooks with Mr. Lagarde.
5.) Jacky is happy.
1.) Il y a un homme qui s'appelle Jacky.
2.) Il aime culsiner.
3.) C'est sa passion.
4.) Jacky (cooks) avec Mr. Lagarde.
5.) Jacky est/a content.
4rth (PAST tense) (different story) summary...
1.) There was a rat whose name is Remy.
2.)He was a resident in Paris.
3.)He enjoyed cooking
4.) He created complex dishes.
5.) He was satisfied with his work.
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1. ) Il y avait un rat don't le nom est Remy .
2. ) Il était un résident à Paris .
3. ) Il aimait cuisiner
4. ) Il a créé des plats complexes .
5. ) Il était satisfait de son travail .
1, 2, 3 = correct
4. Jacky cuisine (to cook food is cuire = cuit)....
5. est content.
PAST
1, 2 = correct
3. again, when talking about cooking food, cuire is better. Il aimaitt cuire.
4. un mets is also a plate/dish of food.
5. perfect
Again, I'll flag these in case you have additional questions.
Sra (aka Mme)
1.) Il y a une fille qui s'appelle Fama. - This sentence is grammatically correct. It means "There is a girl named Fama."
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2.) Elle est quinze ans. - This sentence is almost correct. Instead of "quinze ans," you should say "elle a quinze ans," which means "she is fifteen years old."
3.) Elle est (from) Mauritanie. - This sentence is grammatically correct. It means "She is from Mauritania."
4.) Elle (goes to) Californie. - This sentence is almost correct. Instead of "Californie," you should say "elle va en Californie," which means "she goes to California."
5.) Elle vit avec une famille américaine. - This sentence is grammatically correct. It means "She lives with an American family."
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