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Dec 02, 2012 - 07:52 PM
http://french.about.com/library/weekl... - detailed answer to your question. This site is an incredible resource for any adult-learner of French. I visit it virtually every day.
Dec 07, 2012 - 07:20 AM
This is actually covered in Fluenz French, but I am not sure where, I think it is not until at least level 4 or 5.
Dec 07, 2012 - 08:15 AM
Thank you both. :)
Dec 14, 2012 - 04:57 AM
The rules are sometimes hard to follow..
One good trick if you doubt which one to use when speaking, is to ask yourself whether it's followed by an article or not:
You use "Il/Elle est" when what follows is a single word not preceded by an article: Il est grand/gentil/étudiant/canadien/banquier etc etc
While you use "C'est" when it's followed by Article + noun, as in: C'est un homme/mon ami/son collègue/le banquier
One good trick if you doubt which one to use when speaking, is to ask yourself whether it's followed by an article or not:
You use "Il/Elle est" when what follows is a single word not preceded by an article: Il est grand/gentil/étudiant/canadien/banquier etc etc
While you use "C'est" when it's followed by Article + noun, as in: C'est un homme/mon ami/son collègue/le banquier
Dec 14, 2012 - 08:08 AM
That's very helpful, Emilie. Merci!
Dec 14, 2012 - 09:50 AM
That's very helpful advice, Emilie. Merci beaucoup.
Dec 15, 2012 - 06:54 AM
Thanks to the Table of Contents Andy sent, which as a PDF is searchable, I could easily find that this was covered in French 3, session 28. This has come up before, that Fluenz would benefit greatly from a search function so we can find where a particular topic was covered. It should cover all levels of a language.
Dec 15, 2012 - 11:31 AM
James and/or Andy, could you please email me that pdf with the full Fluenz French ToC? My email is [email protected]. Thank you.
Jan 01, 2013 - 01:27 PM
"il est" means he or it is, whil" c'est" means "there is."