Breakfast · 38d6076a5ce841a088aaca5f202c1fd6
Du thé ou du café ?
Some nouns are easily counted. For example, we can say an apple, two apples, two hundred apples, etc., but for something like honey, we’re more apt to say some honey or even just honey.
In French, you always need du, de la, or des before nouns that can’t be counted (like miel).
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| du (masculine) de la (feminine) |
des (masculine or feminine) |
Tu veux du vin ?
Do you want some wine?
Voulez‑vous de la salade ?
Do you want some salad?
J’achète des pâtes.
I buy pasta.
Je prends du sucre avec mon café.
I take sugar with my coffee.
J’adore le chocolat!
Notice how when talking about preferences, you should always use le, la, or les.
Il adore le jus d'orange.He loves orange juice.
Je déteste le café. I hate coffee.
Elle n’aime pas le thé.She doesn’t like tea.
French Sounds
Let’s investigate some more French sounds...
A double ss in French is pronounced just like a single s in English; for example, chaussures and croissant.
When s is between two vowels, it sounds like an English z (for example, Brésil).
And remember that ‑s at the end of words (like parlons or japonais) is usually silent but may be pronounced (like a z!) during liaison (for example, les amis).