Hotel
Adjectives
We've seen that French adjectives usually come after the noun. But in some cases the adjective actually comes first!
This applies to adjectives that are talking about…
Beauty!
Age!
Goodness!
Size!
... BAGS!
Beauty!
Age!
Goodness!
Size!
... BAGS!
Cette boulangerie a de beaux gâteaux !
This bakery has beautiful cakes!
Oui, c'est une nouvelle boulangerie.
Yes, it's a new bakery.
Ils ont de très bons croissants aussi.
They have very good croissants too.
C'est délicieux avec un petit café !
It's delicious with a little cup of coffee!
C'est un petit hôtel.
This is a small hotel.
Combien de ?
Use Combien de… ? to ask How many… ? or How much… ?
Combien de journaux voulez‑vous ?
How many newspapers do you want?
Vous voulez rester combien de nuits ?
How many nights would you like to stay?
Numbers
Notice that numbers 17‑19 are formed by combining other numbers. For example, 10 (dix) and 7 (sept) is dix‑sept!
dix
ten
onze
eleven
douze
twelve
treize
thirteen
quatorze
fourteen
quinze
fifteen
seize
sixteen
dix‑sept
seventeen
dix‑huit
eighteen
dix‑neuf
nineteen
vingt
twenty
du treize au dix‑sept juillet
from July thirteenth to the seventeenth