I'd like to clarify a couple of points in this lesson.
1) The first line of dialogue is a greeting « Bonjour Messieurs-dames » = "Good morning Sir, Madam."
Now the honorifics are singular in English but plural in the French, so is this just standard?
(I guess that « Bonjour Monsieur-Dame » would just sound wrong.)
2) In the 3rd conversation there is a line written
« Il vous faudra quitter la chambre à dix heures du matin. » but to me (I've listened to it several times) it sounds like she says
« Il vous faudra quitter la chambre à dix heures demain matin. »
It's a minor point, but I like to think my "ear for French" has developed pretty well over the course, and would be interested to know if I'm right here.
One final question - these points are often minor, so are you happy for me to bring them up if I spot them? And is there an alternative way rather than via the forum?
1) The first line of dialogue is a greeting « Bonjour Messieurs-dames » = "Good morning Sir, Madam."
Now the honorifics are singular in English but plural in the French, so is this just standard?
(I guess that « Bonjour Monsieur-Dame » would just sound wrong.)
2) In the 3rd conversation there is a line written
« Il vous faudra quitter la chambre à dix heures du matin. » but to me (I've listened to it several times) it sounds like she says
« Il vous faudra quitter la chambre à dix heures demain matin. »
It's a minor point, but I like to think my "ear for French" has developed pretty well over the course, and would be interested to know if I'm right here.
One final question - these points are often minor, so are you happy for me to bring them up if I spot them? And is there an alternative way rather than via the forum?