2 quick grammar questions

Bonjour, I'm still very new here and am only on the second lesson so sorry if theses are obvious questions. 1. I'm quite confused on silent letters in French. When are they silent? When are they not? and what letters are silent? are any of the lessons on this or no? 2. This is a more detailed question about 2 words i just learned. When saying "D'où venez vous" I know the the "venez" means "come", but also when responding "Je viens de...", "viens" also means "come". What is the grammatical difference, and does this happen a lot in French? Will it be discussed more later? Merci

I can answer the second question for you. Just like in English, verb forms change with the person. In first person, it's "I come", but in third person it's "He/She comes." These changes also occur with tense (present - come, past - came). This is called conjugation. "Venez" is the conjugation for "come" for the formal present singular second person and for the present plural second person. "Viens" is the present first person conjugation. As you move forward with your lessons, you will see more instruction on the different verbs and how the forms change. Keep at it!!!

Bonjour! Thank you dukayne, that was a perfect explanation! Yes, rabia silent letters happen a lot in French. Most of the silent letters occur at the end of a word. Often if a word ends in a consonant, that consonant is silent. For example, "Je suis de la France." - I am from France. The "s" at the end of the word "suis" is silent. However, if the following word begins with a vowel, then the consonant at the beginning of the first word IS pronounced. For example, "Je vais en ville." - I am going into town. The "s" at the end of the word "vais" IS pronounced because the following word "en" begins in a consonant. This can be quite tricky for French learners to understand because there are also exceptions. My advice to you is to pay close attention to the audio in our lessons to see how each sentence is said. J'espère que cela vous aide! - I hope this helps! - Marie-Claire