How to use 'ce' 'ca' and 'du' 'de'

Salut tout le monde, J'espere pour les reponses pour les questions:- a) How do I use 'ce' and 'ca' correctly in sentences? Are they the same? b) How do I utilise 'du' and 'de'? Are they different? Merci beaucoup people! I look forward to learning more French. A bien tot!

"Ce" is the masculine form of "this", "ça" is roughly the equivalent of "that" or "it". So, for instance, if you want to ask the price of a book, you would say: Combien coûte ce livre ? Combien ça coûte ? (and point to it) Du/de/des can be a complicated discussion because it's used for possession, location, quantity ("some"), so my advice is to take it one step at a time. The basic rule for possession is that "du" is roughly a contraction for "de + le". So, to show possession for a book, you would say: le livre de Maisarah - Maisarah's book le livre du garçon - The boy's book (you wouldn't say " le livre de le garçon") le livre de la fille - The girl's book If your name started with a vowel, that would be contracted: le livre d'Anne - Anne's book. Here's an older thread on "du" vs "de" on nationalities: http://members.rocketlanguages.com/your-community/french-grammar/du-vs-de

Salut Toru25, Sorry I thought I have replied earlier, must have been unsuccessful. Thank you for your reply- merci beaucoup!!

Bonjour! Très bien dit toru, vous allez piquer mon poste si je ne fais pas attention :) - Marie-Claire