Le Café des flamants roses has a small garden where people can talk English to ask questions about what is being said in French in the café

In the café there is the following

Excusez moi je n’avez pas Francais dans l‘ecole .
En Mercredi je vais ?‍♀️ dans la Mer en Kent, pas de froid et je etais tres heureuse.
Au Jour dui le soleil est ne pas dans evidence. Il vent arrivez et peutetre l‘ete est fini.
Je espere not. A bientot mes ami.

A good effort, but even with my limited knowledge of French I can note some places where an alteration would improve it.

As the café is intended to help people learn, could the teachers advise please?

I try to write it in French and then I use Google translate to translate to English, then do a swap so as to see how Google translate translates the English into French, then I have a look any differences, there usually are some, then perhaps alter the English to make it simpler, and so on until I think it is all correct. Putting an individual word or two or three words on a separate line is helpful as a temporary sidebar to check gender and so on.

I use google translate.

Thank you Mamie. I should have known that.

Thank you both.

I always taught pupils that "tu" is OK if you would call somebody by his/her first name or if you're talking to a child or family member. Otherwise, play safe and call them "vous".

The problem with using "my dear" as an example is that the direct French translation can be used when talking to somebody one doesn't know well, in which case, use "vous".

There are some examples here:

www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/mon-cher

ElderlyPerson

Could it be expressed as if one were to say "hello dear"?

So, if it is your cat, or your girlfriend, maybe alright.

But if using "hello dear" would not be right, don't use 'tu' in French.

I know that 'tu' is more like 'thou', but maybe that analogy sums it up.

Hmm. I’d disagree. If you would use somebody’s first name then it’s “tu”. You would also address small children automatically as “tu”.
The “dear” is a bit confusing as I wouldn’t call anybody “dear” !!

Sorry different thread.

Has some of this thread disappeared ?

Sorry not a very clear explanation - the words mâle et femelle are for animals.

I am teaching them English - so if I say that something is available for male or female (people), they find it really hard to use the words, as in French it is for animals.

Mamie

You can actually say "la ministre" for politicians now. The word "doctoresse" exists but my women doctor friends would not be happy to be called by it.
My students hate it when I use male and female in English as that is only for animals.

In the third sentence, how do you mean please?

Can you give an example of a sentence that they hate please?

You can actually say "la ministre" for politicians now. The word "doctoresse" exists but my women doctor friends would not be happy to be called by it.
My students hate it when I use male and female in English as that is only for animals.

growstuff

ElderlyPerson

Thank you.

"le/la professeur" is the same.

However, if you are taking about a groups of artists or teachers, some of whom are male and some female, any adjective would be in the masculine plural form.

Thank you.

A missing mixed gender word for 'they' in French?

I was talking to a lady doctor many years ago and there was a leaflet with something about "ask your doctor if he will refer you to a specialist".

As we looked at it, we caught each others glance.

"Doctors are always male!" she said, and smiled.

We laughed.

I remember a famous cartoon from the era of The Great War.

A young woman, standing, is talking to an older woman, who is seated.

"I've been escorted home by an officer and a gentleman."

"Lovely dear, ask them in for a cup of tea."

Could it be expressed as if one were to say "hello dear"?

So, if it is your cat, or your girlfriend, maybe alright.

But if using "hello dear" would not be right, don't use 'tu' in French.

I know that 'tu' is more like 'thou', but maybe that analogy sums it up.

ElderlyPerson

Thank you.

"le/la professeur" is the same.

However, if you are taking about a groups of artists or teachers, some of whom are male and some female, any adjective would be in the masculine plural form.

For anna7 - you use vous êtes because it is you plural. Tu es for one person you know well. Whether to use vous or tu can be a minefield, but if they say tu, you can use it back. Otherwise vous is safer.

Thank you.

"artiste" can be either masculine or feminine.

www.linguee.com/french-english/translation/une+artiste.html

My French is non existent EP, but I do like Audubon! ???
That’s the limit of my contribution, I’m afraid ?

In the café:

Les peintures sont modernes.

Mais les peintures sont dans le style d'autrefois.

Les peintures sont d'un artiste local.

L'artiste est une femme.

Elle a vu des peintures d'oiseaux au Château de Chenonceau.

Elle aimait le style.

Elle a utilisé ce style.

As the artist is female, in

Les peintures sont d'un artiste local.

Should that be 'une artiste' or does one use 'un' because the noun is masculine even though the person is female?