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I want to translate something for class, and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.
I want to ask "When do we learn about Math in french class", or something to that extent, in French.
I came up with "Quand est-ce nous apprenons de maths en classe de fracias".
Google Translate tells me "Quand pouvons-nous apprendre sur les maths en classe de français"
I don't trust online translators, and I have only a semester of French. How would I ask his? :[
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2009-12-11, 07:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 2009-12-11, 07:27 PM by Rob.)
Quand est-ce que pouvons-nous apprendre sur les maths en classe de français?
Google was pretty accurate.
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Why's pouvons thrown in there? I'm reading it as "When can we learn on maths in french class?".
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Why "sur le maths?" Doesn't that mean "above the math?"
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Actually yes, thanks for correcting me guys. This is what happens when you don't use french frequently after more than a year.
EDIT: Oh, and Claw, ''sur le maths'', is ''about maths''.
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Actually you don't need to say "Quand est-ce que" and then use inversion at the same time, or rather you shouldn't.
Because inversions are used to ask questions but since you're already saying "quand" you don't need to invert.
And by inversion I mean "pouvons-nous"
I would say "Quand est-ce que nous allons etudier les maths dans la classe de francais" which would be "When will we study math in French class" if that's what you want to say.
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The original question was about learning math in french. ie, how to say "5 + 5", or "sqrt(7)", etc.
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Ca Va?
Oui Ca Va.. that's all I know. I just started French a couple of days ago! <333 the sexual language.