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How do you say "few" in French?
quelques
In French, "few" is quelques.
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Pronunciation
Give quelques a French shape, since u wants rounded, pushed-forward lips, not an English "oo"; the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it.
Grammar notes
quelques is n/a. Its plural is quelques.
Example sentence
Seules quelques personnes sont venues.
Only a few people showed up.
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How to remember quelques
Imagine someone in Paris pointing at a few and calling it quelques; replay that scene each time you forget.
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- dozen la douzaine
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- thousand Mille
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- billion le milliard
- half la moitié
- quarter le quartier
- double le double
- triple le triple
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Questions about quelques
How do you pronounce quelques?
Give quelques a French shape, since u wants rounded, pushed-forward lips, not an English "oo"; the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it.
Is quelques masculine or feminine?
quelques is n/a. quelques is n/a. Its plural is quelques.
How is quelques used in French?
quelques is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Seules quelques personnes sont venues. (Only a few people showed up.).
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