French for English speakers Zoo · Lesson 4

Take your time

Compare animals in French — Quels points communs ont les dauphins et les singes ? (What do dolphins and monkeys have in common?).

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PX296

Quels points communs ont les dauphins et les singes ?

What does a dolphin and a monkey have in common?

Tip: <points communs> = lit. common points
Cassian

Hmm, un singe est très diffèrent d’un dauphin.

Mmmh... A monkey is very different from a dolphin.
PX296

Tu peux prendre ton temps.

You can take your time.

Tip: <prends ton temps> = take your time
Cassian

Un singe est un mammifère et le dauphin également.

A monkey is a mammal. A dolphin is a mammal too.

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'what do they have in common?'

Quels points communs ont X et Y? — 'what points in common do X and Y have?'. Avoir en commun is also valid.

What does très différent de mean?

'Very different from'. C'est très différent de = 'it's very different from'.

Common dolphins and monkeys facts?

Both are mammals, intelligent, social, and use tools. Dolphins are aquatic mammals; monkeys are primates.