"His girlfriend is Japanese."

Translation: Sa copine est japonaise.

[JinxLeRai]

I've never heard anyone say "petite copine" for girlfriend. In my experience it's either "copine" or "petite amie".

[Schatzie14]

Where did the "petit" come from? Also I like to add Spanish to my current program without loosing my duo french level.
Anyone can help me ? I am looking for "Sitesurf" thanks

[DLundberg]

Shouldn't "petite amie" work for girlfriend too? That's what I always learned

[WhatKatiedid]

It definitely should

[AldoRoss]

It does now (8/18/14).

[AaronKrajeski]

Shouldn't "blonde" also work? It's what everyone uses in Quebec.

[Loves_languages]

And in Northern Ontario. And I don't think it's just a French Canadian thing. Ever heard of the song "Aupres de ma blonde"?

[DarrelDent]

I always wondered what that meant! I never understood it!

[travelingCook]

I just used "la amie" as one of the structured choices. It was not clear to me that copine implied more intimacy. I think there is a difference between girl friend and girlfriend.

[ncp1113]

In a previous problem, simply copine is girlfriend so for that to be consistent petite copine would be little girlfriend

[WhatKatiedid]

That is not correct. Petite amie is girlfriend not little girlfriend. Petite copine doesn't really exist. And copine alone is girlfriend, so synonym to petite amie. The French use copine a lot more often, petite amie is more like children's play but it still is correct and you would be perfectly understood.

[julian.nem]

Shouldn't "blonde"work too? It is common in Quebec at least.

[abshannon]

Complain at duolingo

[kellahan]

If the gender of the possessive pronoun 'Sa' is determined by the gender of the word 'coupine' how do we distinguish between "His girlfriend..." and "Her girlfriend..."?

[JinxLeRai]

I think you'd probably have to just go by the wider context.

[littleblueduck]

Is "son amie" valid too?