"The man"

Translation: L'homme

[scar_as_coot]

Shouldn't "Le homme" work as well?

[maseratimaniac]

no, because when using an article (le, la, de, du, etc.) with a word that starts with a vowel or 'h' you must use the l apostrophe.

[LuizzViniciuss]

With "h" the Duolingo don't explained, so thank you.

[Thundernek]

That's so cool! I love your explanation. It makes sense to me.

[deactivated user]

Helpful.

[SheetalSin2]

No , because I'm French h is considered a vowel . so hence l'

[ommie3]

Nice one.. Thanks for that

[french_phoenix]

The h is silent in french if its the beginning of a word, so the vowel sound requires a "l' "

[Kodadog546]

Thanks french-phoenix. That pronunciation happens in other languages too. I couldnt figure out what the woman was saying at first, it sounded like ''lom-ey'' or something around that. And 'o' seems to be pronounced 'aw'.

[Debobington]

no because there is a vowel before the h

[TeaganShea1]

The french language really likes the flow of their words so when putting two vowels or a vowel and "h" together just doesnt sound correct. It's very odd.

[VictoriaUk]

I love this app

[tacofriendo]

Why doesnt duo have lessons on not only the language but the rules and grammar as well? I am taking German, French and Spanish and I learned half of the stuff I know from the comments.

[Sitesurf]

There are Tips and Notes in the lessons. But you have to use a PC to access them from every exercise and on every Skill's main page.

[DerrionGar]

Merci beaucoup ......

[Estherr_133]

yes le homme should work

[KateSimpson0]

Le homme is incorrect. A silent H is treated as a vowel. When there is a vowel or silent h at the beginning of the next word, le or la changes to l'

[vbe313]

If H is a vowel, are there any other trick vowels?

[Sitesurf]

H is not a vowel, it is a consonant.

Yet it never produce any sound in French (it is always mute).

Just as you would not say "a hour" but "an hour", the French do not say "le homme" but "l'homme", so that the language flows better. Pronunciation: LOM

However, some French words starting with an H do keep the full article, for instance "le héros". In this case, even though the H is still mute, it works as a barrier before the next vowel sound. Pronunciation: LUH ERO

[DominicOwu]

L'homme is it correct.

[daiana358]

Isnt it plural?

[Sitesurf]

No, the plural is "les hommes", pronunciation: LE-ZOM

[HabibahAngeli]

if it's le homme then why do we pronounce it 'LAWhma"

[KateSimpson0]

It's l'homme and pronounced "lomme"

[veiled_int]

What's the difference between "es" and "est"?

[FuzzyPanda-SK]

"Es" means are, as in "Tu es", "est" means is, as in "Il/Elle est"

[lovegal1]

Why is it a lowwer case l and not capilitized

[KateSimpson0]

It is not a complete sentence. As such you can chose whether or not to capitalise.

[Brooklyn71115]

Why isn't le l'homme working isn't dat "the man"

[KateSimpson0]

le, la, and l' all mean the. so what you've written is "the the man"

Le for masculine, La for feminine, and they both become l' if the next word starts with a vowel, or vowel sound.