"In the desert, it is hot."

Translation: Dans le désert, il fait chaud.

[NessaNessaJoy]

What's wrong with "Au désert"??

[Meg_in_Canada]

To the desert? At the desert?

Of course, these prepositions do NOT even come close to translating directly. I took a stab with "dans" and was correct, but you just have to learn the contexts in which you use each. I would say, "I live in Québec," but it is not "dans," but instead, "J'habite au Québec."

[Marie282520]

lovely city

[petit_tigre]

Why is "c'est chaud" incorrect for the "it is hot" part - they say that "il fait chaud" is the right answer. What am I missing?

[ChristianTruong]

French idiom. They don't say "it is hot", instead they say "it makes hot".

[KevinDempsey]

Nice thanks

[Onoszko]

However, talking about objects, and not the weather, you say c'est chaud.

[Marie282520]

nice to know

[KarinKM]

If fait chaud dans le désert - why did the green owl not like it?

[DizzyLady]

A lot of times the owl frowns on changing the order of a sentence. Best to play it safe and keep it close to the original.

[Razukin]

Made the same mistake. I felt the sentence order was weird in French.

[mahmoud.al9]

Can anyone help me plz
I put " au" instead of dans le
Why it's incorrect
Thanks

[duogm]

Au desert should be acceptable to if you go by the following.

At https://www.duolingo.com/skill/fr/Places

Use à and its contractions for unspecific or vague locations.

<pre>On vit à la campagne. — We live in the country. C'est dangereux à la frontière. — It's dangerous at the frontier. </pre>

[StanislavGalov]

do we have to have the comma in French?

[MariaIramendy]

What's the difference between dans le désert, il fait chaud and Il fait chaud dans le désert?
The order of factors doesn't alter the product, isn't it?