"Lequel est rouge, lequel est blanc ?"

Translation: Which one is red, which one is white?

[seanton]

Is it just me or does it sound like "blond" instead of "blanc"?

[jul3q]

It sounds exactly like blond

[LBLou]

Moi aussi! I put blond..

[kjabo]

can someone explain how to tell the difference between "blond" and "blanc"? i can't hear any difference.

[Sitesurf]

please try them with forvo.com

[clear.hi]

Even on forvo.com they sound the same:
Blanc: http://www.forvo.com/word/blanc/#fr
Blond: http://www.forvo.com/word/blond/#fr

Is there no way to tell them apart by the sound? I suppose context is crucial for understanding in this case.

[lanny.ripple]

The forvo user gwen_bzh says both words and listening just to him you can hear the difference. (And yes, I know this reply is raising a dead thread but I couldn't hear the difference on forvo at first either so maybe this helps.)

[JesuisVegan123]

Why not "laquelle est rouge " since rouge is feminine?

[kjabo]

Thank you!

[Ungewitig_Wiht]

On and an in French are 2 different nasal vowels.

[anwark]

Yeah it sounds like blond

[ron_fr]

When is it appropriate to use lesquel, lesquelles, quel, quelles, lequel and laquelle?

[deactivated user]

Quel, lequel = singular, masculine

Quelle, laquelle = singular, feminine

Quels, lesquels = plural, masculine

Quelles, lesquelles = plural, feminine

Ex:

• Mon ami vient à la fête.

• Lequel ? OR - Quel ami ?

• Mes amis viennent à la fête.

• Lesquels ? OR - Quels amis ?

• Mes amies viennent à la fête.

• Lesquelles ? OR - Quelles amies ?

• Mon amie vient à la fête.

• Laquelle ? OR - Quelle amie ?

[mosaicmuse]

Why is it incorrect if I write, Which one is red and which one is white? Usually in Enlgish we wouldn't use a comma to comibine a sentence. Is this something usually in French?

[9DBrendenW]

I got this wrong two.

[winterbeard]

Still not sure when to use quelle vs laquelle (and the others eg quels vs lesquels)

[MattThomatan]

than why wold lequelle not be correct?

[Lenkvist]

The feminine form is LAquelle.

[ColieGrove]

In this case, the objects referred to are masculine (so, lequel). It would be valid to use laquelle if the objects were feminine.

[MattThomatan]

is red not feminine ?

[Sitesurf]

"one" in English does not have a gender.

In French "lequel" is masculine and "laquelle" is feminine, depending what you are talking about.

• in front of a pile of socks (une chaussette, des chaussettes, feminine): laquelle est rouge, laquelle est blanche ?
• in front of a pile of hats (un chapeau, des chapeaux, masculine): lequel est rouge, lequel est blanc ?

[Lyndsieb07]

So, if it doesn't specify something feminine, the default is always masculine?

[Flying_Frenchman]

Red is "rouge" in describing both masculine and feminine nouns (le chaussette rouge, la chapeaux rouge) The only time the spelling changes is when the noun is plural (rouges)

[Sitesurf]

la chaussette rouge - le chapeau rouge

[ronaldolando]

Its very difficult to differentiate lesquels from lequel from the pronunciation

[Kaamat]

Is there a fault in my English?
I put one's instead of one is, and got the whole thing wrong.

[Feeniqs]

Owls are colourblind, right?

[TankWriting]

Not a clue, I am colour blind

[HannahAshb1]

I typed "which is red and whichbis white" and was corrected..
Explain please

[mcandreev]

It looks like rhymes:
"Which one is Red, which one is White..." //
The Russian Revolution, right?

[RubynK15]

I thought of the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland.

[LazyLinguist5]

This reminds me of Les Mis

[eamondaly2]

I typed
Which is red which is white

I believe, in english, is acceptable......

So 'Lequel' would always translate as 'which one'?
One of those french things?

[Pam520742]

Got it correct but why is there no inversions in this question? ' Lequel est rouge, lequel est blanc'