"Des roses ! Merci mon homme !"

[hannrkelley]

Is 'my man' actually said in this kind of context? Because in English it's a bit silly to say. It sounds good in French though..

[Sitesurf]

I don't like it either. When you are offered roses, you generally have another nice name for your man: mon chéri, mon poussin, mon amour, mon poulet, mon lapin, mon trésor,... - pick the one you like best! -

[dapetras]

haha! I giggled at most of these. "Thank you my chicken!"

[aurelienche]

I agree. « Mon homme » is used by someone speaking to friends and referring to a masculine lover. Be aware that the opposite « ma femme » doesn't work the same way, because « femme » also refers to marriage, whereas « homme » doesn't.

[hannrkelley]

Masculine lover, I see. Good to know!

[hannrkelley]

Aww they're all lovely. Ok great thanks.

[percyflage]

Mon choux? That makes me giggle too.

[Sitesurf]

This how I usually wish my son goodnight: "Bonne nuit, chou !" (singular!)

[LiamNoir]

Last question said "Des sandwiches" was "The sandwiches". This question says "Des roses" is NOT "the roses" but just "roses"!
Why is there no consistency? What could be the reason?

[Sitesurf]

In this sentence, "roses" translates in "des roses", because the singular would be "a rose" = "une rose".
In French un/une have a plural form - des - but the English a/an has no plural form.

[LiamNoir]

Maybe I need to post my question on the other question when it comes up again.
So I understand une rose/des roses. But I don't understand why it doesn't apply to (the) sandwiches.

[Sitesurf]

It does: "un sandwich, des sandwichs", provided the sentence makes sense:

• I eat a sandwich - je mange un sandwich
• they eat sandwiches - ils mangent des sandwichs

[jbazzini]

So, "homme" can mean either man or human, but "femme" means either woman or wife? :/

[Sitesurf]

yes, you are right.