Topic: French

"Elle vient du restaurant."

Translation:She comes from the restaurant.

January 31, 2018

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https://www.duolingo.com/Chantastic92
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I wrote "Elles viennent" in the listening exercise and it was marked wrong even though to me they sound virtually the same. Is it because the "n" in "vient" is less pronounced than the "n" in "viennent"?

January 31, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/Ripcurlgirl

    They are pronounced differently vient is nasal like the French word "bien", whereas the "enne" in viennent is clearly pronounced. Listen to them here:
    https://forvo.com/word/vient/#fr
    https://forvo.com/word/viennent/#fr

    January 31, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/LeTravis

      Darn, I put "She came from the restaurant"...that present tense, man

      June 2, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Ben568111

        I thought "venir de" also means "just came from"?? Someone help here!

        February 1, 2019
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