"Mes enfants dorment."

Translation: My children are sleeping.

[BBrink89]

Why is "my children are asleep" incorrect? Would that be translated differently than "my children are sleeping"? Thanks.

[Arjofocolovi]

"My children are asleep" = "Mes enfants sont endormis."

[zeinahabde]

My kids is same as my children

[Knightingale122]

According to the Duolingo staff:

• "Mes enfants" = "My children"
• "Mes gamins" = "My kids"

[Vinnfred]

I've been using Duolingo for many years and before both children and kids were correct for all the sentences. So I always typed "kids" just because it's shorter. Now out of nowhere I keep getting this mistake

[melhorvitor]

yes, report it

[deactivated user]

"My kids" is more casual, more slang-y.

[jaredoni]

My child or kids is same meaning

[AliDadban]

kid works everywhere else on Duolingo. I think my kids sleep should be accepted.

[Dan796561]

You really need to make 'kid' an acceptable synonym for 'child' for English speakers. Come on, we've been asking and complaining for ages...

[AliDadban]

Agreed. Kid is accepted in the German course as a translation of Kind. Why is it refused in the French course?

[Knightingale122]

Just something to think over, "kid" is a lot less formal than "child."

I'm not sure why they haven't changed it yet. According to WordReference, one of the possible translations of "kid" is "enfant"
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/kid

[Beanieboo08]

Children/kids = interchangeable

[HannahAshford]

does any one know the french equivalent to 'sound-asleep' or can translate 'she is sound asleep'?

[neverfox]

http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/sound%20asleep

[SeanMeaneyPL]

Thanks, neverfox. I just loved plongée dans un sommeil profond. What a figure!

[SeanMeaneyPL]

I hear *Mes enfants dörment" with an o sound in dorment that approximates the eu in peu. Is this right?