"La vache est noire."

Translation: The cow is black.

[Sitesurf]

No confusion possible since you should hear "est" in the middle.

By the way, it is NOIRE (vache is feminine)

[Marcingham]

I agree.

[Z.Shan]

After learning "le chien" and "la chienne". I want to know how to distinguish a male cow and a female cow.

2013.06.05

[Sitesurf]

a male cow is a bull.

une vache -> un taureau

[fanab]

la vache qui rit

[Sitesurf]

Nope, la vache qui rit est rouge !

[fanab]

Haha, d'accord! ;)

[geckomonorchus]

What is the difference between "noir" and "noire"?

[Sitesurf]

un chien noir (masculine singular) - des chiens noirs (masculine plural)

une vache noire (feminine singular) - des vaches noires (feminine plural)

[Maurod17]

Can i write "The black cow" instead of "The cow is black"?

[Sitesurf]

You can write it but it is wrong, since you dropped the verb.

[Maurod17]

Ok I get it, Learning french is more and more interesting!
Thanks...

[chuu207]

Pronunciation wise can I tell the difference between "noir" and "noire"?

[Sitesurf]

No, but since you know that "la vache" is feminine, "noire" must be in feminine as well.

[JeffreyD.]

Gosh, so do all color spellings change now with feminine Nouns?

[Marleyisgreat]

i thought noir also meant gloomy