"Le prince entend le roi."

Translation: The prince hears the king.

[lir]

Should "the prince listens to the king" be correct?

[Sitesurf]

No, it does not mean the same: the prince listens to the king = le prince écoute le roi (hear/entendre vs listen to/écouter)

[Titike]

entendre means hear and understand as well

[Sitesurf]

Sometimes, yes in certain circumstances.

Example : "j'entends bien" may mean "je comprends".

[wraxtl]

Lots of references to Princes and Kings... Remind me again what the French Revolution was for?

[Sitesurf]

I've wondered about that as well... I mean why so many kings and princes in the course, since we have none?

[wraxtl]

I don't know.. On a lighter vein, maybe British envy?

[Sitesurf]

"L'herbe est toujours plus verte chez le voisin" (grass is always greener at the neighbor's)

[tani17]

IN case you intend to read and appreciate French history. Even the Revolution will mention kings

[Sitesurf]

What I meant is that we put an end to royalty 225 years ago, so kings and princes are not really a contemporary concept.

[InvertedGo]

Unless of course you want to talk about other countries that still have them.

[Dracos_real]

Heard

[seshatdreams]

The sentence isn't in paat tense, so heard wold be wrong.

[eduardovil959698]

What is the difference between ecoute and entendre. Don't the both mean listen or hear?

[seshatdreams]

Écouter is to listen. Entendre is to hear.

[AngelGee4]

I keep hearing poi not roi

[Paul417145]

I thought a prince was a dauphin

[Sitesurf]

All the king's sons are "des princes", but only one is "le dauphin" who will (might) wear the crown one day.

[alvescot12]

I did not know that! Thank you.

[CinnamonTe1]

"Entend" is present tense so "is hearing" shouldn't be marked wrong.

[geoff8407]

Why is 'is hearing ' incorrect?