Help with simple French please? A few questions.
"Ces voitures sont argentées. Ces pièces de monnaie sont argentées. Ces pièces de monnaie ne sont pas en or. Nous sommes des garçons et des filles. Ce sont des arbres et des fleurs. Ce sont des édifices et des maisons. "

So i know that ceci means this is, and that that C'est means it is. So what is "ces"?
and does "ce" mean "it"?
the third sentence, what is "en or"?
does the fourth sentence mean we are boys and girls?
And finally, (wheww!) does "édifices" mean building or something? I know that immeuble means building but is that another word for it? In spanish "edificio" means building and they sound and look similar.

Merci, Thank you! :)

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Help with simple French please? A few questions.
"Ces voitures sont argentées. Ces pièces de monnaie sont argentées. Ces pièces de monnaie ne sont pas en or. Nous sommes des garçons et des filles. Ce sont des arbres et des fleurs. Ce sont des édifices et des maisons. "

So i know that ceci means this is, and that that C'est means it is. So what is "ces"?
and does "ce" mean "it"?
the third sentence, what is "en or"?
does the fourth sentence mean we are boys and girls?
And finally, (wheww!) does "édifices" mean building or something? I know that immeuble means building but is that another word for it? In spanish "edificio" means building and they sound and look similar.
 
Merci, Thank you! :)

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En or = golden

Ce = this

Ces = these

Yes, nous sommes des garçons et des filles means we are boys and girls,

and yes édifices is buildings.

=)

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Fleurs needs to be fleures. Here's how the ce words go; Cela and ceci are nouns and can act as subjects or objects of a sentence. (Ex. Cela/Ceci veut dire que...=That/This means...) C'est means it is. Ce is a demonstrative adjective and means this/that + a noun (Ex. Ce chat=This/that cat). Ces is plural for ce. Cette is feminine singular for ce. Cet is masculine for ce when the noun starts with a vowel or silent h (EX. Cet homme=This/that man). Hope THIS helps. (

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Bonjour

Oui on écrit et dit :

C'est + féminin/singulier  =  C'est une fleur
Ce sont  + féminin/pluriel = Ce sont des fleurs

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What Kegan explained is quite right! More simply, ceci/cela can act like this/that respectively, and c'est is just like "this/that is".

"en or" means "made of gold". "en" has the meaning of "in/of" here, like "j'habite en Italie" -> "I live in Italy". When you use "en" with a material, it means that what you are talking about is made in that material, made of it.
"une bague en or" = a ring made of gold
"une veste en laine" = a jacket made of wool
"une boîte en carton" = a box made of cardboard

Hope this helps!

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very interesting questions. keep practice.  a_a   bonne chance!

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