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Jun 16 2016 09:13pm

Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 16 2016 08:11pm)

omelette au fromage? the only definition of au that I know is to mean to
as in parle au le garcon which my not be grammatically correct but gives the idea.

Unfortunately the semantic meaning of prepositions is very vague, varying in different contexts, and doesn't meaningfully carry between different languages. 'a', 'a la', and 'au' are used with food items to describe something that is added or something that is done to a certain style.

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Jun 16 2016 09:14pm

Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 16 2016 11:10pm)

nice good approach to learning

Just dont ask anyones name

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Jun 16 2016 09:14pm

Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 16 2016 08:13pm)

what does omelette au fromage mean literally? you taught me the one that is wrong :mad:

'Omelette au fromage' literally means 'cheese omelette'.

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Jun 16 2016 09:15pm

Quote (Tuna_BeIIy @ Jun 16 2016 10:14pm)

Just dont ask anyones name

better approach to learning

Quote (Nathan @ Jun 16 2016 10:13pm)

ty for the knowledge

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Jun 16 2016 09:49pm

So much bad french teachers

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Jun 16 2016 10:17pm

Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 17 2016 12:01am)

that indicates that we need the extra vous. I was mistaken thinking appelez was name, i believe it means to call
so what we are saying is what is it you call yourself.
seems like a better direct translation. now this sentence makes sense to me, thanks :D

Welcome. People may want to argue exacts but French is my first language and done all schooling in French...

There's many ways to say the thing but yeah there you have it

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