For example,
He is five feet eleven.
Do i say: Il est cinq pieds onze pouces
and
He has brown skin
is it: Il a la peau brun.
if any mistake please correct
2007-02-28 13:22:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Literally, il est... but that's not the proper way to describe someone's height. What I'd say is something like this: Comme taille, il a 5 pieds 11 pouces. Or, Sa taille, assez grande/petite, mesure 5 pieds 11 pouces. It's a bit more convoluted but it works.
Il est brun would be OK. Or, il a la peau brune. (Gotta have agreement between the noun and the adjective.)
2007-02-28 13:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by barrych209 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is five feet eleven: il mesure cinq pieds 11 pouces
He has brown skin: c'est un homme de couleur ou il a la peau brune
2007-02-28 14:22:13 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Il fait 1 mètre 80.
Il a la peau brune.
2007-02-28 15:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by paladin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is five feet eleven : "Il est haut de cinq pieds" or "Il fait cinq pieds de haut"
He has brown skin : "Il a la peau mate"
2007-03-01 12:16:23 · answer #4 · answered by Alambic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could always check on yahoo babblefish and translate english into french.
2007-02-28 13:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its brune not brun other than that u have everything correct
2007-02-28 20:33:19 · answer #6 · answered by lalgita12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋