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Bonjour, Good morning,
Bonjour and good morning! In today's lesson, we'll be exploring the difference between the two French adjectives "Bel" and "Beau". While they may sound similar, they are actually used in different contexts and have distinct meanings.


In today's lesson, you will learn the difference between the 2 adjectives "Bel" and "Beau".
In this lesson, we'll cover the basic rule for using "Bel" and "Beau", as well as provide detailed examples and practice exercises to help you master these adjectives. We'll also look at examples of using these adjectives with nouns starting with a silent "h".
 
So, get ready to take your French language skills to the next level by learning the difference between "Bel" and "Beau". Let's dive in!




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When to use "beau" and "bel" in French?
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Bonjour and good morning! In today's lesson, we'll be exploring the difference between the two French adjectives "Bel" and "Beau". While they may sound similar, they are actually used in different contexts and have distinct meanings.

In this lesson, we'll cover the basic rule for using "Bel" and "Beau", as well as provide detailed examples and practice exercises to help you master these adjectives. We'll also look at examples of using these adjectives with nouns starting with a silent "h".

So, get ready to take your French language skills to the next level by learning the difference between "Bel" and "Beau". Let's dive in!


Bel and Beau both mean "beautiful".

Rule

Here is the rule:

The adjective "Beau" (singular masculine) becomes "Bel" when the noun (singular masculine) to which it refers starts with a vowel or a silent "h".

Examples

Detailed example

The plural of beau stays unchanged while becoming plural: "les 'beaux' arts" or "l'Ecole des 'Beaux' Arts de Paris".

The plural of (beaux) stays unchanged when qualifying a plural noun here, 'arts'.

  • "l'Ecole des 'Beaux' Arts de Paris".

But if art was singular, it's 'bel' that would has been used.

  • "Quel 'bel' art !"

Other examples

  • "Un bel oiseau" NOT "un beau oiseau".

A beautiful bird

  • Le violon est un bel instrument

The violin is a beautiful instrument

  • un bel enfant

a beautiful child

  • un bel appartement

a beautiful apartment

  • un bel exemple

a beautiful example


Examples with the noun starting with a silient "h"

  • Un bel hortensia

A beautiful hydrangea

  • un bel hôtel

A beautiful hotel

  • un bel hippodrome.

A beautiful racecourse

Videos

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