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Les enfants ont chaud dans le magasin.

Les enfants ont chaud dans le magasin.
The children are hot in the store.
From Lesson 30:Age and physical states (avoir)·French

Questions & Answers about Les enfants ont chaud dans le magasin.

Why does the sentence use ont instead of a word for "are"?
In English, we say we are hot, using the verb to be. However, French uses the verb avoir (to have) for physical feelings like being hot, cold, hungry, or thirsty. Literally, this sentence says the children have heat.
Why doesn't chaud have an "s" at the end, since Les enfants is plural?
Normally, adjectives change to match plural subjects. However, in expressions like avoir chaud (to be hot) and avoir faim (to be hungry), words like chaud and faim act more like nouns (heat, hunger). Because they are not acting as adjectives here, they do not get an extra "s".
Is magasin related to the English word "magazine"?
They look very similar, but magasin is a false friend that actually means a store or a shop. If you want to talk about a reading magazine in French, you would use the slightly different word un magazine.
How do the words Les enfants ont flow together when spoken?
French uses a pronunciation rule called liaison, where a usually silent ending consonant is pronounced to connect smoothly to the next word if it starts with a vowel. You will hear a "z" sound between Les and enfants, and another "z" sound between enfants and ont.

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