Question 1

The lesson is about using "de" with quantities like "un peu de". Why isn't it "assez de" here?

Accepted Answer

Great observation! Words like assez (enough/quite), beaucoup (a lot), and un peu (a little) only use de when they describe the quantity of a noun (for example, assez de café means "enough coffee"). Here, assez is describing an adjective (chaud), meaning "quite hot". When modifying an adjective, you drop the de.

Question 2

Why is it "Ce café" and not "Cet café"?

Accepted Answer

Ce is the word for "this" or "that" used with masculine singular nouns like café. You only use cet before masculine nouns that start with a vowel or a silent 'h' (like cet homme - this man) to make it easier to pronounce. Since café starts with a consonant, we just use ce.

Question 3

Can "assez chaud" mean "hot enough" or just "quite hot"?

Accepted Answer

It can actually mean both! Depending on the context, assez chaud can mean "quite hot" (fairly hot) or "hot enough" (as in, it doesn't need to be heated up anymore). In casual, everyday French, it is very commonly used to mean "quite".

Question 4

How would this sentence change if we were talking about a feminine noun, like pizza (la pizza)?

Accepted Answer

You would need to change the words that point to or describe the noun so they become feminine. The sentence would become Cette pizza est assez chaude. Notice how ce changes to cette, and chaud gets an -e at the end. The word assez is an adverb, so its spelling never changes.

Ce café est assez chaud.

Breakdown of Ce café est assez chaud.

Questions & Answers about Ce café est assez chaud.

Learn Ce café est assez chaud and more in French