Learn French: Les haricots poussent dans le champ.

Les haricots poussent dans le champ.

The beans grow in the field.

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Why isn't there a liaison between Les and haricots?

The word haricot starts with what is called an aspirated h. Even though you do not actually pronounce an h sound, this type of h acts like a consonant and blocks the liaison. You pronounce it as les haricots, making sure not to make a z sound between the two words.

Can I use pousser to say that a farmer grows beans?

No, you would use cultiver or faire pousser. The verb pousser here is strictly for the plants growing on their own. In French, you cannot say a person pushes or grows a plant directly using this verb.

Why is it dans le champ and not sur le champ?

You use dans because the crops are growing in the soil of the field. Be careful: the phrase sur-le-champ is a common idiom that means right away or immediately, so using sur here would completely change the meaning of your sentence!

Do I pronounce the p at the end of champ?

No, the m is used together with the a to create a nasal vowel sound, and the p at the end is completely silent.