Questions & Answers about Elle a trois gosses à la maison.
Why use gosses instead of enfants?
Gosses is an informal, everyday word for "kids," whereas enfants is the standard word for "children." You will hear gosses constantly in casual conversations in France, but you should avoid using it in formal writing. Is there anywhere I shouldn't use the word gosses?
Yes, be very careful in Canada! While gosses simply means "kids" in European French, in Quebec it is slang for a man's testicles. If you are speaking Canadian French, definitely stick to enfants. Could I say chez elle instead of à la maison?
Yes, both translate well here, but there is a slight nuance. À la maison emphasizes the physical building or home environment (the kids are indoors at the house right now). Chez elle focuses on it being her specific place or household. Do I pronounce the "s" at the end of gosses?
No, the final "s" is completely silent. The singular gosse and plural gosses sound identical. In spoken French, you only know it is plural here because of the number trois. Learn Elle a trois gosses à la maison and more in French
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