Usages of madame
Pouvez-vous me dire si le musée est ouvert en août, madame?
Could you tell me whether the museum is open in August, ma’am?
Excusez-moi, madame, pourriez-vous me dire si ce billet est encore valable ?
Excuse me, ma’am, could you tell me whether this ticket is still valid?
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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