Mistakes will always be made in French, and now you can learn from them.
Wrong: Je habite
Right: J'habite
Explanation: In English, contractions are optional, but in French, they are required. Thus, je, te, ne, etc, always have to contract with any vowels or mute h's that follow them, so you must say j'aime (I like) and j'habite (I live), not "je aime" or "je habite."
Related lessons: Contractions | French H: aspirate vs mute
Je habite - French Mistake
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