Knuk@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoHow many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)message-squaremessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHow many floors are under an apartment on the second floor? (No basement)Knuk@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWFH@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoYeah there’s no confusion in French because “étage” literally means “floor above ground”, so calling the ground floor an “étage” makes no sense. It’s called “rez-de-chaussée” (“at street level”) or RDC for short. Same as “sous-sol” (“under-ground”). French UK English US English Nème étage Nth floor N+1th floor … … … 3e étage 3rd floor 4th floor 2e étage 2nd floor 3rd floor 1er étage 1st floor 2nd floor RDC Ground floor 1st floor — Street level — 1er sous-sol -1 floor -1 floor 2e sous-sol -2 floor -2 floor … … … Nème sous-sol -N floor -N floor
Yeah there’s no confusion in French because “étage” literally means “floor above ground”, so calling the ground floor an “étage” makes no sense. It’s called “rez-de-chaussée” (“at street level”) or RDC for short. Same as “sous-sol” (“under-ground”).