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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a liaison, pronouncing, "ils aiment leurs parents?"

Asked 9 years ago

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm a bit confused as to when to use, "mal," and when, "mauvais," as they both mean, bad. What are the rules or nuances?

Asked 9 years ago

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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pas mal de ...Bonjour, I've heard that one can use "pas mal de ..." to indicate "quite a lot", and I just want to confirm this is correct. For example: "Il y avait pas mal de monde à la fête". Merci ! Kathy

Asked 9 years ago

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jane b.C1Kwiziq community member

when do you use/not use an article after avoir besoin de ? For example why is it j'ai besoin de repos (no article) and j'ai besoin des crayons?

Asked 4 years ago

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cardinal points

Au sud, dans le sud etc. Which preposition is correct, and if both can be used, is there a difference in when they are used ?

Merci en avance !

Asked 7 years ago

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G. D.C1Kwiziq community member

cafétéria vs cantine

Is there a difference between cafétéria and cantine? Can you use "cantine" here?

Asked 3 years ago

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Betsy D.B2Kwiziq community member

Why not BONNE idée?

Why isn’t “Quelle une bonne idée” an acceptable answer as it is the most literal translation?

Asked 5 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions after parler and penser.Why “je parle de …” but “je pense à ….”?

Asked 9 years ago

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When do we use Cela?When you say Cela is a formal version, does it mean it is used often in written form?

Asked 9 years ago

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Anne M.A1Kwiziq community member

what is snake in french snake

what is snake called in french?

Asked 6 years ago

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