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Colleen K.A2Kwiziq community member

It smells good?I know it seems a small question in the great scheme of things, but how would you say, « It smells good ». Would it be ce sent bon? Trying to think of a conversation opening sentence when I visit the local market :-)

Asked 8 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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Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

Quelles bonnes résolutions as-tu prises cette année?Quelles bonnes résolutions as-tu prises cette année? Does the verb "pries" agrees with bonnes résolution?

Asked 9 years ago

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Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

''Qu'aiment-ils?'' I understand why this is a contraction of "Que aiment" and therefore means What do they like, but why can't it also be a contraction of "Qui aiment" and therefore Who do they love?

Asked 9 years ago

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harris d.C1Kwiziq community member

"should" vs "would have to"Hi, from what I gather from this lesson, basically "je devrais" should mean "I would have to", which essentially turns into "I should". Is this correct? So "Je devrais apprendre l'anglais" could mean "I would have to learn English" or "I should learn English" depending on the context, correct? thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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Raleigh T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

devait or a du?"Tu _devait_______ aller la voir, mais tu as eu un empêchement." To me, this sentence describes an obligation, which should call for "a du"?

Asked 5 years ago

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K. T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is the 's' in the tu form verb dropped in l'imperatif?

I never get this right. Please, is there a summary of when we would not write the "s" at the end of the tu form verb in l'imperatif ?

Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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Sally T.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is this lesson confusing ainsi que and aussie bien?

On the ainsi que lesson there is the following section:

ATTENTION:

You can only use aussi bien que in French when comparing abilities, as in "I do it as well as you do", but NOT in the above cases.

Note also that you can never use aussi que.I'm confused

Asked 5 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please explain the expression

Hi,

In the last sentence, j'ai hâte de pouvoir à nouveau la serrer dans mes bras, is the translation given.

Please explain the expression, J'ai hâte de. It's hard to see how it can be translated as, I can't wait to.

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why "bien" is used to describe certain nouns (instead of an adjective).....When one is expressing satisfaction with something, "bien" is used. Ce film est bien.... C'est bien, je suis heureuse avec cela.

Asked 8 years ago

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