Before the exercise I put the vocab given into Google Translate if I don't know them. I didn't know "des jumelles" and it comes back "binoculars." Larousse also says that les jumelles are an optical instrument. However, since that made no sense, I put the whole phrase into Google Translate and it came back "the twins are twelve" -- which of course makes sense. But for a beginner it was very confusing not to find the definition of "twins" for this word I didn't know. Is it colloquial for jumelles to mean twins?

BTW, I look forward to the dictees every week. Keep them coming!

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Madame Aurélie, here puisque means since then what does ‘depuis’ mean ?

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Gender of "personne"A typo in the lesson. Personne n’est encore arrivé. Shouldn’t it be arrivée with an ‘accorded’ “e” as personne is feminine ? Merci !

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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Based on a true story

Bonjour à tous,

Could you tell me how to say this in French ? Thanks

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Madame Cécile ! A question on Petit Ours Brun fait des crêpes.

Bonjour Madame !

Thanks for posting such a captivating and mesmerising reader. But I would like to ask a question regarding a phrase which reads-

Bravo Papa! (rires) On n’arrivera jamais à faire de belles crêpes !

Indeed, here the Brown Bear comminicates with his dad but why is the verb ‘rire’ conjugated as ‘rires’ though I learnt from a lesson that it is - Il rit/ Elle rit/ On rit .

Is this a special way of expressing one’s emotions while transcribing in French ?

Merci d’avance ! Bonne journée !

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D. K.C1Kwiziq community member

Comment on dit et écrit “I would like to (know how to)play the oboe.”?

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Gloria P.A1Kwiziq community member

Samedi

Please can you explain why I can't use Le Samedi at the beginning of the sentence is wrong, yet in the explanation Le is being used!

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