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Archana J.C1Kwiziq community member
Des doutes

D'Houstan ou de Houstan?

Car H mute est une voyelle....????

J'ai écrit je fais des choses variées au lieu de différentes?

Çà marche?

Merci 

  

Asked 3 years ago
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Jean H.C1Kwiziq community member
"their noses and their heads" why le nez but leur tête and why singularPendant les vacances de Pâques, j'ai emmené mes enfants à Brest, en Bretagne, afin qu'ils puissent visiter Océanopolis qui est l'un des plus grands aquariums de France. Depuis les trente dernières années, des millions de visiteurs en ont franchi les portes. Mes enfants étaient déjà fascinés par toutes les créatures marines qu'ils avaient vues jusque-là pendant la visite, mais quand nous sommes entrés dans le pavillon "Bretagne". ils n'en ont pas cru leurs yeux ! Dans cette section du parc, il y avait environ quarante aquariums remplis d'animaux marins qui vivent le long des côtes bretonnes : des homards bleus bretons, des hippocampes et des méduses "Aurélie" translucides. À un moment donné, les enfants avaient le nez collé contre la vitre d'un aquarium, quand soudain, un énorme requin scie est passé au-dessus de leur tête ! Quelle expérience inoubliable !
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D. A.A0Kwiziq community member
Difficile écoute

Je trouve ça difficile écoute quellefois. Comme, parce que à 16h

J'écoute 

Par kes cest heure 

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Some clarification please

Bonjour,

In one of the examples above:
Maintenant que ses parents n'étaient plus là, elle devait s'occuper de sa sœur.

However I'm confused because it states that Devoir with l'imparfait is "was supposed to [do]", however the translation is:
Now that her parents were gone, she had to take care of her sister.

Why is it not:
Now that her parents were gone, she was supposed to take care of her sister.

Merci

Asked 2 years ago
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mo a.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
sentence unclear

Hi all, I am not getting my head around the sentence- C'est la fameuse "auberge espagnole" du titre.. why is du titre at the end. thanks 

Asked 1 year ago
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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Formality of questions

Just a quick question. Is qu’est-ce que + noun always more formal? I found it a bit confusing that 

 

 

a. the last two examples of it in Section 3 have no further mention of register and 

b. in Sections 1 and 3 the examples go from less to more elegant, whereas in 2 it’s the other way round.

 

Do realise this is an A0 lesson, but the concepts behind it are quite challenging.

 

Asked 1 year ago
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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Reflexive verbs

HI,

I am understanding the usage of the reflexive verbs as well as reciprocal but I had saw something about passive pronominals would that be something for A2 I had seen it somewhere and now I can't seem to find it.

 

Thanks

Nicole

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khadijah N.Kwiziq community member
What is the negation of c’est vrai monsieur

What is the negation of c’est vrai monsieur

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Karan S.Kwiziq community member
Faites une phrases avec Faire les magasin (au futur proche)
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Scout E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Punctuation like, comma, full stop, interrogation point ...

HI, love the dictées. I get muddled with punctuation. The fluctuations of the tone of voice is not always a good hint, especially when we stop and start mid-sentence. Short of my  listening to the entire dictée a few times prior to starting, and taking notes, do you have any hints that might help? Thanks.

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