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Kenadee M.Kwiziq community member

what is 9:20 PM in French

what is 9:20 PM in French

Asked 5 years ago

Advika K.A1Kwiziq community member

Je ne suis pas chaud

Asked 10 years ago

James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tu veux fraise ou vanille? - Ni l'un ni l'autre

Asked 9 years ago

John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

This is a long, tough lesson!!I’m having a lot of trouble with this lesson. Can you provide parallel examples of ways to say the same thing with “le jour précédant /précédent / le lendemain” and explain exactly what you mean by the rule that some phases can only be used “on their own.” Also, it is unclear whether the plus que parfait is required or whether the passé composé can be used following a phrase. La veille, nous avions découvert la verité. (example) Are these correct? Nous avons découvert la verité le jour précédent. Le jour d’avant, nous avons découvert la verité. Nous aurions dû découvrir la verité la veille de son mort. Nous aurions pu découvrir la verité le jour précédent, mais nous avons raté les indices. Il a découvert la verité la veille de son mort. I know that's a lot. Thanks for any guidance.

Asked 10 years ago

Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronounciation of "J'arrive"I was watching an episode of "fais pas ci, fais pas ça". One person kept telling another to hurry up so they could leave. She responds: - J'arrive ! In a lesson here I just learnt why it's "arrive" rather than "arriverai", but what surprised me was that the final "e" of arrive was clearly pronounced, which I believe is not usually the case. Is there some rule for when to pronounce an "e" at the end of a word?

Asked 10 years ago

Michael K.Kwiziq community member

Can we omit 'ne' when we use 'plus' ? For example, 'je sais plus' means 'I don't know anymore'?

Asked 8 years ago

Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

N’avoir pas de vs n’avoir aucune de

whats the difference between je n’ai pas de chen and je n’ai aucune chien

Asked 7 years ago

Kevin J.A2Kwiziq community member

avoir envie/ avoir besoin de

For me, avoir envie means would like, or wants..., whereas avoir besoin de indicates a need. This distinction seems borne out by the lesson itself, where avoir envie is NOT shown as an alterntive to avoir besoin de...In your lesson you say that in some/certain cases avoir envie can mean "need", but there are no examples of this and there's no explanation. Looking at the examples, it appears that avoir envie CAN mean "need": IF it is followed by "aller". I agree with Sandra (below). This matter shouls not be tested until the distinction is made clear.

Asked 5 years ago

Gary B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plein vs beaucoup

Why will it not accept "plein de the" instead of "beaucoup"? Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

Mary Anne B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Statement about collective nouns in EnglishCollective nouns, such as family, team, and company are singular. The pronoun that would refer to these particular nouns is "it." A speaker may change to "they" but the speakers would be referring to family members, players, or employees. One would right, "A spokesperson for the company announced that it is profitable."

Asked 8 years ago

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