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Victor L.A0Kwiziq community member

J'ai vingt-sept ans. J'espère qui je suis plus jeune.

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Marna Marie' S.A0Kwiziq community member

Bonjour! J'habite Afrique du Sud

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Victor L.A0Kwiziq community member

Bonjour! J'habite à Chine. C'est ma première leçon aussi. Enchanté, Aurélie. :-)

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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the point of this lesson that the conditional of pouvoir is used to express possibility?Is the point of this lesson that the conditional of pouvoir is used to express possibility? I don't grasp the difference between "pouvez-vous m'aider" and "pourriez-vous m'aider", or would you just not say the first one?

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Ann C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why does "There is some risk" translate to "Il y a un certain risque"instead of "Il y a un risque" ? It seems like saying there is some risk implies more that the risk is certain/sure/definite more than what the particular risk is.

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Gary B.A2Kwiziq community member

The French seem very formal with time. Do they ever just say " it is ten fifteen?"Il est dix quinze.

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Abbreviation for unitsIs 2m not an acceptable option for 2 meters in French ?

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D. E.C1Kwiziq community member

Isn't "Je te passe Paul" ambiguous? How do you know which is the direct and indirect pronoun ?

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Helen P.A1Kwiziq community member

How do you conjugate vouloir in the present tense?

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Lee P.C1Kwiziq community member

ne expletif"J'ai peur qu'elle ________ des bêtises." Why "fasse" and not "ne fasse?" Thanks.

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