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Irene H.C1KwizIQ community member

Piscine vs. bain vs. bassin

Quand est-ce qu'on utilise 'bain' ou 'bassin', au lieu de 'piscine'? Il semble que 'piscine' n'est pas correct dans certains cas. Pourriez-vous m'expliquer ça, s'il vous plaît?

Merci.

Asked 5 years ago

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Rob L.C1KwizIQ community member

Pronunciation of "t" in "C'est à moi"Why does the pronunciation accompanying this lesson not pronounce the "t" in "C'est à moi"? I have another French language program (and a French speaking daughter) which does pronounce it. Is this possibly a regional difference? Which is correct in formal Parisian French?

Asked 8 years ago

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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 8 years ago

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Theodore E.C1KwizIQ community member

Salut tout le monde! Quelle est la difference entre "le mercredi passé" et "le mercredi precédent"? Sont-ils la même chose?

Asked 8 years ago

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Maryia B.A2KwizIQ community member

tant pis

Hi, do you use « tant pis » as « never mind »? I’m asking, because it changes the sense of the phrase

Asked 4 years ago

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Tima A.A2KwizIQ community member

Leur vs les

If I have "Je parle aux enfants" will it be

"Je leur parle" or "Je les parle" ?

When to use which?

Asked 5 years ago

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Mags M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I wasn't sure whether to use singular or plural form of lapreau. In English it's plural, but I had an idea it woukd be singular in French. Why?

Asked 10 years ago

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sheila h.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

What is the meaning of "Aurélie n'est qu'allée au marché"? The above is one of the questions in the B1 Kwiz test. I just cannot understand the difference between the answers:- Aurélie only went to the market (and did nothing else) or (and went nowhere else)? I've tried reading the explanation page over and over but I don't see the difference between - and did nothing else and went nowhere else!!! Can someone make it simpler for a simple brain perhaps??

Asked 9 years ago

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Kenadee M.KwizIQ community member

what is 9:20 PM in French

Asked 6 years ago

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John C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"They're expecting him to arrive at any minute now" Perhaps a third way to say this is to use the longer form with the subjunctive : "Ils s'attendent à ce qu'il arrive d'une minute à l'autre." Is this ok? Does it convey more or less of the anxiety conveyed by the example using "Ils s'attendent à son arrivé...?" Thanks.

Asked 10 years ago

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