French language Q&A Forum

Can you explain why bocal is not accepted.  When I researched the word, jar, bocal seemed more specific than pot.  When is a jar a bocal and when is it a pot ?  Is it the size of the jar?

In the question:  "À qui sont ces balles ? ", why is the alternative translation of "These are mine", "Celles-ci sont les miennes" wrong?

Is it possible to remove certain lessons from my study plan? I'm not particularly interested in learning the passé simple but I get quizzed on that repeatedly.

How do I add this writing exercise(Mother's Day presents) to the notebook?

Hello community,

There is the example given: Bien que l'on ne s'entende pas, c'est quand même mon frère !

Can someone explain me why there is a definite article before "on" ?

Shouldn't this contract as => Bien qu'on ?

Isn't saying 'Comment vous vous appelez' the same as saying 'what is you your name' 

Or is there something I didn't get? 

I wrote  préférerais, but it was corrected to  préfèrerais. I looked up the dictionaries, and the former is given a s correct.

Asked to translate,” My father would hide in our basement…..” , we were given the hint to use devoir. Yet the correct answer given was, “ Mon père se cachait dans notre cave….”. I see no use of devoir!

What are the English translations for these 2 little phrases? I’m guessing Quand même here means something along the lines of “all the same”. I’m not sure about Du coup … is it something like “having said that “? It’s the dictation re paying by cash or card. Thanks Sue

I have quizzed this question 3 times. The first time I chose 'sa'.  I was given 'son' as correct. The next time I chose 'son'. I was given 'sa' as correct. The 3rd time I wrote 'sa' but apparently should have written 'son'. What's going on here?