French language Q&A Forum

How do I know which to use our of tenir and garder in any particular context, please?

Is it always the case that while meeting a family member, or a friend, or an acquaintance, we have to use or instead of ? 

Also, what are the specific use-cases of the verb , instead of , that convey the same meaning as "make" in English?

Thank you!

I dont understand and the translation just says the Bohemian life.What is that?

When visiting stores in Paris and the owner asks what I want, how do I say that I'm just looking.

I'm wondering why mieux is used instead of meilleur when referring to organic ingredients in the statement, "There is nothing better to make the best tarts"?

As per the lesson that's linked on that page, I thought it would fall under "qualifying something as good/better/the best at what it does, i.e. efficient/practical, or good/better/the best in taste (food)".

Is it instead considered to be "making a general statement with être about something or someone being fine/OK/better/the best" ? It would be helpful if the lesson included "Il y a" in addition to être if so.

Thanks in advance for any clarification!

This is really confusing: If someone says, "I bought a shirt for him" or "I bought a shirt from him." Do both of these get translated to:

Je lui ai achete une chemise

Please enlighten me. Thank you!

Hello, in this story, when they are at the library, shouldn't 'choose' be used here rather than 'chose'?

Thanks.