French language Q&A Forum

You state there are two different structures involved here. In fact there are four:

1. "rappeler + person one's reminded of + à + person being reminded" ;

2 "me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + person one is reminded of " ;

3 "rappeler + à + person being reminded + de + [infinitif]";

4 "me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur + rappeler + de + [infinitif] "

Could this not be split into two lessons referring to A - 1 and 2, then B - 3 and 4? That would give struggling students the opportunity to crack each structure individually. As it stands, one has to hold and identify four structures simultaneously.

Or am I missing something? Is there a hidden logic that I have failed to spot?

If ce qui/ ce que is supposed to be used to refer to a part of a sentence/ an idea, instead of just a single word, then why does this sentence use ce que?:

"C'est tout ce que j'ai dit"

I know that 'tout' could be considered a general idea, but why is ce que not used in this sentence, when 'quelque chose' is also a general idea?:

"C'est quelque chose que j'ai dit"

Would it be possible to re-listen at the original speed of the announcer?

In english (maybe just NZ?) we use the expression "tell me about it" as a sort of ironic way of saying that you share not-so-good experiences with someone. eg. Speaker 1 - it was so hot last night, I couldn't sleep. Speaker 2 - tell me about it (meaning I had the same experience). Is Parle-m'en used the same way? 

What is the difference between j'ai vingt and and je suis grand considering they are both followed by a consonant that is not h

What is the difference between what "quel" quel dommage and "comment" as in comment-tu t'appelle

What is the difference between de la Maison and à la Maison? When do you use de and when do you use à. 

Can I use " Jules m'apprendra à faire de la raquette à neige" instead of "Jules m'apprendra à faire du snowboard"

Je ne comprends pas l’utilisation du passé composé dans la première phrase. Elle n'a pas encore fini au travail - en effet, elle dit qu’il fera vingt minutes avant de pouvoir partir - donc, pourquoi n'est-ce pas "J'aurai bientôt fini" plutôt que "J'ai bientôt fini"? 

Comment quelque chose qui s’est passé déjà dans le passé peut-il être sur le point de se passer "bientôt" ?  À la fin j'ai décidé que j'avais dû mal entendre, et j'ai écrit "Je bientôt finis" - mais non - c'était le passé composé qui a été voulu...et je me gratte la tête !

Hello, I am a hard of hearing person and I am struggling with the speed of the dictées.  I realise we need to hear the texts at a normal speed but is there any way to slow them down for me to hear them more clearly & then progress to normal speed?  This would make a BIG difference for me.  Many thanks.