French language Q&A Forum

In this exercise the sentence including "pouvoir payer"...why is this not "je ne peux pas?"  Also later in the dialogue when referring to M. Duport was his representative, the dialog uses present tense C'est not C'etait.  why?

bonjour à tous, J'habite à Cairo en Egypt  

Où habitez vous?

Vous habitez où?

I understood that the french for ' an app' was 'une appli' but this wasn't given as an option. Am I incorrect?

Why is this in the subjunctive?

What word would I use in french to refer to ALL the items on a menu or la carte?

Not categories (like Entrees, Aperitifs, etc.), but the general words

In English, I would say "items" I think, but in French, is 
"éléments" right? 

Just working on something and was curious!

WRITE THE FOLLOWING TIME IN FRENCH USING MOINS LE QUART. 1. 3:45 2. 20:45 3. 21:45 4. 7:45 5. 23:45

In an exercise I should fill in the following gap:

Mon fils ________ aller aux toilettes.

I choose "envie d'" but the solution seems to be "a besoin d'". But one example in the lesson about "Avoir envie de = To feel like, want to (Avoir envie de = To feel like, want to (French Expressions with avoir))" is:

So I would like to know, if both are correct. And if not, how do I choose the right one?

Best regards,
Martin

I've been told by a well-trained French teacher to never begin a sentence with "cependant." He said to use "bien que." Has this rule been superseded? 

Thanks!

Kalpana

In the sentence, Moi, je préfère la bière blonde, Julien préfère la bière brune et Max ne boit que de la bière blanche, the speaker and Julien prefer LA bière but Max drinks only DE LA bière.   Why the use of the partitf for Max ?