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Charles B.C1KwizIQ community member

Use of "en" to indicate "it" - one of something.I've become comfortable thinking of "en" as "some" or "some of them" as in your example "Il m'en a offert." But it's use as "it" in "Elle leur en a parlé" is throwing me. Why "en" and not "Elle la/le leur a parlé" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Peter T.A0KwizIQ community member

When to use the definite articlesIn English, we often drop the definite article but it seems in French, that it is always used or used more often than in English, is this the case? What is the correct rule

Asked 10 years ago

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Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Belgium is a country, why not "je viens de la Belgique" ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Aaron G.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Should the "s" be pronounced at the end of "plus" in this (positive) construction?The example voice pronounces it before "les gens" but not elsewhere. Which is correct?

Asked 10 years ago

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T. T.C1KwizIQ community member

Liaison between pas and assez

Another question ...

I noticed that there is no liaison between pas and assez in the audio of this lesson, but they also can be read as "pazassez", right?

Merci!

Asked 5 years ago

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Marnie C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

A1 beginner focus test

two issues:

#1: question was: “What is the French number ‘14,052’ in English?” This question should read “What is the ENGLISH number ‘14,052’ in FRENCH?” A lot of your number questions are written back to front.

2nd issue: I answered ‘14 052’ but it was marked wrong and the less common ‘14.052’ was given as the correct answer. But my answer is correct...?

Asked 8 years ago

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Michele L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

So "dont" cannot be used in any of the phrases?

Asked 10 years ago

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M B.KwizIQ community member

C'est used for past tense?

c'est l'ambiance chaleureuse qui m'a plu is translated as it was the warm atmosphere that I enjoyed . Since it is the past tense shouldn't c'etait be used?

Asked 1 year ago

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Janet B.C1KwizIQ community member

des épinards

In the sentence "Tu veux des épinards", Why is it "des épinards"? I understand that des is used to mean some when things are countable. But I don't understand why spinach is considered to be countable,

Asked 6 years ago

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Rita R.A1KwizIQ community member

I live in Oklahoma in the US. How do I say that?

Asked 8 years ago

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