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Cameron W.A2Kwiziq community member
écouter à vs. écouter de?

Why is the sentence fragment "J'écoute du Beethoven" and not "J'écoute à Beethoven"? When would someone use 'écouter à' vs 'écouter de'?

Asked 4 years ago
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Malik O.A0Kwiziq community member
Can I say ''Et tu, comment tu vas?'' why or why not?
Asked 6 years ago
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D K.C1Kwiziq community member
Usage of angle brackets in FrenchI have seen words or phrases in in French texts, but I haven't been able to find an explanation of what they are used for. Are they just used for emphasis, or do they mean something else?
Asked 8 years ago
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Peter W.A1Kwiziq community member
marron has no feminine form nor plural form ?
Asked 7 years ago
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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Son amieIn some other lesson I read that we use ´son' for amie. This is probably to ease pronunciation. My question is what is the rule if there is an adjective between son and amie that doesn't begin with a vowel. Is son petit ´amie' or ' sa petite ami' correct?
Asked 8 years ago
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Simon K.C1Kwiziq community member
Why is « social media » translated as « les réseaux sociaux », not « les médias sociaux »?
Asked 4 years ago
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Nancy P.C1Kwiziq community member
les gens versus les personnes

Are "les gens" and "les personnes" interchangeable, or does "les gens" mean "people in general" and "les personnes" mean "people, considered as individuals"? (This is the fun, and puzzling, part of learning a language - understanding nuances.)

Asked 4 years ago
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Larry S.C1Kwiziq community member
"How are your holidays going?"

With "How are your holidays going?"  Why is "Comment vont vos vacances."  not acceptable?

Asked 4 years ago
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Leo W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
j'avais or j'ai eu?!


En 2004, ________ de l'argent.

1- En 2004, j'avais de l'argent.
2- En 2004, j'ai eu de l'argent.

What's the difference between 1 & 2 in meaning?

I always have trouble choosing Passé composé or L'imparfait. Could you please enlighten me? 

Thank you.
Asked 5 years ago
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Lewis S.C1Kwiziq community member
Écouter takes direct object pronoun?From the lesson: J'aime l'écouter. (I like to listen to him.) Écouter = to listen to Isn't this use of 'him' an example of an indirect object, and therefore, "J'aime lui écouter", correct? Unless écouter isn't a verb that's usually by à, but it sure seems that it is.
Asked 7 years ago
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