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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tout le monde pronunciation

Bonjour, To my beginner's ear, it sounds like in some of the answers the French speaker pronounces each word (tout le monde) distinctly and others the "le" gets glossed over. Am I just not hearing correctly or is there a preference?

Merci!

Asked 5 years ago

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vous êtes bien chez eux

What does "bien" translate as in the first sentence, "Vous êtes bien chez Anne-Sophie et Guy Degrenne?"

Asked 5 years ago

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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is it "Certain" rather than "Some"?I'm a little confused. In the lesson above it said "Before the noun, certain/certaine means 'some' or 'particular': it retains a vagueness here. After the noun, the meaning of certain is similar to the English one of being 'sure, certain, unquestionable'." Yet in the example "Certain projets sont faciles" means "Certain projects are easy." Why is it "Certain" and not "Some"? Many thanks Catherine

Asked 8 years ago

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Ian M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Comment on dit "The cat misses me" Je manque au chat?

Asked 7 years ago

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Christian W.B1Kwiziq community member

Asked 8 years ago

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katya s.B1Kwiziq community member

Bonjour, merci pour cette leçon. Elle est très informative.

Asked 8 years ago

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observablebear L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why does "tu me manques beaucoup" mean "I miss you very much" ?

Why does "tu me manques beaucoup" mean "I miss you very much" ? Why does it not mean "You miss me very much" ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"I would buy a house in the contryside"The sentence "I would buy a house in the countryside" is in one of the writing tests. The translation given by kwizbot is: J'achèterai une maison à la campagne which, I believe is incorrect. It ought to be "achèterais", i.e., the conditionel.

Asked 7 years ago

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N. M.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vous vous réveilliez à 5 heures? Did you use to wake up at 5?Is "Vous vous réveilliez à 5 heures?" more conversational (given that it relies on inflection and punctuation) than "Vous reveilliez vous a 5 heures?" Is the latter still correct, if so, when would you use it rather than the former?

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrew K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il a quelques amisWould "Il a quelques amis" be the same as "Il a peu d'amis"?

Asked 8 years ago

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