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Adrianna B.A2KwizIQ community member

"Je vais dans ma chambre pour m'habiller"

Hi, what's the difference between saying "Je vais dans ma chambre" as in the lesson, and "Je vais à ma chambre"? Do they both mean I'm going to my room?

Asked 6 years ago

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D. W.B2KwizIQ community member

Approximate numbers - 70, 80, and 90Hi, in your lesson "How to make approximate numbers such as une dizaine (ten or so)" you explain how to form the approximate numbers dizaine (10), vintgaine (20), trentaine (30), quarantaine (40), cinquantaine (50), soixantaine (60) and centaine (100). You did not mention 70, 80, nor 90. Do these not exist? Or are my guesses "soixante-dizaine" (70), "quatre-vingtaines" (80) and "quatre-vingt-dizaine" (90) in the right direction?

Asked 9 years ago

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Gregory B.KwizIQ community member

Honi soit qui mal y pense

Laura Lawless' translation of this Anglo-Norman maxim ("Honi soit qui mal y pense") from about.com, cited on the relevant Wikipedia page, is, "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it" or, more usually, "Shame on anyone who thinks evil of it".

How might one say in Anglo-Norman, "Shame on anyone who thinks no evil of it"? Add "ne" after "mal", perhaps?

Asked 3 years ago

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Mehmet O.A1KwizIQ community member

J'aime bien votre réponses quand on pose une question. Trés instruisant! Merci beaucoup.

Asked 9 years ago

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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

J'ai utilisé dessous mais le correct était sous. Qu'est-ce que c'est la différence?

Asked 8 years ago

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Susan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Would this be correct usage?Le, la, l'=direct object; leur=indirect object; eux=pronoun with prepositions (and what is that called?)

Asked 9 years ago

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Johnny L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

s'attendre àI feel like I will never get this. You wrote "Note that s'attendre à is usually used for negative expectations (i.e., I expect something bad)" but then "You're expecting some happy news" is "Tu t'attends à de bonnes nouvelles." Happy news is neither negative or bad.

Asked 9 years ago

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Joanne H.B2KwizIQ community member

This is about "de" vs. "par" in the sentence

Just wondering - in the sentence, "vous chantez 'imagine' de John Lennon," I learned in Rosetta Stonte that authorship of a book, song, etc. was 'par', not 'de.' Is that corrrect?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

If I want to say 'she is a teacher', it should be 'c'est une/un professeur'?

Asked 7 years ago

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Rant O.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

lui or le?How do I know if I should do "J'aime l'écouter" vs. "J'aime lui écouter."?

Asked 7 years ago

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