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 5 years ago

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of élève versus étudiant(e).

I have a student who was taking an A0 test. She was asked how to say "Marie, you are a student." and was given the prompt 'Marie tu...'. She answered 'Marie tu es élève.' and Kwizbot told her that she was wrong, that it should be 'Marie tu es étudiante." Why would 'élève be incorrect? I was under the impression that they were interchangeable, so I need to understand the usage differences...

Asked 6 years ago

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Diana S.A1Kwiziq community member

how do you say i live in Italy

Asked 10 years ago

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Dory D.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is it grand-chose and not grande-chose?

Asked 8 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 5 years ago

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Tansholpan B.A0Kwiziq community member

L' words feminine or masculine?

BUT HOW TO IDENTIFY WORDS WITH L' ARTICLE , example: l'animal (animal) is masculine, and l'armoire (wardrobe) is feminine, and l'assiette (plate) is masculine ????

Asked 5 years ago

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Shon M.A1Kwiziq community member

C'est quoi vs Qu'est-ce que c'est ?

What is the difference between C'est quoi ? and Qu'est-ce que c'est ? and in what context we use them? Both of them seem same to me in English.

Asked 6 years ago

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syed abdul b.A0Kwiziq community member

vous avez or vous étes?

Could you briefly tell me when to use vous avez and vous étes since both mean "you are"?

or can we use either of them is any case?

Asked 6 years ago