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Robert F.C1KwizIQ community member

Countries and regions

So Mexique, Cambodge, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Belize are masculine although they end in -e; Qubec, Texas and New Mexico are countries but California is not. It's le Merseyside but not le Bordeaux. Turkey is outside Europe (not entirely I think) and a turkey is from India. You really couldn't make up something more ridiculous than this if you tried.

I felt I was making good progress with this course but now I am bogged down with endless questions about places that don't interest me and loosing the will to live. I accept that fluent french speakers may need this but I can barely conjugate faire yet, surely this content should be moved to C1?

I am going to write myself out a big crib sheet and cheat - hopefully I can convince the quizzbot I know this stuff so I can move on to something more useful.

Asked 6 years ago

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marn m.A1KwizIQ community member

I always learned It as “comment vous appelez vous”. Is this not correct?

Asked 7 years ago

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Shrey R.A1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

In the example "Tu y vas." -Vas-y! Is "s" being recovered in Va ,as tu form is there and l'imperatif has been used? Just want to confirm

In the example "Tu y vas." -Vas-y!

Is "s" being recovered in Va ,as tu form is there and l'imperatif has been used?

Just want to confirm

Asked 7 years ago

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T. T.C1KwizIQ community member

minuit and et demie / et quart / moins le quart

The lesson says that one uses et demie / et quart / moins le quart in 1-12 o'clock. But how about minuit? Can I say "Il est minuit et demie / et quart / moins le quart" ?

Merci d'advance

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Aller à pied...............is always followed by the destination you're getting to:In the lesson it states that "Aller à pied (literally going by foot) is used when walking is contrasted with another means of transport - walking instead of driving for example - and is always followed by the destination you're getting to:" But an example given is: Je voulais prendre le bus, mais finalement j'y suis allé à pied. In what sense is "allé à pied" followed by the destination in this example?

Asked 8 years ago

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Gio P.A2KwizIQ community member

In the test one of the questions is Je ________ si j'avais une voiture.

The answer to the question is Je partirais si j'avais une voiture.

However, my question is about "j'avais une voiture." Why is it j'avais (imparfait) and not j'ai une voiture, considering that its in the present? Is this related to the subjunctif? Cause I have a feeling this has to do with the subjunctif :D

Asked 8 years ago

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Pokimon S.KwizIQ community member

Is pronoun only used in inversion type? Hi ,,,Is pronoun only used in inversion type? Or can we use the noun instead of pronoun.... example Parle-t Michael francais? instead of Parle-t-il francais? Please clarify ... Thank you in advance

Asked 8 years ago

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Dina K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

To or from?

Sorry, the previous one jumped out without me knowing...

As I can understand, lui/leur is more when we are addressing an action towards someone, right? je lui parle, je leur demande, etc. in the test the question was about "voler" FROM sbody. So is it an exceptional case, or is it both "to" and "from" direction? Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

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Susan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

RE the example about the television: the speaker seems to be talking about two specific tv sets, but the comparative chosen is, "mieux." Why would it not be, "meilleur?"

Asked 9 years ago

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Cadena B.A0KwizIQ community member

tires on your car - not tyres

Asked 9 years ago

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