Way back in the dim, distant past when I first started learning French, I think I remember being told that to accept an offer, you say "s'il vous plaît" and to decline, you use 'merci".

Eg.: Voulez-vous un verre de vin? Oui, s'il vous plaît./ Non, merci.

I think we also learnt that if you simply replied "merci", it would be understood as declining the offer.

Is this correct?

Asked 4 years ago

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il est or c'est in this case

Can you tell me which is the correct translation in this case and why?

I find it hard to decide which category it comes in.

It is logical that you have gone first.

1. Il est logique que vous soyez passée la première

2. C'est logique que vous soyez passée la première

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Expressing numbers from 100

I cannot find the use of cent explained in a lesson. In this one, there is a sentence " deux cent soldats " When is cents used?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

(ne) personne"Elle a embrassé Alexandre, oui, mais elle n'a embrassé qu'Alexandre, personne d'autre." Is there a way to squeeze in a 'ne' to go with 'personne' here, if it is supposed to mean 'no one'? It feels weird that the 'ne' that pairs up with 'que' should extend to personne as well.

Asked 9 years ago

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Kevin C.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Great lesson--thank you. Don't know how I missed knowing this!

Asked 9 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Animal familier Vs Animal de compagnie

Hello,

Can you please explain why animal familier and not animal de compagnie ?

Thank you

Asked 6 years ago

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Adrienne B.B2Kwiziq community member

Should lesson title be "Qui / Qui est-ce que" (not ...est-ce qui?)

Asked 9 years ago

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R. S.B2Kwiziq community member

The explanations for the examples are very confusing. "We only ATE sweets." I'm not sure when someone would say this...

Asked 7 years ago

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