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Louise B.A1Kwiziq community member

Tu or vous?

If tu is informal and vous a more formal approach, wouldn't you use Comment vous vous appellez? when asking someone you don't know what their name is? In what situation would you use Comment tu t'appelle? Merci.

Asked 6 years ago

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R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

sound clip for 66,50 £ £ 66.50 confusingIn the examples for currency placed after price, the first sound is a bit confusing to me. It sounds like soixante-six __________ cinquante lbs. I can't figure out what word she is saying in between 66 and 50 pounds? Merci.

Asked 7 years ago

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Sherin M.A1Kwiziq community member

i'm having difficulty with this topic plz help moi

Asked 7 years ago

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virginia t.A2Kwiziq community member

Are these sentences correct?Hello, I believe I'm over thinking and I'm not sure if the following sentences are correct in terms of word usage. 1. Ce lieu est le foyer de la plus ancienne colonie (not sure if I'm using le foyer correctly) 2. Un vaste terrain, se compose d'une population petite (should it be terrain qui se compose?) 3. C'est une terre d'histoire

Asked 8 years ago

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Jose R.C1Kwiziq community member

Retourner can also use Avoir, if used in a reflexive mode. Are there other cases? Maybe you could make a note on that in the lessons list.

Asked 8 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tenir meaning to run or manageTenir is sort of like "get" in English because it means so many different things in different contexts. Here the correct answer is "mon beau-frère tient le café," Wouldn't "gérer" or "diriger" or "mener" also be correct?

Asked 6 years ago

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D. A.B2Kwiziq community member

Vrai(e) before/after noun

Why does "la vraie cuisine française" mean "real French cuisine"? Doesn't "vrai" mean "real/true" when it comes after the noun and "quite a/elaborate/interesting" when it comes after the noun?

Asked 5 years ago

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T. H.C1Kwiziq community member

In the examples, demeurer seems to reverse the être-avoir rule as to which it takes with direct and indirect objects. How come?

Asked 7 years ago

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Rob Y.B1Kwiziq community member

Asking a question in FrenchWouldn't "Allez-vous au cinéma ce soir" without a question mark be a statement i.e. Go to the cinema tonight?

Asked 7 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

salle de bains

I was wondering why with the sentence "une salle de bains avec une baignoire", that "bains" is plural. Is it always plural even if there is just the one bathroom ?

Merci

Asked 5 years ago

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