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Elena H.A1Kwiziq community member

J'ai faim, et je mange. J'ai soif, et je bois d'eau.

Asked 9 years ago

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Mabita P.B1Kwiziq community member

"à moi" ou "de moi" ?

Bonjour tout le monde!

Je suis perdue par rapport à ce sujet.

Il y a quelques années une personne française m'a corrigé. On ne dit pas "à moi", on dit "de moi". Je sais que la manière la plus populaire est la première (et, normalement, c'est cela que j'utilise), mais je vais présenter un examen et je ne sais pas laquelle est correcte !

Voici un liens qui supporte cette déclaration:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/2017/10/24/37003-20171024ARTFIG00004-l-ami-a-pierre-ou-l-ami-de-pierre-ne-faites-plus-la-faute.php

MERCI BEAUCOUP !

Asked 6 years ago

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William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Using "mal" or "malade" for the English term "unwell"The correct answer was "Je me sens mal" for "I feel unwell". The discussion points to "mal" and "malade" for unwell. I think both should be correct answers. I chose incorrectly.

Asked 8 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de mal en pis vs de pire en pireEst-il une difference entre de mal en pis et de pire en pire?

Asked 8 years ago

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Rant O.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aime bien vs. AdorerI don't understand when to use aime bien vs. adorer. She likes sweets very much was marked wrong when I picked Elle aime bien les bonbons, but there is some subtle nuance for why that should be adore instead, I just do not see it in the lesson

Asked 7 years ago

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Kaira A.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between le temps and le meteo

Asked 6 years ago

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Kenneth T.C1Kwiziq community member

BANGS adjectives?This lesson is kind of confusing me. At school I learned that the superlative must come after the noun unless the adjective would come before the noun, and in that case the placement would be a choice. The French About page on superlatives also states this rule. So wouldn't "Marie est la plus intelligente fille de la classe" be incorrect?

Asked 9 years ago

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Près and Proche

I have not seen this one addressed elsewhere, so I will post it and see if there is any advice. In all the exercises so far, "près de" is used. I am in Quebec and have been using "proche de", which seems to be commonly used.

So - the question: is there some subtle differences in the use of "près" or "proche" which I should learn?

Asked 4 years ago

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Paul M.A0Kwiziq community member

Do you sound the m in faim. It sounds like it is silent?

Asked 7 years ago

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ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

is de peur que is similar de crainte que?According to my understanding, they are similar, so we can use them as same in a sentence? ex : je me relave le verre de peur qu'il ne soit pas propre. ou de crainte qu'il ne soit pas propre. are they correct?

Asked 10 years ago

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