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Celine G.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Going up a levelHi, how do I progress from an A2 to a B1? Obviously I will be doing lots of the quizzes and working hard. Thanks, Celine

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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Johnny L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

des maux de têteMaux is the plural of mal? When do we use maux instead of mal? I thought headache is mal à la tête. How come à/aux is not even in the sentence? Thanks.

Asked 10 years ago

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Gary B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Pas de soucis

Who would say "Carefree" after someone asks for their receipt? Is that a Britishism? Would not "No problem" or "No worries" be a better translation?

Asked 4 years ago

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Terry W.C1KwizIQ community member

Could you use a subjunctive if one said, 'Je ne sais pas si ....'

Guessing that 'Je ne sais pas si ...' is acceptable ? If so, does the same rule apply to use a subjunctive as you would when 'Je ne sais pas que ...' is used ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Stephen L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

d'argent and de l'argent

Ok let's clear this up...I am constantly getting the wrong one...what is the rule...please...Javio

Asked 7 years ago

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Ruth G.B1KwizIQ community member

Why “je vous le donne” but “je le lui donne”

Is there a reason why we say “je vous le donne” but “je le lui donne”?

Asked 7 years ago

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Sagar J.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

When to use definite articles with ne...ni...ni?

I know this has been asked before, but I'm having trouble determining when to use definite articles when talking about things in general. The two examples in the lesson seem to contradict each other:

Je n'aime ni le fromage ni le lait.

Il ne veut ni vin ni eau.

Why is is "le fromage/le lait" in the first example, and simply "vin/eau" in the second one? According to the English translations for each, both sentences seem to refer to the items in general.

Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

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H. T.A1KwizIQ community member

Question on this sentence, " J'ai visité Paris. "

Is this an exception case that we omit the "à", do you have other similar example?

Thank you.

Asked 8 years ago

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heena c.A2KwizIQ community member

Que fais-tu ce weekend?

Asked 8 years ago