French language Q&A Forum

Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers

14,971 questions • 32,478 answers • 1,018,484 learners

Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ajoute v rajoute

Could you please explain the difference in meaning between ajoute and rajoute, according to Collins On Line Dictionary they both mean the same thing. Here are the 2 answers from the exercise: -

À la fin, elle rajoute de la cannelle.' 'A la fin, elle ajoute de la cannelle.'

ALSO in the two sentences, one of them has A and the other has À. Is this an error? If not please explain why both are correct.

Asked 3 years ago

Like0Answer1

mary n.C1Kwiziq community member

meaning of 'point median'?

hello, could you please explain the reference to point median in the l'écriture inclusive text? I'm sure it should be obvious but I'm not getting it! Merci.

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer1

Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est-ce que c'est un stylo ?Two of the questions in this lesson are as follows: - Qu'est-ce que c'est un stylo ? Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un stylo ? Could you please explain why the 2nd question has 'qu' inserted before 'un stylo'.

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer2

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

Like0Answer3

Habiba D.A1Kwiziq community member

For feminine nouns like lait. You use de la? Does this mean that Je veux de la lait is correct.

Asked 9 years ago

Like0Answer1

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How to differentiate between à and dans when both mean 'to'? (For location other than countries, cities, continents, regions, states, etc) Like going 'to' a market, school, or some other place

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer2

J. E.A1Kwiziq community member

c'est la même chose / c'est le même chose

I am just wondering what female noun is it specifically referring to. Many thanks

Asked 7 years ago

Like0Answer2

N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Marmite vs. cocotte or casserole

Looking up the word for 'cooking pot' in Collins dictionary, I found two translations: 'une casserole' and 'une cocotte'. I am familiar with 'une casserole' being used more specifically for a 'saucepan' so I used 'cocotte'. I had completely forgotten about 'marmite', but was reminded of it after seeing it for the first time in many years - and, it makes complete sense.

My question: Is 'cocotte' incorrect here, and if so, how would it be used?

Merci !

Asked 3 years ago

Like2Answer4

Hannah R.A1Kwiziq community member

Penser à or de

I'm confused when to use penser à and when to use penser de, and why you would say "la fille à laquelle je pense" instead of "la fille dont je pense"

Asked 8 years ago

Like0Answer2

Peter M.C1Kwiziq community member

J'aime bien vs. j'aime beaucoup

What is the difference between "j'aime bien" and "j'aime beaucoup?" I wrote "j'aime beaucoup toutes les couleurs," and "beaucoup" was marked incorrect. Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

Like0Answer2

Find your French level for FREE

And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it

Find your French level