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Nicki p.A0Kwiziq community member

When to use J'ai and je suis

Hi, I just did a test for dropping the ai part of j'ai when next to a vowel. I got this wrong but these examples were used.

J'ai vingt ans- I am 21

Je suis grand - I am tall

J'habite à Londre

Why does j'ai (i thought this means I have and je suis (I thought this meant I am) both have the translation of " I am

Asked 3 years ago

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dominic h.B2Kwiziq community member

what's the difference between bien and bon?

Asked 8 years ago

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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

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'habite à londres

Asked 10 years ago

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Very S.Kwiziq community member

Whenever saying similar to “ mes parents” or “mes sœurs”, what would be the correct verb ending to use?

Would you use the “he/she” verb ending or the “ they” verb ending?

Asked 6 years ago

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Eldra C.B1Kwiziq community member

Citrouille vs Potiron

Citrouille and Potiron both means pumkin in english.

Is there any difference in its usage? One is more formal?

Asked 5 years ago

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steve i.C1Kwiziq community member

Ce jour-là

The answer in the quiz was ce jour-là and I was marked wrong for putting cette journée-là. In the lesson it states one should use an rather than année in these expressions. Is it the same rule for jour/journée? If so it might be helpful to add it to the lesson examples. Also is there a general lesson on when to use jour or journée? Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

How to say "across [the street] from"?

Asked 9 years ago

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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

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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

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