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G. C.A2KwizIQ community member

When do you use "en face de" vs. "devant"?

For example, I am in front of the school could be: Je suis en face de l'ecole or Je suis devant l'ecole?

Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

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Gwen E.C1KwizIQ community member

Dîner vs Déjeuner

Hi, I live in Québec and I've been here for quite a while now. Whenever people want to refer to lunch here, they use dîner. Déjeuner is used to mean breakfast, and souper is used to mean lunch. The test said I was wrong when I translated lunch as dîner and I understand that since in France it means a completely different mealtime. Just wanted to post this so that others could be aware of the different vocabulary we use in Québec, since it was really confusing to me for a long time.

Asked 2 years ago

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Michael R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

De + Qui , A + QuiWhen translating a sentence into French is there a way to decide if I use a + qui of De + Qui etc. In some of the B2 questions I am not sure of the correct grammar. To me xx could be that, of whom, whom, about which etc.. Perhaps its just any of the above.

Asked 9 years ago

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M. A.C1KwizIQ community member

"Qui l'a invité" is correct in the answers. isnt it INVITER À qn?? Isn't it an INDIRECT pronoun??

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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Jacob D.C1KwizIQ community member

Faire vs Cuisiner

Mildly thrown off, and it's actually only related somewhat, but one of the questions I was asked was "You were going to make soup, but then..." and what threw me off was I attempted to use cuisiner instead of faire, as I thought that's what you used in regards to making food, but the answer used faire? Or is that just specific dishes and general types of food use faire?

Asked 3 years ago

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Charles B.C1KwizIQ community member

De versus Pour with "for doing" expressionsI've used this expression on my French mentor several times and he hasn't corrected me: "Merci pour m'avoir appelé." I've also read and heard expressions like this several times: "Merci DE m'avoir prévenu." Are the words "de" and "pour" interchangeable in this type of expression? Many thanks in advance

Asked 9 years ago

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Becky L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

n'est pas vs n'est-ce pas

Hi, I completed this sentence with 'n'est-ce pas' but it was marked incorrect. I'm confused. The correct answer given was 'n'est pas': I checked the attached lesson (to understand why my answer was incorrect) but I still I don't see why.

Elodie est très bonne actrice, ________ ?

Asked 5 years ago

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C R.A1KwizIQ community member

Belle vs. jolie

What is the difference between belle and jolie? I had assumed that they both meant beautiful, but I guess I am wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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