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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

Rebekah O.A1Kwiziq community member

Is it correct to say "Voudrez-vous une tasse de thé?"

Asked 8 years ago

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 9 years ago

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

Andrew S.A1Kwiziq community member

TranslationWhat does 'Vers l'infini et au-delà !' translate as?

Asked 8 years ago

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

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

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

Rod M.A2Kwiziq community member

Peut-on dire, par exemple, « nous allons aller continuer apprendre chanter »?i.e., stringing as many as four (or more??) infinitives together...

Asked 10 years ago

Francisco S.A1Kwiziq community member

is it "vous êtes qui" always?So if I'm asking to a group of people "Who are you?" the question would be the same as if I'd be asking that to a single person?? Is it vous êtes qui, no matter what? I was expecting it to be like "quis" or some plural there

Asked 8 years ago

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