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Michael P.C1Kwiziq community member

How to know when to use "soi" or "soi-même" to say "oneself"?

Asked 8 years ago

Rebecca R.A2Kwiziq community member

Also confused about inversion being more formal. I learned that Qu'est-ce que vous aimez? is more formal than Qu'aimez vous?. Did I learn it wrong?

Asked 7 years ago

Cade B.A2Kwiziq community member

"on" vs "tu" and "vous" for you"I have been taking the writing challenge to test it out for future use with my students. I notice that when translating a 'you' statement the correct responses never include the option for using 'tu' or 'vous' and instead rely on using only 'on'. I understand the benefit of teaching the impersonal 'on' but feel that the 'tu' and 'vous' versions of the sentence should also be counted as correct. The 'on' pronoun in my understanding of spoken French is more commonly used as 'we' though it of course can be interpreted in many ways. I wonder if requiring it to be the only translation accepted for a 'you' statement might be leading the students toward a misunderstanding of the pronoun. Thanks for listening! I love the product so far."

Asked 7 years ago

Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are "à temps" and "à l'heure" not interchangeable? Bonjour. I used the first one in a quiz to fill in the blank, and it was marked wrong: "Étais-tu ________ (à temps) pour ton rendez-vous? Were you on time for your appointment?" But à temps was used in another quiz: "Il court ________ (pour) arriver au travail à temps. He runs [in order] to get to work on time."

Asked 8 years ago

Michael H.A0Kwiziq community member

quand ou quant?

I have a question which comes from this exercise but is not directly related to the subject matter perhaps but is a listening issue that I have come across before and there must be a rule that I don't know about or that I do and just don't recognise the context:

In reflexive verb video, which is in the last set of "your practice" offered after you complete the last written section; at 7'40" in the video, the lady says: "Et puis, qu'est qu' on fait quant on utilise l'imperatif..." but instead of saying "quand" she pronounces the "t" as if it were "quante" ...So I wonder if you could tell me what the rule is for pronouncing "quand" with a "t" at the end, since quant, is of course a different word...

I hope that makes sense. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Michael

Asked 5 years ago

Gwen S.B2Kwiziq community member

I'm a bit confused as to whether to use Tout le monde as a singular or plural word:

"Tout le monde va dormir"

"Tout le monde vont dormir"

Asked 7 years ago

Denis P.A0Kwiziq community member

Vous avez fatigue?

Asked 8 years ago

Zain A.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference when saying dans le and au for masculine countries? and how to know when to use either? does dans le mean in the country and au means to the country??

Asked 6 years ago

Krishna S.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is it «mal au coeur» instead of «je me sens nauséeuse»? Doesn't «mal au coeur» mean heartache?

Asked 6 years ago

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

jouer au tennisHow can it be almost correct to say this when the lesson lists it as a way to say it???

Asked 8 years ago

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