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Helen H.B1Kwiziq community member

Avoir raisonI've always heard "avoir raison" translated as/used more like "to have a point" than "to be right", and to that end have always thought of it as fairly informal. Seeing it translated as "to be right" leads me to wonder whether it's a little more versatile in terms of tone than I'd thought?

Asked 4 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Connaître vs. SavoirJe connais Paul Bocuse mais je sais qui est Paul Bocuse. Vraiment ?

Asked 3 years ago

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S B.A1Kwiziq community member

Difference btw. Qu'est-ce que c'est and c'est quoi and Est-ce qu...?

Hi,

I just got wrong for a question asking to translate "what's a pain au chocolat?" into french.

I chose, "Qu'est-ce que c'est......" and "c'est quoi..." and the result says im wrong...

The answer is "Est-ce que c'est..." and "c'est quoi..."

Why is it wrong to use "Qu'est-ce que c'est...?" and i would much appreciate if someone can explai the diffrence btw those 3 .....

Asked 6 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Le sept?

Why does this use Charles LE sept and not Charles sept?.. following the link, we get Louis quatorze and Elizabeth deux.

Asked 5 years ago

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Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

I am confused

Question is you haven't lived here long?

I answered tu n'as pas habilité ici depuis longtemps as per the explanation leçon un négatif sentence i should use passé composé

But kwiziq is saying right answer is

Tu n'habites pas ici depuis longtemps

Please explain

Asked 6 years ago

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Thalia C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci de bien vouloir...

Does "Merci de bien vouloir attacher vos ceintures" have the same formal register as "Veuillez attacher vos ceintures"? Are they both polite and formal ways of making a request?

Asked 6 years ago

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Haloui A.A0Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why?

Why "mais elle,elle veut ..." not" mais elle veut ..."

Asked 7 years ago

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

avant que sans "que"

This isn't the first time in a dictation where a word appears in the text, but isn't in the spoken section. In this specific case, "que" is absent in the spoken portion of the phrase "on s'est vus jeudi avant que vous ne partiez." It (que) is used 8 times in this exercise, and clearly articulated 7 times, (minus the portion mentioned). Is this an error? Or a natural omission for advanced french speaker? Perhaps something to add in another lesson?

Asked 6 years ago

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paul b.B2Kwiziq community member

and I often go for walks...

Should it not be: "et je vais souvent promenader dans le jardin."

rather than: "et je fais souvent des promenades dans le jardin." given as correct?

Asked 3 years ago

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