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Parsa 2.A0Kwiziq community member
Mon premier remarque sur Kwiziq

Bonjour mes amis! Je m'appele Parsa et je viens de Leiden. C'est une ville des Pays-Bas. J'aime la ville.

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Mike H.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
When to use dernier and when to use passe

I'm unclear on when to use dernier and when to use passe and this lesson doesn't address that.  I hear la semaine derniere and la semaine passe.

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
why can't I use "je hais" here as an option for " I hate" ?
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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
why am I getting marked down for using "voisinage" when its perfectly acceptable as a neighbourhood?
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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member
Anthony a eu 30 ans ______ , Anthony a eu 30 ans ______ , Antony turned 30 last September.

The answer " en dernier septembre " given. The durations mentioned in this lesson does not put the "duration" in front of the proper noun. Why? is this a mistake!

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Party favours?

"Party favours" in not a term in use in Australia as far as I can ascertain, and I had never heard of them (with either of the meanings I discovered). 

Doesn't help much when the urban dictionary definition is essentially 'hard(er) drugs'! 

Luckily, overseas sites advertising other 'party favours' gave a different insight, as did wordreference.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=party%20favours

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/exercises/overview/1291

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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
< plongée libre > for free-diving

I have found a number of diving sites that use < plongée libre >, as well as < plongée en apnée >. Decathlon uses both in its advertising, and Collins also translates 'free-diving' to < plongée libre >.

And for snorkelling - Larousse gives < faire de la plongée avec un tuba >, which seems to be about the only expression that gets the red line. (A mask is not essential equipment for snorkelling)

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/anglais-francais/snorkelling/612936

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
"Lucie has fever" doesn't make sense in English, should be "Lucie has A fever"
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Martina S.B2Kwiziq community member
Expressions clarifications

why is fringues not okay instead of vetements? Why is les toilettes not correct in this sentence " Oui, bien sûr, il est dans la salle de bains, sous le lavabo."?

Can we use the expression il y a in this sentence, insted of "où est"? Bastien, tu sais où est le panier à linge  ?

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Barrie S.C1Kwiziq community member
New (as in another) versus New (as in brand new)

In the sentence - J'achète toujours une nouvelle chemise..... the shirt is 'brand new' hence should be - J'achète toujours une chemise neuve?

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