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Marty B.B1KwizIQ community member
Ne pas ecouter

The pronunciation here does not elide the s of pas into ecouter.  I would have thought it would be pronounced, PAZ ECOUTER.  No?

Asked 6 years ago
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Lana D.A2KwizIQ community member
is dessus also an idiom?in the phrase "Attends, nous sommes en train de travailler dessus."  I don't understand the use of dessus. Is there another meaning than above or is this another idiom? Thanks


Asked 4 years ago
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Tom A.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Sequencing multiple adjectives

There were two examples of phrases where the French reversed the order of the adjectives as they appeared in English (autobiographical feminist manifesto = manifeste féministe autobiographique; unforgettable literary experience = expérience littéraire inoubliable). Is there any kind of rule to this sequencing?

Asked 5 years ago
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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member
Question on phonetics

My French teacher just discussed that words such as Intelligent, imprimer, australien, fin.... All utilise a short "ang" nasal sound rather like what is used with the english word 'sang'. (The phonetic sound is identified with a symbol resembling epsilon with a squiggly over it- ɛ̃).  Listening to your recordings it sounds a lot like "ung" to me. Are both pronunciations OK? On Google it sounds like your usual recording (ung-), but on reverso it sounds just like 'ang-ɛ̃'. Clarification would be so welcome.

Asked 4 years ago
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Dina K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Punctuation: comma after the object

Hi All,

I've noticed the comma is used after the object in half of the examples given. Does it matter at all or this is volontaire?

Merci en avance

Asked 5 years ago
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S. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Use of "à" again to mean "with"

Can someone explain the use of "à" in these two sentences: 

Elle se trouva confrontée aux limites de l'époque (why is it used to mean "with" in this sentence?)

Mais cette femme à la forte personnalité (also meaning with?)

Asked 6 years ago
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Rohey s.A0KwizIQ community member
conjugating je suis

i  just dont understand how je suis is tu es when its vous etes

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Claire H.B2KwizIQ community member
De beaux exemples, mais...

Merci pour tous les exemples, mais le rap "maison d'être" contient des prononciations qui diffèrent beaucoup du français standard. Je veux bien exposer les étudiants à des accents differents, mais dans ce cas, c'est exaggéré. 


Asked 6 years ago
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Ann H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Please notify me on response to Carl, as I have the same question. Thanks!
Asked 7 years ago
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Liz H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Question Using en vs les

Lesson: I don’t find them anywhere. I wrote Je n’en trouve nulle part, which I’m told is an acceptable answer. Why is it wrong? Thanks. 

Asked 6 years ago
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