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Mike P.C1Kwiziq community member

Donc, Alors, Ainsi

Donc, alors and ainsi, are they synonymous and interchangeable?

A) As 'so' in sentences such as:

1) So, I'm ready for a drink.

2) I've been working in the garden so I am ready for a drink.

B) Any general advice?

Asked 6 years ago

Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je suis monté à cheval.

Why is it just à and not à + le = au

Je suis monté au cheval.

Asked 7 years ago

Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

Kwik Kwiz Question 1Hello, why is it that in all the examples in this lesson 'chaque' means 'each' but the options of answers to this question (Chaque mardi, je vais à la bibliothèque) do not have that as an option (I thought the meaning was 'Each Tuesday, I go to the library')? I am confused. regards Catherine

Asked 9 years ago

Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Before the exercise I put the vocab given into Google Translate if I don't know them. I didn't know "des jumelles" and it comes back "binoculars." Larousse also says that les jumelles are an optical instrument. However, since that made no sense, I put the whole phrase into Google Translate and it came back "the twins are twelve" -- which of course makes sense. But for a beginner it was very confusing not to find the definition of "twins" for this word I didn't know. Is it colloquial for jumelles to mean twins?

BTW, I look forward to the dictees every week. Keep them coming!

Asked 7 years ago

Rust C.B2Kwiziq community member

Monté les escaliers Bonjour, According to my French teacher and on some websites, the correct way to say “You went up the stairs in silence.” is “Tu es monté les escaliers en silence.” as opposed to “Tu as monté les escaliers en silence.” Can you please clarify? Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Allez tout le mondeIf tout le monde is considered singular when conjugating verbs, is " allez tout le monde" correct ? I have seen this written in a French text.

Asked 8 years ago

Michael R.A2Kwiziq community member

Il n'y a personneHi - in the Kwik kwiz one of the answers includes the construction Il n'y a personne. Why is it Il n'y a personne and not Il y n'a personne? The lesson doesn't explain it. Thank you.

Asked 8 years ago

Dhiraj J.A1Kwiziq community member

Gender of assiette

Question for you on the example:

Tu finis ton assiette ou pas de dessert.You finish your plate or no dessert.Why is it not ta assiette since assiette is female?

Asked 5 years ago

Kathryn M.C1Kwiziq community member

Can one no longer use je puis?

Asked 2 years ago

Lucien J.C1Kwiziq community member

spoon names and sizesI'm puzzled by you're translating 'teaspoon' as 'une cuillère à café'. Surely it should be 'une cuillère à thé'? I've also heard 'une petite cuillère'. I would expect to reserve 'une cuillère à café' for a coffee spoon, a different, smaller item.

Asked 5 years ago

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