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Elaine J.A2KwizIQ community member

using appellerAm I correct in thinking that you can use "Comment tu t'appelles?" or "comment t'appelles tu?" I was taught both of these in school.

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nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Words in conditional

I came across these three sentences and I was wondering why I got them wrong?

The president is reportedly in Brazil today

Le président serait au Brasil aujourd'hui is the answer I'm confused as to why is reportedly is using serait?

The director will reportedly sign the contract le director signerait let contrat is the answer again why is will reportedly using signerait?

It would be prettier if there were more flowers

Ce serait s'il y avait plus de fleurs is the answer again here they used serait as would be prettier. Why is that?

Thanks for the help in advance

Nicole

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nishan m.B2KwizIQ community member

Tracking progress towards a certain level

Is there any way that I can track my progress, because I really want to move up to B2, but I don't know how close I am, so is there a way to track progress towards a certain level?

Asked 6 years ago

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Todd L.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

10PM vs. 8:02PM

Il est vingt-deux heures = 10 PM

Il est vingt heures deux = 8:02 PM

Just making sure.

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Gabrielle B.C1KwizIQ community member

Attendre quelqu'un vs s'attendre à quelque chose = to wait vs to expect

too difficult!

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Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Follow up from Charmond

Cécile

I think Charmond's (and now my) question arises because of ambiguity about the section headed (Un) peu de, where it is stated that «un peu de 'used with uncountable quantities'» etc. The impression given/gained is that this is in contrast to quelque(s) which is noted to be for countable quantities, and applies to the full section. However, on reflection, I think it means only that 'un peu de' is for uncountables, but that 'peu de' is/can be used for countables with a slight difference in meaning/translation when used instead of quelques. Please clarify - and maybe clarify in the lesson too! Thanks

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Carl C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

why à plat elle aussi

This exercise uses "la batterie à plat elle aussi." I don't uderstand the need for "elle." What purpose does it serve?

I think this was the most difficult writing challenge I have ever completed. Both the vocabulary and the grammar were extremely difficult.

Asked 4 years ago

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Jaclyn V.A2KwizIQ community member

Milliards d’étoiles?

Since étoiles started with a vowel- I entered “millards d’étoiles- but it was marked wrong for

Millards de étoiles

Why is this?

Asked 6 years ago

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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"Vous êtes retournés dans la maison de votre enfance."

The translation -' you went back to your childhood house' is not something we would say in english english. We would either say 'childhood home' or ' the house I lived in in my childhood'. I'm trying to work out why this is and it has something to do with the word childhood as an abstract noun. Childhood is never an adjective. ' Childhood home' is a kind of double noun, an inversion of 'home of my childhood' . I'm afraid I'm not a linguist so dont have the grammar to describe this. I just know it sounds very odd, and feels wrong.

Asked 5 years ago

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nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

De plus infinitive verb

Hello,

I have a question. I am working on this sentence. Elle menace de partir for the present tense.

I was wondering why they use de partir instead of à meaning to leave.

Thanks

Nicole

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