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D C.B1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of "plus" in example

I understand the lesson pretty well, but a question on pronunciation. Is the audio correct when it pronounces the sentence "J'attends plus de mes parents" with "plus" as [plu] instead of [plus]? It seems like this could be confusing in spoken French, in that it might be mistaken for "Je [n']attends plus de mes parents," but maybe the "de" makes it obvious that this is not a ne...plus construction where the "ne" is simply dropped/implied? (Maybe there's a lesson focusing on the pronunciation of "plus," but I've not seen it yet.)

Asked 5 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The second half to this one is just too fast!

You really need to get some kind of speed adjustment to these "beginners" exercises I am get frustrated with them. Lines like: "Il y a aussi des nuages noirs dans le ciel" and "donc je pense qu'un orage se prépare" and just too fast. I was feeling happy with myself until I got to the second part and the only reason why I couldn't get them was because of speed!

And yes I will log this with support again.

Thank you

Asked 5 years ago

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Ozan D.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

usin "pas" for neither nor

Je ne mange pas de viande ni ne porte de cuir.
do I have to use "pas" in this sentence or not?

Asked 5 years ago

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chris e.A1Kwiziq community member

keys to translate french sentences into English

how can get my translation right?

Imagine i got 4 out 80 available scores in this section ................

Asked 4 years ago

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helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

entendre ou bien s'entendreThis is from a quiz about two siblings fighting and their mother telling them to try to get with each other : "Tâchez de vous entendre ou je vous envoie tous les deux au lit !"

Shouldn't this be: Tâchez de bien vous entendre? Otherwise, it reads "try to hear each other".

Asked 3 years ago

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Jude C.B2Kwiziq community member

translation of last sentence

Hi - how would you translate "a la fois" at the end of this piece please? Thanks

Asked 4 years ago

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Karina Y.A2Kwiziq community member

I don't understand...

Hiii so here you have showed us examples but haven't actually explained the function of "ne". What is the point of using "ne" on its own? (I mean when not being paired as ne...pas/ne...que/ne...plus)

I've asked my boyfriend who is french and even he can't explain it to me either haha.

Asked 4 years ago

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Aayushi T.A2Kwiziq community member

Using this phrase in vain/stress

Can I use this phrase in situations like, "That's it! I've had enough!" Or would ça suffit be more appropriate here?

Asked 3 years ago

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Jasvin K.B2Kwiziq community member

How is "that evening" a duration

An example above :

Cette soirée s'est très bien passée.That evening went very well.
Isn't "that evening" a precise moment (a particular evening) ?