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Jilly C.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of quiEg. Tout ce qu’il fait m’agace. Ithought that qui was not shortened before a vowel and it would be ´Tout ce qui il fait m’agace,

Asked 8 years ago

Dean C.C1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between using "faillir" and "il s'en est fallu de peu que"?

For example, "J'ai failli le faire" vs "Il s'en est fallu de peu que je le fasse."

Asked 6 years ago

David C.B1Kwiziq community member

How would you say: how was it?

How would you say: how was it?

I think it's: comment s'est passé?

Is this correct?

Asked 6 years ago

Marilyn C.A2Kwiziq community member

Why isn't "cet" used with singular feminin nouns that begin with a vowel or mute "h"?

Asked 8 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

Kathleen L.B1Kwiziq community member

different as an adjective ... before or after the noun and why?

'different' as an adjective ... before or after the noun and why?

merci

Asked 6 years ago

B. M.B2Kwiziq community member

When do you use etre a instead of la mien, la tien etc?

Asked 10 years ago

Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quand at beginning or end?Why is ´Quand on ouvre les cadeaux ?´ an incorrect response in the testant ´On ouvre les cadeaux quand ?´ is correct? As per this lesson, when we use the inverted form, the question word is at the beginning of the sentence.

Asked 9 years ago

Rose Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

bookshop or library????

a library is une bibliothèque

a bookshop is une librairie.. n'est-ce pas? I was under the impression they went to the library?????

Asked 3 years ago

Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you translate "peach" (the color), as in "Peach is my favorite color." ?

I understand that "pêche" can be used as an adjective (les robes pêche, le stylo pêche, etc.) and that it's invariable (as are marron and orange). I am confused as to whether it would be "LA pêche est ma couleur préférée." or "LE pêche est ma couleur préférée." I was taught that when colors are used as nouns (rather than adjectives) they are always masculine. I've found examples in dictionaries that show it as both, but I'd like to be able to tell someone definitively how to say it. The way I'm seeing it most frequently is 'la couleur pêche'. Can it be referred to as 'la pêche' (thereby breaking the "all masculine" rule)? Le marron and l'orange don't help much...

Thank you very much!

Bonnie Christianson

Asked 6 years ago

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