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j. p.A1Kwiziq community member

Bojour, Why is "Nous ne savions pas lire avant" translated as "We couldn't read before" !! Whereas it ought to be "We did not know how to read before.

Asked 6 years ago

Belinda V.C1Kwiziq community member

I agree with previous user comments. The only time a point is used in numbers in English is to denote decimals i.e. 14.052 means 14 whole parts and the rest would in effect denote the fraction, 52/1000. Commas or spaces would be used to denote the number fourteen thousand and fifty two : 14 052 or 14,052. I've done mathematics at university level but am getting my answers of how to write numbers in English 'wrong'. Your course is fantastic but this section on number writing definitely requires modification.

Asked 6 years ago

R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

sound clip for 66,50 £ £ 66.50 confusingIn the examples for currency placed after price, the first sound is a bit confusing to me. It sounds like soixante-six __________ cinquante lbs. I can't figure out what word she is saying in between 66 and 50 pounds? Merci.

Asked 6 years ago

Roy S.A2Kwiziq community member

Normally today we use "eight forty" as an example, is "huit quarante" acceptible, or "huit heure quarante"?

Asked 6 years ago

Donovan J.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I really disagree with the choices on this question...The question was «Oui, je le crois» CANNOT mean...
Yes, I think soYes, I believe soYes, I believe himYes, I believe <- the given answer

I can't speak for how English is used everywhere in the world, but at least where I'm standing, there is absolutely no difference between "I believe", "I believe so", and "I think so." They mean exactly the same thing. The choice that is the most different (by a tiny margin) is "I believe him."
I'm guessing that the idea you were going for is that if I'm believing "him", I'm not believing "in him", but I'm believing an idea that he has previously presented... but you didn't show any examples of that type of usage in the lesson. So given my choices, it looks like "le" is replacing a person in that choice.
My other questioin, of course, was a very similar question with similarly confusing answers.
«Il ne le croit pas» CANNOT mean...
There are often times on this site when, as far as I'm concerned, two choices are equally correct in English, but I can usually tell from the context which one you WANT me to pick, based on what the topic is. But these particular questions are a bit odd to me because leaving off the word "so" makes no difference at all.

Asked 6 years ago

Tanusree P.A0Kwiziq community member

How can we know when the tense is in simple form , continuous form or perfect form ?

Asked 6 years ago

Tanusree P.A0Kwiziq community member

Asked 6 years ago

K. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi, I’m having difficulty with this. The lesson said that a correction had been made to allow both « qu’est-ce que c’est le Sacré Cœur (le Quai d’Orsay) and qu’est-ce que c’est que le Sacré Cœur (le Quai d’Orsay) to be considered correct. However, today my answer with « qu’est-ce que » was marked wrong

Asked 6 years ago

Fergus T.B1Kwiziq community member

To answer "Tu veux venir à la piscine?", is there any difference from saying "Oui, je le veux" instead of "Oui, ce que je veux"?

Asked 6 years ago

Jozef W.A0Kwiziq community member

How do you say you are forty in French

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