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Patrick K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Unclear speech.

The speech on this exercise is so unclear it's almost impossible for an intermediate speaker to understand. I understand you're trying to provide a variety of accents and voices, but I don't think it helps someone at an intermediate level to give a lesson with a very unclear voice. I played this to a native French speaker, and she had trouble understanding it. Please re-record!

Asked 2 years ago

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Martin D.A2Kwiziq community member

Two verbs for 'to save'

why is 'épargner' wrong for 'economiser' - does it not mean 'to save' (as in money)?

Asked 3 years ago

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Le P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of lower instead of upper case in q77. "Comment va ta jambe ? - ________." How's your leg? - Better and better.My answer “De mieux en mieux” was marked as almost right, the preferred answer being “de mieux en mieux”ie I used a capital letter. Small point, but I need to understand why. To me, it does not make sense to commence with lower case, as the missing words are clearly in response to the question asked and are a separate (albeit incomplete) sentence. Is this just another (annoying, irrational) “French” thing that one must accept as being different from English? Please can someone explain. Thanks

Asked 1 year ago

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Richard M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tom and Paula kissed themselves in front of the mirror.

It might be grammatically correct but it’s kinda creepy! Kwiziq has to cater for all tastes I suppose.

Asked 1 year ago

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Laura G.C1Kwiziq community member

Et si tu as besoin d'aide, je serais ravie de t'aider.

this combination of verb tenses in a si claus/result statemnet seems at odds with what I've learned about them.

why not "si tu avais besoin d'aide, je serais ravie de t'aider" as a second condtional or

"si tu as besoin d'aide, je serai ravie de t'aider" as a first condtional?

Asked 2 years ago

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Carl F.A1Kwiziq community member

Veux ou envie

When to use one of the other

Asked 2 years ago

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diana b.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

substitution pour les phrases dans "Flying anxiety"

Peut-on utilise "Dès lors" dans la phrase "D'ici là, je devrais être prêt pour une longue sieste"

et pour j'ai décidé de prendre la situation en main

on peut écrire "j'ai décidé de maîtriser la situation ?

Merci

Asked 2 years ago

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homard j.B1Kwiziq community member

Incorrect "hint"

Why does the "Hint" have: "-'it' = l'hotel", but considers "L'hotel..." as incorrect? I originally used "Il..." (considered correct) and changed it due to the hint!

Asked 2 years ago

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Rania I.B2Kwiziq community member

Vowels and des becoming D’

Since épinards starts with a vowel why is it not d’épinards? Or is it always des when referring to some? Can you help me figure out when we use d’ as opposed to des?

Asked 2 years ago

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Francisca A.A0Kwiziq community member

What is a direct object pronouns and make 10 sentences from it's examples

Asked 3 years ago

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