French language Q&A Forum

Why is there so much emphasis on this when it’s only used in serious written French.

Veuillez noter que les instructions diest: After listening to the song...
C'est un reportage

Leave my sister alone! 

Would Laissez-la! Carry a greater sense of gravity than Laisse-la! ?  

When do I use j'ai or je suis because they both mean the same thing so I don't know when's the time to use which I have

In the context of "He lived and worked there as a slave until his master emancipated him in 1776." can one use émanciper?   It wasn't accepted when I tried it.  My dictionary only gave émanciper as the translation for emancipate.  Now that I have learned affranchir,  I will use it.

Should it not be 'avant qu'on ne parte'?

Regards

I think I understand the basic concept here. Is there an easy way to remember which verbs are followed by à? The list is VERY long. 

I am very confused:

 Ex: After YOU visited the city, YOU… ( same subject). Why is it translated by: «  après que vous avez visité la ville, vous… instead of «  après avoir visité la ville, vous… ».  Merci de me répondre. 

What is the negative form of nous(manger)?