French language Q&A Forum

Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers

14,626 questions • 31,670 answers • 955,182 learners

Ask a question
Ask a question

Find your French level for FREE

Test your French to the CEFR standard

Find your French level
Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Does one ever use "Deux et deux font quatre" or "Deux et deux égal/égale quatre"?I'm just wondering if "et" is used rather than "plus", or if that's an outmoded thing (or if the book I have is totally wrong...).
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer10
Share
helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
"to my room"The lesson shows"Je vais dans ma chambre pour m'habiller ". Why are we using "dans" here and not ' a ma chambre" -- to my room.
Asked 8 years ago
Like2Answer4
Share
helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
A la montagne versus dans la montagne?I have a question based on a test I took. It stated that one would say..."pour aller skier a la montagne" ("to go and ski in the mountains"). Why is it, a la montagne and not dans la montagnes?
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer2
Share
James W.A2Kwiziq community member
futur proche
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer5
Share
helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Anne est-elle allée au marché?In this example, could you also say " Est Anne allee au marche?" Would this also be correct?
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer4
Share
D. K.A2Kwiziq community member
Pose ce téléphone!I must admit that I don't understand the meaning of this sentence neither in french nor in english, can you explain it a little bit more? "Pose ce téléphone ! Se faire les yeux doux par écran interposé, si ça marchait, ça se saurait!"
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer2
Share
Eileen B.A2Kwiziq community member
'Let's finish'/'Finish!'So if 'let's finish our homework' is 'finissons nos devoirs', what would 'finish our homework!' be? (As in you're telling else to do it) Merci!
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer5
Share
helen w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Isn't the second half of this sentence conditional? Here's the sentence that you wrote: Nous avions pris nos places en avance mais nous n'avons pas pu y aller au final." Stated translation was: "We had taken our seats in advance but we could not go in the end." Wouldn't we use the conditional for the second half of that sentence: "...nous ne pourions pas y aller au final."
Asked 8 years ago
Like0Answer3
Share
Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
AncienCan you please explain the usage of ancien when placed before or after a noun?
Asked 8 years ago
Like1Answer2
Share
Don P.C1Kwiziq community member
What about sentences that end with "non."In this context, is a sentence that ends with "non" (like "Tu as faim, non ?") considered a positive or negative question? I am guessing it is positive, and that an affirmative answer would be made with "oui" instead of "si."
Asked 8 years ago
Like1Answer2
Share

Find your French level for FREE

Test your French to the CEFR standard

Find your French level
Let me take a look at that...