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Laura C.B1Kwiziq community member

For some reason I thought "en" was used when referring to ideas or non-descript things? I know en is used to replace things with "de/du/de la" but...I thought it was also used to replace ideas, things, etc.

Asked 9 years ago

Megan J.A0Kwiziq community member

Je suis anglaise.

Asked 9 years ago

linda R.A0Kwiziq community member

Je viens de Melbourne en Australiemais J'etait nee pays de Galles

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Alex A.A2Kwiziq community member

AccentsIn doing the weekend French challenge how do I add the accents on the standard English keyboard please?

Asked 9 years ago

Máximo A.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is it used "c'etait" with a meaning of passé composé ? I.e. "C'etait une belle soirée " Thanks!

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Hilary C.C1Kwiziq community member

Nous ne mangeons pas de lapereau- why not lapereaux?

Asked 9 years ago

John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you say a "half-bottle" of wine?In the US we call the 375ml-sized bottle a "half-bottle." Is there an equivalent in French that does not mean "half a bottle" but refers to the size of the bottle?

Asked 9 years ago

Hope A.A0Kwiziq community member

How do I know when to put a dash between words? Example: as-tu, avez-vous.

Asked 9 years ago

Charles v.A1Kwiziq community member

T'asActually I saw people using 't'as' in sitcoms, and I guessed it should be 'tu as'. Do we get to use that once we are more advanced? It's an informal expression, right?

Asked 9 years ago

Charles v.A1Kwiziq community member

Two questions about Tu and VousIf there's a case that my teacher (or teacher's assistent) is somewhere near my age or we have known each other for a while (usually educators want to be as quick as possible to befriend students during class, so that would be approximately two weeks), should I address them in Tu or Vous? Another case is that what if I've chatted with a person whom I've just met for an hour and after a while I text that person in Tu, would I sound repelling? Merci beaucoup in advance!

Asked 9 years ago

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