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yellamaraju s.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

usage of "pire and pis"Ses relations avec elle vont de mal en pis / Ça va de pire en pire. When to use pire and pis both mean "worse".

Asked 10 years ago

Tom Rune K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Demi/demieIs there a reason it should be "et demie" and not "et demi"? The former is the feminine and the latter the masculine form, right?

Asked 8 years ago

Emily B.A1KwizIQ community member

What is the difference between parce que and car?Can they be used interchangeably, or is there some rule for when to use one or the other?

Asked 8 years ago

Shraddha J.A0KwizIQ community member

Why- Quel âge as-tu? Or Quel âge tu-as? And not Quel as-tu âge? How to decide??

Thanks for helping

Asked 5 years ago

Raghad B.A2KwizIQ community member

what is the difference between using votre and ton. For example why in " Les filles aiment ________ yeux." I should use tes why cant I use vos

Asked 8 years ago

Lukas H.C1KwizIQ community member

Cela étant dit = That being said?One of the test questions was to translate "That being said" to French. Is "Cela étant dit" a correct translation? It was not accepted as such, but some web searching shows that at least other people think that one is correct in addition the official answer "cela dit".

Asked 8 years ago

S. H.C1KwizIQ community member

How do I know when to use j'ai été rather than j'étais...it's all very confusing

Asked 9 years ago

adrienne h.C1KwizIQ community member

en plus vs de plus

What is the real difference between "de plus" and "en plus"? In this writing exercise, the English word "plus" is translated as "en plus," "in addition" is translated as "de plus," and "besides" is also "de plus."

Asked 2 years ago

Oluwadarasimi T.KwizIQ community member

why is it that it is une maison and not un maison

Asked 4 years ago

adrienne h.C1KwizIQ community member

des hors d'œuvres vs des amuse-bouches vs canapés vs petits fours?!

In the US, one of the few French words that most of us Americans think we know is "hors d'œuvres"-- to us, it means appetizers. Yet, "hors d'œuvres" isn't an option in the context of a NY Eve party in France? I think of an "amuse-bouche" being something that is served between courses in an elaborate meal, a "canapé" is something on a cracker (savory biscuit), and a "petits fours" is a tiny cube of cake, frosted with a ganache and decorated daintily. Can someone please clarify?

Asked 2 years ago

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