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david r.B1Kwiziq community member

What is the rule as to when Qu'est-ce qui is used rather than Que?I have read through the lesson twice. There are many examples given but no clear guidance as to what they are supposed to be illustrating? Please could someone clarify? Thanks very much, David

Asked 7 years ago

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dans la douche où sous la doucheJ'ai appris que je suis sous la douche. Peut-être je me suis trompé..?

Asked 8 years ago

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Tina L.A0Kwiziq community member

what does cest ça mean?I saw the sentence "qu'est ce que c'est ça". I thought c'est and ça means the same thing "it", so I'm a little confused why do we need to repeat it twice. My teacher said that we can also use "qu'est ce que c'est" and "qu'est ce que ça". How exactly are they different?

Asked 7 years ago

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Leah R.A0Kwiziq community member

Où habites tu?

Asked 9 years ago

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D. V.C1Kwiziq community member

Faire les course v. Faire des courses

I learned that the difference here is:

faire les courses = grocery shopping

faire des courses = running errands (still not leisure shopping but includes things like pharmacy, dry cleaning, dog to groomer etc.j

Is this correct?

Asked 7 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Half past noon (12:30 am) Half past midnight (12:30 pm) . past noon is PM past midnight is AM.

Asked 9 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

va-t-il What does the -t-il mean?I know now that it means " does he go, " but the average person reading this wouldn't know that. -T-il is perhaps the most confusing thing about French question-making. What does the -t- even mean? Can't mean tu or te judging by the context, so why's it there? Just for phonetic reasons, like the l' in si l'on? This should really be explained in the lesson, what -t-il means.

Asked 7 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you say, " I play video games (as a hobby), " in French?Without saying, " I'm playing video games (right now), " instead with the use of, " Je joue des jeux de vidéo. "

Asked 7 years ago

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John W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je voudrais v j'aimeraisWhat is the difference in usage between je voudrais and j'aimerais? I have heard elsewhere that j'aimerais is appropriate when asking for something that you might not get or are unlikely to get. Is that correct?

Asked 7 years ago

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Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

C'est bon vs est bonneThe example says "la vanille, c'est bonne". why not "la vanille est bonne"? Especially since the ext sentence says "ces bonbons sont bons".

Asked 7 years ago

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