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LeahA0Kwiziq community member

Où habites tu?

Asked 8 years ago

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DavidB1Kwiziq 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 6 years ago

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CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq 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 6 years ago

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YellamarajuC1Kwiziq 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 8 years ago

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MartinA0Kwiziq community member

Bon Jour !! What is the difference between: s'il te plaît -and- s'il vous plaît ?

Asked 5 years ago

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DeAnnaC1Kwiziq 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 5 years ago

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CrystalMaidenC1Kwiziq 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 6 years ago

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JohnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why do we use "après que" instead of "après" if there is no subjunctive verb to follow?Hi, What is the difference between these two sentences? Elles rentrent après que le bus les a déposées. Elles rentrent après le bus les a déposées. I don't understand why the second one is not correct so I guess I don't understand when to use "après que" vs a simple "après." Don't they mean the same thing? Is there a rule? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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AnnC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

samedi vs le samediIsn't the sentence ---c'est le début de Hanoucca a general statement and should take Le samedi?

Asked 6 years ago

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NaimeA2Kwiziq community member

When am i going to use en or le le l' and les

Asked 8 years ago

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