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N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

The meaning of "Filou"

Merci pour cette histoire ! je l'adore. I enjoyed getting to know your cats, Jasper and Filou. As far as I am concerned, a house is not a home without at least one cat. (Our kitty is named "Louis" and we use the French pronunciation, "Louie".)

I really love the name, "Filou" and am just curious as to the meaning.

Merci beacoup !

Asked 2 years ago

I. U.C1Kwiziq community member

Taille vs Pointure

Why did none of the answers for shoes size have the option pointure as a vocabulary choice? I thought you weren't supposed to use taille with shoe sizes.

Asked 5 years ago

Peter T.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite a Londres, J'habite en angleterre

Asked 9 years ago

Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

how to say in French: "We should have been able to have gone there"3 verbs all in the past tense: how many past participles please? e.g. here's a guess of the translation: nous aurions dû pouvoir y être allés. correct?/incorrect? Merci ! Amicalement, Cheryl

Asked 9 years ago

Emma B.C1Kwiziq community member

Pire or plus mauvais?I don't think the examples given have explained the difference between these two forms. I think I read somewhere that pire was more for abstract things. Is this right? What is the difference between an accent and results?

Asked 9 years ago

D C.C1Kwiziq community member

"Ma" Mere, "Mon' pere, "Mon" frere

Salut!

In the audio of the three above words, "le" and "la" are spoken instead of "ma" and "mon", which is what is actually written.

Merci!

Asked 6 years ago

alison g.C1Kwiziq community member

Imperative and the subjunctive Hi there I'm glad to see someone else ask the question about "ayons-en" above. I see Ron has replied but I'm still unclear as to why the subjunctive is used in the imperative of some verbs and not others. Is there a lesson on this? Many thanks Alison

Asked 8 years ago

valentina p.A1Kwiziq community member

Bonjour! When shall I use habiter and when vivre? Oh, and when demeurer?

Asked 8 years ago

Praisenicole L.A0Kwiziq community member

The opposite of the word devant

Asked 6 years ago

Glen L.C1Kwiziq community member

Meilleur vs MieuxI've checked this one using the Google translator and it agrees with me that the correct translation should be: Son copain est gentil mais le mien est meilleur (not mieux). Please explain.

Asked 8 years ago

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