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JohnC1Kwiziq 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 5 years ago

AndrewA2Kwiziq community member

Why use notre and not nosI can't see how to decide which to use when used in this context

Asked 7 years ago

TinaA0Kwiziq 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 6 years ago

AllyC1Kwiziq community member

Je suis, tu es, il/elle/on est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont

Asked 7 years ago

ReneB2Kwiziq 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 6 years ago

JimC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Ces sont versus ce sont

Asked 7 years ago

ClaireC1Kwiziq community member

J'aurai vs. Je serai. What's the difference?I'm bit confused by these two examples: J'aurai sûrement un quart d'heure de retard. I will probably be fifteen minutes late. Je serai sûrement en retard d'un quart d'heure. I will probably be fifteen minutes late. If "j'aurai" and "je serai" both mean "I will", how do I know which one to use?

Asked 7 years ago

BoA0Kwiziq community member

What does "D'ou" mean? And why is it not explained?

Asked 8 years ago

Jill A0Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between ensuite and puis?

Asked 5 years ago

EllenC1Kwiziq community member

Après-midi: Masculin ou feminin?Google translate says that the word après-midi is masculine, i.e. this afternoon = cet après-midi. But, when I enter "one afternoon", Google translate writes it as: "UNE après-midi", which sounds much better to me than "UN après-midi." Is there some rule about this , and does it apply to any other words in French? Or is Google translate making an error ?

Asked 6 years ago

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