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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mais ou orCan you please explain when to use the French conjunctions "mais" or "or" for the English conjunction "yet"? I did not find a lesson on this.

Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Placement of "long""long" is listed here and elsewhere as an adjective that goes before the noun, so how come there are approximately the same number of hits on google for "longs cheveux" and "cheveux longs" (including quotation marks to preserve order) ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Kerensa P.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is it en France, en Espagne, en Italie but AU Japan? S'il vous plait

Asked 9 years ago

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Mala K.A0Kwiziq community member

Vous vous appellez comment?

Asked 7 years ago

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John P.B2Kwiziq community member

“Le moins vite” or “le plus lent” Is one form preferred over the other or is it a matter of personal choice/context?

Asked 7 years ago

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Milton H.A1Kwiziq community member

what's the difference between "non plus" and "ni" they both seem to mean neither and nor

Asked 8 years ago

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Mary M.A2Kwiziq community member

Passé Composé. - what does Conversational past mean?

Asked 7 years ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Which is correct? Elle a des cheveux longs ou Elle a des longs cheveux?

Elle a des cheveux longs ou Elle a des longs cheveux?

Elle a des cheveux courts ou Elle a des courts cheveux?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jessica K.B1Kwiziq community member

Y vs là vs là-bas

Hi, could you please explain the difference in using y/là/là-bas

For example,

I'm going to the beach tonight

Je vais y aller ce soir

Je vais aller là ce soir

Je vais aller là-bas ce soir

Is there a difference in these phrases?

Asked 5 years ago

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Shivani S.C1Kwiziq community member

Pas ou non ?Quand est-ce qu'on utilise "pas" et quand "non" ? La phrase ci-dessus est-elle correcte?

Asked 8 years ago

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