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Jenk O.B2Kwiziq community member

exercice ou exercise ?

In the phrase "mais j'ai trouvé très utile d'y ajouter les exercises Hanon que tu m'avais recommandés"
shoudn't it be "exercices" instead of "exercises"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Yim H.C1Kwiziq community member

British pound symbolHow do I insert the symbol for the British pound (U.S. keyboard). Thanks,

Asked 9 years ago

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Vicky N.C1Kwiziq community member

When to use Raconter

What is the difference between "Raconter" and "Dire"? Both are "to tell". Is it context?

Asked 5 years ago

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Alvin S.B1Kwiziq community member

Relflexive verb: se moquer

The example verbs in the lesson (se lever) and most of the ones presented in the tests (se coucher, se laver, se réveiller) all follow the same pattern-- in that the action is done on/to the subject or the subject own body. However, with the verb se moquer the action is done to someone else and requires the use of "de".

It's unclear why one wouldn't say "Ils me moquent" instead of "Ils se moque de moi". Can some explain this a bit?

Asked 6 years ago

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ça and çaQu'elle est la différence entre ça et ca ?

Asked 9 years ago

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S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plus Jamais et Jamais Plus

I thought "plus jamais" et "jamais plus" were both acceptable.

Asked 6 years ago

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Brian H.C1Kwiziq community member

Ne...pas + le présent + depuis longtempsNous ne sommes pas arrivés depuis longtemps. We have not been here for long. My question is, that since the English translation appears to imply that the action continues into the present, why is the above French sentence in le passé composé and not le présent. Like the examples: Je ne vis pas en France depuis longtemps. I have not lived in France for long. Nous n'habitons pas ici depuis très longtemps. We haven't lived here very long. This is my third attempt to get an answer. The previous answers told me to read the lesson. I have read it many times. What am I missing?

Asked 8 years ago

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Carol L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

splitting hairs re: roue vs. pneu

In your correction, you said that "nous avons aussi appris a changer une roue" rather than un pneu. Une roue translates, as per my dictionary, to be "a wheel," while "un pneu" is a tire. I'm probably splitting hairs, but it is different to change a wheel than a tire; the wheel is the base on which the tire sits and would therefore be a much bigger job than changing the tire alone. As I said, I'm splitting hairs, but want to know if in common parlance, the roue is changed when the pneu is flat. Also, others have asked the other questions I had - about the use of plus-que-parfait (suggested but not actually used in the "correct" translation) and about the use of encore rather than toujours. Thanks for your help. It is greatly appreciated!

Asked 5 years ago

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Jim C.C1Kwiziq community member

Vocabulaire: docteur / médecin

Est-ce qu’il y a une différence entre le docteur et le médecin?

Asked 4 years ago

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