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cynthia k.A0Kwiziq community member

Is this correct ?Bonjour,j'habit à Qatar.mais je suis Kényan.enchanté

Asked 7 years ago

Rebecca R.A2Kwiziq community member

Also confused about inversion being more formal. I learned that Qu'est-ce que vous aimez? is more formal than Qu'aimez vous?. Did I learn it wrong?

Asked 7 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I got my ba vs i received my baIn the lesson il,a eu so ba is translated as he got his ba but in the quiz as he received his ba. Are they the same. Received seems like an award ceremony but got more like passed?

Asked 8 years ago

Radhika S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you explain how the same adjective is used in the before and also after the noun for example: Elle a les cheveux longs et blonds becomes Elle a de long cheveux blonds.

Asked 9 years ago

Michael P.C1Kwiziq community member

How to know when to use "soi" or "soi-même" to say "oneself"?

Asked 7 years ago

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Passé simple vs. Imparfait"During that time, I was very busy." is translated using le Passé simple. However, would not l'Imparfait be more appropriate here, given that it is a statement about a longer period of time? -- Chris.

Asked 8 years ago

Karthik I.A2Kwiziq community member

Aspirated "h" - what does this mean?

Can you give some examples of the aspirated "h", as in when the h is aspirated vs. unaspirated at the beginning of a word? Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago

mary n.C1Kwiziq community member

meaning of 'point median'?

hello, could you please explain the reference to point median in the l'écriture inclusive text? I'm sure it should be obvious but I'm not getting it! Merci.

Asked 4 years ago

Ian M.B1Kwiziq community member

Puis-je Prends? Hello, when asking for food, is it more correct to say 'puis- je prends" rather than puis-je avoir? Thanks

Asked 9 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nuit et soirHi, The quiz answer to It was that night that my insomnia started is cette nuit-là, but the example "That night, something extraordinary happened" is translated as ce soir-là. Is there a lesson on when to use nuit and when soir?

Asked 7 years ago

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