French language Q&A Forum

I am sorry to raise this, but I am afraid that I found the pronunciation of this phrase very difficult.

Even having seen the answer, I still could not reconcile the two.   "le temps" I managed to translate initially when hearing it as "longtemps", but seeing the correct answer and re-running the sound clip again and again, the closest I could get was "l'eau temps" and certainly not "le temps".

I recognize that there are many different ways of pronouncing things, but I do feel that in a dictation the diction should be clear.

I *think* I understand when to use “avoir besoin de” or “devoir”, but how/where does “falloir” work? (Note: I asked a similar question in the lesson on “falloir”)

How do I know which one to use?  If I want to say “he needs to go grocery shopping” (for example), are “il doit faire ses courses” and “il faut faire ses courses” equivalent or is there some nuance that doesn’t come through in English?

The last line of this exercise is being corrected to say :

La prochaine fois, nous nous nous assurerons d’être mieux préparés. (extra nous)

If these are indeed interchangeable, why doesn't this lesson just say that?  Please be clear, as in the tests it doesn't seem to be the case.

In this exercise the sentence including "pouvoir payer"...why is this not "je ne peux pas?"  Also later in the dialogue when referring to M. Duport was his representative, the dialog uses present tense C'est not C'etait.  why?

bonjour à tous, J'habite à Cairo en Egypt  

Où habitez vous?

Vous habitez où?

I understood that the french for ' an app' was 'une appli' but this wasn't given as an option. Am I incorrect?

Why is this in the subjunctive?