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N. M.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Saying 1515in the spoken response saying "Cette réponse est évidente: c'est évidemment 1515" the speaker seems to say "mille cent cinq quinze". Is that correct or am I miss hearing it. If I'm not miss hearing it, why is it cent cinq and not cinq cent?
Asked 7 years ago
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Ana P.C1Kwiziq community member
I think I read somewhere that one says "sur l'avenue". Is this right?
Asked 8 years ago
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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
de or à between verbs, please?Below are examples of French sentences from a kwizik quiz: In the first sentence, is there a rule to follow please, so I know to put de & not à between the conjugated verb refuser & verb lever? Speaking English, you would not say "refuse OF to lift", so I'd want to put an à, (if anything). No. 1: Les voleurs refusent de lever les mains. (The thieves refuse to raise their hands.) The 2nd sentence below, why put anything between matinée & écrire please? Doesn't écrire mean writing as well as 'to write'? The "à" already has a presence..!? The same point for sentence No. 3 below. The à is already contained within the infinitve form of the verb "espionner": TO spy. No. 2: J'ai passé la matinée à écrire. (I spent the morning writing.) No. 3: Elle s'amuse à espionner sa soeur. (She has fun spying on her sister.) Hoping someone will please shed some light..or rule.. about how to know which word to use: de or à, & why we need to put anything here at all ? Cheryl
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David R.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pronunciation of tu es

In the examples above the es in "tu es" is pronounced like the ê in êtes and also like the e in et. Is there a rule for which pronunciation to use when? Or is it more of a regional difference?

Asked 4 years ago
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Lance M.A1Kwiziq community member
practice in listening and readingWhere can I find longer texts - both written and oral - for practicing my 'continuous' comprehension with cohesive text? Thanks!
Asked 7 years ago
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Tu préfères le chocolat ou la vanille ? - La vanille, c'est bon, mais le chocolat, c'est meilleur !First of all Happy Christmas to you all and many thanks for the hard work and patience the team puts into this question forum. My question is, in the above sentence, is the c'est as apposed to just est necessary, or is it just stylistic?
Asked 7 years ago
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Avril W.A1Kwiziq community member
What about s'agir? I have come across it a few times in a context that sounds like être
Asked 5 years ago
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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
N’avoir pas de vs n’avoir aucune de

whats the difference between je n’ai pas de chen and je n’ai aucune chien

Asked 6 years ago
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Ethan B.A1Kwiziq community member
Comme ça?je fais mon petit dejeuner, tu fais des dégâts, il fait du cafe, nous faire le jardinage, mes amis et moi faisons les temps pour un rendez-vous, vous faites toujours les repas délicieux, mes enfants me font content
Asked 8 years ago
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Inge Z.A1Kwiziq community member
Je viens de Vancouver en Canada
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