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C. M.C1Kwiziq community member

Mal vs. malade

My understanding is that J'ai mal à + noun is physical pain whereas Je suis malade is more like "I am sick" (perhaps with a flu or cold). Can you please confirm whether that is correct?

As well, it would probably be useful to either link to a lesson that explains être malade or have another section in this lesson that explains the difference for future students!

Asked 4 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mille neuf cent vs dix-neuf cent

Bonjour, Est-que c'est une règle pour l'utilisation de mille neuf cent vs dix-neuf cent pour 1900 ? Bonne journée, Paul.

Asked 5 years ago

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Mike P.B2Kwiziq community member

is this required, or is it optional in written French?You seem to imply that it is, but other sources limit it to only highly formal writing.

Asked 9 years ago

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Carlos S.C1Kwiziq community member

In the sentence "Ce sont mes livres" why do you write "Ce" this/that instead of "Ces" these?

Asked 5 years ago

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rishabh s.A0Kwiziq community member

Can vous be used as 'we' because i hv studied 'on' or 'nous'

Asked 8 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

à vs auWhy is it "*à* côté de" but "*au* coin de" ?

Asked 7 years ago

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fiona K.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Assieds-toi ! Assieds-toi ! Sit down! These two look exactly the same to me or I can not see. Thank you Chris in advance!

Asked 5 years ago

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Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Après que + le futur antérieur or après que + l'indicatifHow does one differentiate when to use each structure? I have reread each lesson and the thoughts are unclear. Merci en avance.

Asked 7 years ago

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Près and Proche

I have not seen this one addressed elsewhere, so I will post it and see if there is any advice. In all the exercises so far, "près de" is used. I am in Quebec and have been using "proche de", which seems to be commonly used.

So - the question: is there some subtle differences in the use of "près" or "proche" which I should learn?

Asked 2 years ago

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Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

Décéder & Devenir I was caught out as I hadn't learnt that Décéder & Devenir are etre verbs in passe compose: they are not in the "traditional" group (and not in the house photo on Wikipedia). Are there any other rogue verbs that use etre?

Asked 8 years ago

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