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Grammar that's extensively used in interactive audio lessons that is explained much later! Why?
I am currently working on the interactive audio lesson 15.3 which introduces kinda “passing by” the “plus-que-parfait” that is subject of lesson 19.8 (!!!) and the “conditionel passé” that is subject of lesson 20.6 (!!!). So, these grammatical concepts ar...
9 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - May 13, 2025
Lesson 11.7: Word order is different?
In Lesson 11.7, one of the sample sentences is: Ils n’en veulent acheter aucune.However, that doesn't look like the normal word order. Doesn't the rule state that the pronoun should come before the infinitive? So it should be: Ils ne veulent en acheter au...
1 reply - Last post by LeeP30 - April 19, 2025
amener / emener vs apporter / emporter
In Module 10.4, which is about opening a Bankaccount, the new client is asked to bring a bunch of papers to the bank in order to open the account.At the end of the conversation the new client says:Bon, très bien. Je vous amènerai tout cela demain matin. T...
2 replies - Last post by ArminZ - February 25, 2025
Variable pronunciation of the final 'e'
Hi,I am trying to understand when the final ‘e’ of certain words seems to be pronounced ‘eh’.For example, carte blanche sounds like “cart-eh blanche" even though carte alone has a silent ‘e.’I assume it's due to the associated words in the sentence, but n...
5 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - February 21, 2025
I’m looking for recommendations for a phonetic French workbook that can help with understanding and properly pronouncing words. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - February 21, 2025
Anybody else had trouble with 13.5 ?
Hello everybody,I'm not complaining, since I like that this chapter introduces ways for more complicated phrases.But I find this one extremely challenging and I fail miserably.Maybe there are more difficult lessons ahead … probably Has anybody else strugg...
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - February 20, 2025
... où l'on peut vous joindre Chapter 4.3
Doing my spaced repetition of some of the content in the course I came across this sentense from lesson 4.3:Avez-vous un numéro de téléphone où l'on peut vous joindre ? Doing another lesson about pronouns I was wondering if the l' in front of on was a pro...
8 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - February 20, 2025
In level 2 lesson 9.9 - Reflexives in the past - Agreements in pastfor the sentence, Mon amie se les est coupés par accident - it says the past participle has taken on a masculine singular -s ending! I think it is supposed to say masculine plural instead...
4 replies - Last post by SarahR-eogk - January 30, 2025
In lesson 6.8 -Example 1: C’est la plus longue partie du livre. Example 2: Ce vol est le plus long. For example 2, why not: C'est le plus long vol. Is long/longue an adjective that comes before or after the noun? Merci
3 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - January 13, 2025
1.7 "On est de bons amis." Why is "de" used here? What is its meaning and function?
As title. I found this example sentence in 1.7, wondering what's the function of “de” here. Merci !
2 replies - Last post by Ekli - December 20, 2024
Hello, let me first apologise if this has been raised before. In lesson 5.2 the sentance “nous avons de charmants tableaux par ici” is translated as “we have some charming pictures over here”. My question is why “de charmants tableaux” and not “des char...
13 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - December 3, 2024
5.8 Les vêtements sont rangés dans le placard.
My question is about the sentence: "The clothes are put away in the cupboard." Which is translated as “Les vêtements sont rangés dans le placard.” It looks to me like “sont rangés” is passé composé but in English I understand the sentence to be in the pre...
2 replies - Last post by Santjie - October 14, 2024
Lesson 10.7 Changing Meanings in the Past
Has anyone else kinda tumbled in this chapter?I found out for myself that the changing verbs in l'imparfait are difficult to discribe and almost impossible to translate including all implied meanings. The first example: “je connaissais le président” That ...
4 replies - Last post by ChrisM108 - September 25, 2024
in french 1, 3.3, clarie says "Allez, monte" why conjugation is different?
why not “allez, montez”, the original one, "Allez, monte", seems like changed from Vous to tu.
1 reply - Last post by Jonathan-Rocket-Languages - July 4, 2024
HiIn lesson 5.7, there are two sentences with ‘de’: “Il déteste ordonner aux étudiants de faire leurs devoirs” and “Il nous ordonne de nettoyer la chambre”. Since faire and nettoyer are both in their infinitive form, why is ‘de’ needed in these sentences?...
1 reply - Last post by ArminZ - May 30, 2024
Hello. In lesson 6.7 we are given the phrase “Ma soeur est moins grande que mon frère” in English “My sister is less tall than my brother” meaning “smaller”. Can “plus petite” be used instead of “moins grande”. To me that would be a better phrase, “smalle...
2 replies - Last post by CharlesH58 - March 4, 2024
module 5 with all the pronouns is a huge and very frustrating barrier
I don't know if it's the course or if it is me, but I am completely stuck.The grammar about the pronouns won't get into my brain, there were some exceptions that weren't explained and maybe it's cause I am learning french through my second language.It has...
3 replies - Last post by ArminZ - February 4, 2024
chapter 5.8 "y" and "en" are not used for people?
I am currently working on chapter 5.8 It states that “y” and “en” are not used to replace people.“But it’s important to note that like y, en can’t be used to replace people.” But there are examples where it replaces people.J’ai trois frères → J’en ai troi...
4 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - January 26, 2024
Hi - I still don't understand when to use the three different forms of asking this question in French. Please help….
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - January 10, 2024
Indirect Object Prounouns and Negations
In lesson 5.7 Indirect Object Prounouns, which by the way I am finding very hard, we are given the sentence “Ils vont livrer des colis à Monsieur Richard” and the negative sentence “Ils ne vont jamais livrer des colis à Monsieur Richard” should the “des” ...
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - January 10, 2024
I am a mere beginner, so this question might seem elementary to some. Combine ça coûte? means “how much does this cost?”.Combine coûte une pomme? means, “ how much does an apple cost?". How does one ask “How much does this/that apple cost?”? And can you g...
2 replies - Last post by Marshall-lH - October 30, 2023
Present tense or not when using "depuis"?
Quote from lesson outlining the use of “depuis”: "Notice how these actions started in the past, but they're still ongoing - they haven't finished yet. We would normally use the present perfect (i.e. "have done") or the present perfect continuous (i.e. "ha...
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - October 30, 2023
"et on paye une caution que l'on récupère à la fin." This sentence means one/we pay a deposit that one/we get back at the end. Can someone explain why it's "que l'on" instead of just "que on" for that we/that one? What is the l apostrophe for? Thank you.
1 reply - Last post by RobertC106 - October 22, 2023
Hi all, in lesson 3.3 the phrase “allez, monte” is translated “come on, get on”. I appreciate that “allez” is an imperative form of “aller” and is a general instruction that can mean “come on, hurry, be quick” a word to get people moving and “monte” com...
2 replies - Last post by CharlesH58 - October 17, 2023
Can you please explain “je viens de goûter"? It is translated as “I just tasted ” but " je viens" is in the present tense. And “je viens ” means “ I come”. Is this just a French idiom? Thank you.
2 replies - Last post by Marshall-lH - October 3, 2023
What's the difference between Je suis perdue and Je suis perdu (3.2)
Hi there, I am working through the platform, on lesson 3.2 and I noticed that there are two sentences that are similar. I am trying to understand when one would use “Je suis perdu” vs “Je suis perdue”. Thanks! Sandya
1 reply - Last post by RobertC106 - August 11, 2023
Ils n’en veulent acheter aucune ??
Lesson 11.7 (revised) I must be missing something here. Why is it :ils n’en veulent acheter aucuneand not :ils ne veulent en acheter aucune. Robert
3 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 17, 2023
It says in 9.6 (The past with être) that“Just keep in mind that you are always unlikely to hear la liaison used between the tu or vous forms (es or êtes) and a vowel sound that follows them.”This is followed by a sentence where the french speaker does not...
3 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - June 26, 2023
Bonjour tout le monde, in lesson 4.3 the following sentence “où l'on peut vous joindre” is translated as “where you can be contacted” or “where one can contact you”. The translation seems straight forward except for the “l” befor “on”. I don't underst...
15 replies - Last post by CharlesH58 - April 28, 2023
"ne pas penser": Subjunctive, indicative, or else?
From what I've learned, the subjunctive is used only if the subjects of the main and side clauses are different (apart from some exceptions such as sentences connected by “bien que”). But what if I want to say, e.g., “I don't think I can do it”? - “Je ne ...
2 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 11, 2023
I'm on level 2 and trying to get my head around pronoun order. This sentence sums up some of my confusion "Je vous ai rajouté un peu d'huile et j'ai gonflé vos pneus." Why does the vous go before the verb in the first phrase of the sentence, but vos goes ...
3 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - February 28, 2023
I am still not sure as to why in nous sommes interesses the s sound is not being said aloud. S is before a vowel
3 replies - Last post by cheeessssssseeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - February 9, 2023
While studying, I realised that there were different in, at words used in French which got me confused. I did a little digging and am trying to understand how en is different from dans. E.g. Je le ferai en trois jours vs Je le ferai dans trois jours. Doe...
2 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - November 10, 2022
Leçon 7.4 - Why d'aller and not just aller?
In lesson 7.4, they state: “”Ils me permettent d'aller à Nice" to mean they are allowing (permitting) me to go to Nice. What is the rule that requires it to be d'aller instead of aller? Thanks!
3 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - October 3, 2022
Question from lesson 2.3 conversation
The question here states, “Avez-vous fait votre valise vous-même ?”. Isn't that supposed to be “Avez-vous faire votre valise vous-même?"
3 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - September 8, 2022
She isn’t going to sell them to us
Hello, Please could someone explain why “He isn’t going to sell them to us”- Il na va pas nous les vendre, is correct. But why is ‘Il na va pas les vendre à nous’ incorrect?
3 replies - Last post by Vin1957 - September 2, 2022
Why is « stressés » plural in this sentence
In Lesson 14.5 which talks about the subjunctive, there is the sentenceIl est possible qu’on ait l’air stressés.which in English is: It is possible that we seem stressed.Now in English, the adjective “stressed” is modifying “we”, but isn't « stressés » ...
2 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - June 27, 2022
Order of direct and indirect pronouns
Bonjour,in the lessons it is stated that if we have both an indirect and a direct object pronoun (both 3rd person), the direct one comes first. The examples mostly follow this rule, but in lesson 9.8, I stumbled across the sentence “Il lui l'a lancé”. Why...
1 reply - Last post by Margaret-RocketLanguages - April 25, 2022
"Désolée d'être si fatiguée" Why feminine?
I came across this example explaining “désolé”, is “désolée” and “fatiguée” feminine only when the speaker is female? Thank you!
2 replies - Last post by YangS8 - April 13, 2022
Désolée d'être si fatiguée. I'm wondering what the d' is doing in this sentence? Désolée = Sorry (f)etre = to be si = sofatiguée = tired (f)
3 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - March 17, 2022
Lesson 14.5 Inconsistant translation
In this lesson:"We will leave soon to the beach" is translated as:"Nous partons bientôt à la plage"But "We will leave soon" is translated as:"Nous allons bientôt partir"Why isn't "We will leave soon to the beach"translated as "Nous allons bientôt partir ...
3 replies - Last post by Janet33 - March 15, 2022
Other than, asseyons-nous, I can't recall ever seeing a present tense, imparfait or simple future form of s'asseoir (to sit down, etc.) used.Present tense seems to always be in the form of être assis (to be seated). Par exemple, je suis assis (I am seate...
5 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - January 27, 2022
Does Rocket French have a little touch pad I can bring up on screen with all the accents needed for the written exercises? I have a French laptop but it doesn't have some of the accents that are necessary, I would like to just be able to click on the co...
1 reply - Last post by La gotita - December 5, 2021
I was joking with a French friend. I wrote:S'ils m’éclateront, je t’éclaterai.I thought putting both in future tense was correct.She wrote back (after a laugh) that I should use subjunctive…S'ils m'éclatent, je t'éclaterai. I searched my grammar book and ...
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - August 4, 2021
In lesson 17.0, "preparing a party" I see two different spellings the past participle of prévoir.Quelle sorte de surprise as-tu prévue...Qu'est-ce que tu as prévu comme surprise ?Why are there two differet spellings?Todd
4 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 1, 2021
placement of toujours in passé composé
Bonjour. I'm wondering why toujours comes before the negation in (L 20.3),et John n'a toujours pas trouvé de qui on parlait la dernière fois.(and John still hasn't found out who we were talking about last time.)I don't remember seeing this before. Is it t...
5 replies - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 1, 2021
Question from Lesson 17.0 - Preparing a Party
In the dialog of lesson 17.0, “Preparing a Party," Eric says: Je pensais que l’on pourrais faire la fête dans le jardin et inviter tous ses amis et la famille. Everything makes sense to me except for one thing: why did he say “que l'on pourrais"? I would ...
11 replies - Last post by RobertC106 - June 30, 2021
Salut encore, Chapter 12.1 highlighted my issues with “de", as in the writing task, I kept getting it wrong ("de" when “des” was needed and vice versa). I am clear on “beaucoup de” - always “de”: beaucoup de coutumes / beaucoup de vin.But then again with...
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 5, 2021
Does anyone know a good site for practicing my verb conjugation?
1 reply - Last post by Mitchell-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 5, 2021
French literautre vocab and grammar
Bonjour-I am currently reading my second book in French- The adventures of Clara if anyone is familiar with it. As there are no translations, I was hoping for some clarification on some of the passages.Ils lui posent beaucoup de questions, ils veulent tou...
4 replies - Last post by CalliW - April 11, 2021