In lesson 21.5 on the passive voice, we have  « Elle est aimée de ses amis » = "She is well loved by her friends", but in most other cases the 'agent' is introduced by par  rather than de, e.g. « La voiture est conduite par Nicolette » = "The car is drive...

3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - November 19, 2019

Are there any keystroke commands for the special vowel markings in French?  Other word processing/writing programs do have these, for example Word uses  the Alt key followed by a 3 digit number.

10 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - October 9, 2019

60 year old beginner in French here. Well, I did take french in school 45+ years ago but never enjoyed languages.  But now I have time on my hands so Rocket French it is! I don't understand why there are so many ways to say the same thing. C'est une boi...

2 replies - Last post by Kenc37 - September 24, 2019

From audio lesson 2.3 Avez-vous fait votre valise vous-même ? Have you (formal/plural) packed your suitcase yourself? shouldn't"fait" be "fais"from tu/vous fais? French is so complicated!  Really, you, your and you (rself)  in the same short sentence.

2 replies - Last post by Kenc37 - September 22, 2019

Sorry for all the questions! Here's one from the travelogue 1.1: J'ai vu que tu avais mis ton nom de famille pour moi.  I saw that you have put your family name for me. It threw me when doing the exercises since the French sentence seems to be pluperfect...

3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - August 27, 2019

I am thinking hard about Si clauses, a stuff of if-then structure.  Something like this: Si je ne suis pas malade, je ne vais pas chez le médecin. This is translated as: If I am not sick, I am not going to the doctor. I could translate the sentence by rep...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - August 7, 2019

Come on I asked this question 3 days ago. How do you use the keyboard in the bottom right corner to put a circonflex on an e or an o? Pretty basic, I would have thought.  And pretty important so please answer ASAP

1 reply - Last post by toru e - May 19, 2019

Hi Why is 'giving me a parking fine' translated as 'me mettre une contravention' rather than 'me donner une contravention'

3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - May 13, 2019

Module 9 Certification Quiz - "Nous étions jeune" could be translated to either "We were young" or "we used to be young". I selected "We used to be young" but was marked incorrectly because test was looking for "We were young". How can we determine which ...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - April 8, 2019

I recently started 15.5 and there is a phrase "Dites-lui au revoir avant qu’il ne parte." which translates to "Tell him goodbye before he leaves." I assume the "il parte" is subjunctive, but why is the "ne" present - is it just a common type of phrase?

3 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - March 30, 2019

This is really a suggestion and not a question but I think it would be helpful.  In Lesson 3.6 - Talking about the Past: Passé Composé, it would help general understanding if the lesson somewhere stated that to form the past participle of regular verbs, y...

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 14, 2019

from Lesson 13.8: Mon responsable essayera de faire de son mieux. We have been taught that the irregular future root of to try is "essaie." In Lesson 13.8 I see "essayera" (above). Is it a choice, or a mistake?

1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - March 14, 2019

Hi In the question Avez vous un numero de telefon ou l'on peut vous joindre - is the l in front of on a prounoun?  Why is it there? Why is it not ou on peut joindre? Thank you for any help! Karen

1 reply - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - March 5, 2019

Can someone explain to me why it's: Y a-t-il DES fleurs dans votre jardin? but Il n'y a pas DE fleurs dans mon jardin Thanks! :)

2 replies - Last post by CynthiaP11 - February 12, 2019

I have looked through all the lessons (level 1/2/3) and am unable to find the lessons where conditional is covered for present and past and there doesn't seem to be any lessons on plus-que-parfait (pluparfait). The only lesson I found was 19.6, which actu...

2 replies - Last post by Jefluz - January 2, 2019

Why is there (e) at the end of the words désolé and fatigué in the early lessons? For example 'désolé(e)'and 'fatigué'. Any help gratefully recieved, merci et à bientôt.

2 replies - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - October 26, 2018

Hi , So i am wondering if anybody can explain this for me - a complete beginner. I am in Level 1 Module 3 .    So translating from English to French the answers I have been given are  1) Which wine do you prefer? = Quel vin est-ce que vous preferez? 2)...

1 reply - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - October 26, 2018

Isn't this a mistake in Lesson 13.8?  Mon responsable essayera de faire de son mieux. Shouldn't it be "essaiera"?

3 replies - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - October 26, 2018

There are discrepancies in this lesson, in particular the spelling of poliment (shown both with and without an e after the i), and  enormement and precisement (shown both with and without second e accented). This is sloppy and although i have raised it w...

1 reply - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - October 26, 2018

The lesson includes the following lines:  "Vous avez vu comme Isabelle etait surprise en arrivant.  Elle n'etait vraiment au courant de rien.  Oui, c'etait une bonne idee de lui reserver la surprise." "le grand jour est arrive et la surprise etait totale...

1 reply - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - October 26, 2018

I know parle is pronounced (parl) and Parlez (parle). I heard parle is used for one person and parlez is used for multiple. When you're saying "est-ce que vous parlez francais?" what if you're only talking to one person?

1 reply - Last post by alexmoreno - September 17, 2018

Is "moi" (me) pronounced the same as "moins" (less) or is there a subtle difference in the way these two words are pronounced? Thanks! Jordana

2 replies - Last post by Jordana16 - August 11, 2018

I am 60 years old and have tried to learn French several times over the past few years.  I had high hopes for Rocket French until I hit a roadblock near the middle/end of lesson one with definite, plural, indefinite articles, etc. I find the explanations ...

3 replies - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - August 10, 2018

Hello, I was wondering that the versatile word before le jeu de l'invité  , should be d'. because the word invité  if I am correct in French is masculine. Can you explain me the fact that in general invité-guest, which generally in my first point of view ...

0 replies - Last post by Andi111 - July 14, 2018

Hi, How can I download all the pdf of all the 3 levels? Thanks, Shreyans

3 replies - Last post by shreyans-- - June 1, 2018

Please can you point me in the direction of any rules that will help me to know which endings to use. Thanks

0 replies - Last post by shawcath00 - November 21, 2017

A quiz question asked, 'What are the two conjugations of "you buy" (using vous singular and vous plural). Answer choices include: 1)Tu achetes (with an accent grave over the first e), vous achetez and 2)tu achettes, vous achetez. The correct answer is 1 b...

0 replies - Last post by synchro16 - November 13, 2017

I'm just up to lesson 9.1 in which one sentence is: "Regarde sur Internet". Why not "Regarde sur l'Internet"?  I had assumed all French nouns need an article. Is it because it's a 'borrowed' word, or a proper noun perhaps (I noticed it's capitalised)?  Bu...

4 replies - Last post by agwarner - October 29, 2017

I haven't been able to distinguish when to say "pour" or "de" for the English "for." I am only at level 1, however. Thank you.

1 reply - Last post by toru e - September 24, 2017

Lesson 5.1 Nous ne vendons pas de bouteilles .... Why isn't it DES bouteilles (to match the plural)?

2 replies - Last post by JanG - September 21, 2017

Is there an less informal way of asking this question? Q'uest ce que tu aimes manger? Aimes-tu manger?

8 replies - Last post by Pascal-B - July 20, 2017

The last line in the conversation in lesson 2.3 is Malheureusement vous arrivez trop tard ! (Unfortunately, you've arrived too late!) That's present tense. Why? I would expect it to be in passé composé or in some form of preterite.

3 replies - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - July 16, 2017

I have been having trouble pronouncing the "r" in words. It could be because I live in an area which is known for dropping the "r", but it is making me frustrated. Do you have any advice to help me?

3 replies - Last post by lesieur200 - March 22, 2017

I'm working on unit 5.2 and came across these two sentences: (1) Nous avons de charmants tableaux par ici. (We have some charming pictures over here.) (2) Est-ce que vous avez des pantoufles ? (Do you have any slippers?) Both refer to something in the pl...

2 replies - Last post by Peter--252 - March 17, 2017

Hi -- I understand the regular sense of these adverbs well enough, but there are so many exceptions to the regular sense, exceptions that don't make sense in English.  Also, when the concepts of time continuing or interrupted or never occurring or never ...

1 reply - Last post by toru e - February 26, 2017

Tests in lessons 4.1 and 4.6 of Japanese Level 1 are not working. The audio files play normally and I can record my answers, but there is no feedback. If I click on the "Reveal" button to move forward, the page disappears (does not reload the same page) a...

4 replies - Last post by jason-oxenham-ceo - February 9, 2017

This is just a minor point which I'd appreciate a clarificiation: Just going through unit 2.6 which gives two examples of "c'est l'heure...": C'est l'heure du déjeuner !        =     It's lunch time! C'est l'heure de dormir.             =      It's time t...

2 replies - Last post by Meages - December 31, 2016

How do I get from French level 1 to french level 2 or level 3? (level 1 is too easy)

5 replies - Last post by jason-oxenham-ceo - December 4, 2016

Bonjour tout le monde, j'ai queleques questions. I'm extremely confused in lesson 20.2 with "le / en" and the usage of "on". I've tried to put all the pronouns back. Please check it for me. Et voici-moi quelques conseils.  à ce qu'on dit? (so they say?) ...

6 replies - Last post by Sue--114 - October 26, 2016

The lesson didn't mention when to use the auxilliary verb ete or avoir for passe compose

1 reply - Last post by Diana-S1 - September 30, 2016

The lesson didn't mention when to use the auxilliary verb ete or avoir for passe compose

0 replies - Last post by lawchewing - September 30, 2016

I need more practice in learning the difference between plain verbs and the same verb that changes meanings when a preposition plus infinitive or only infinitive is added. Some examples: parvenir vs. parvenir à compter vs. compter plus infinitive (i.e. ...

2 replies - Last post by dalemcmillen - September 19, 2016

In French Level 2 lesson 9.1 Au concert『Non, en fait je voudrais mais je n'ai pas encore acheté de billet.』　In this sentence, why not le billet   but de billet.   ?

1 reply - Last post by toru e - September 14, 2016

Pouvoir is translated to can, or to be able to in English. In Lesson 10.6, is the example Tu peux me tutoyer ! in which the translation is given as You can say « tu » to me!  The English translation is grammatically incorrect; it should read You may say ...

2 replies - Last post by Marie-Claire-Riviere - August 23, 2016

The this and that , these and those with gender are hard to pronounce and remember.  I wonder is there any tips to familiarise them Gary

0 replies - Last post by lawchewing - August 13, 2016

The this and that, cellui are hard to pronounce and remember

0 replies - Last post by lawchewing - August 13, 2016

In this sentence:  Oui, mais pouvez-vous parler un peu plus lentement ?   Why is "parler" written in Infinitive and not in 1. person plural

1 reply - Last post by toru e - July 10, 2016

Bonjour, My name is Tricia, as I went through Lesson 1.4 Are you thirsty, I got it that " Je t'apporte ça" means " I bring it to you" ; and from Lesson 1.3 Learning French, " Est-ce que vous le/la comprenez" mean " do you understand him/her ". I asked m...

2 replies - Last post by tricquynh - July 7, 2016

Hi everyone, I don't understand why "de" is used instead of "des" in this phrase although "livres" is plural: "Il n'y a pas de livres dans le sac" Does this means that only "pas de" is valid for whatever types of noun comes after it and "pas des" is al...

2 replies - Last post by thachphamvu - June 5, 2016

Lesson 10.5 presents pronominal verbs, and at the end of the lesson are idiomatic and non-idiomatic pronominal verbs.  Two examples are included. First example:  Idiomatic:  Je demande à Céline son adresse . . . . . Non-idiomatic:  Nous nous demandons o...

3 replies - Last post by toru e - June 1, 2016