orpheus_harmonic

[rocky crescent]

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[torpid sundial]

this one is pretty good, although I disagree with the "combien" vs "combien de" distinction

[wheat thorn]

Disagree as in?

[torpid sundial]

you have to remember that not all is a one to one transaltion.
For instance, sometimes you'll use "quel"
"what" can translate various ways (quoi, que, quel...)
when do you have to use "est-ce que" etc
but this is still a good basis

[torpid sundial]

when followed by a noun, "combien" requires the preposition "de", doesn't matter if it's countable or not

how many apples => combien de pommes
how much money => combien d'argent

but when you're implicitely talking about money or temperature, you don't have to use a noun

how much is it? => combien c'est ?
how hot is it? => combien il fait ?

[wheat thorn]

I see okay thank you

[wheat thorn]

Does it matter for what if we use either quoi,que or quel?

[torpid sundial]

yes, they're all used for different purposes