"Ne parlez pas anglais maintenant !"

Translation: Do not speak English now!

[jdgamble555]

Why not right now?

[LindaB_Duolingo]

Because it has the reverse effect of speaking French? A passion killer? :)

[JanHense]

Duo a donné l'instruction de ne parler pas en Anglais, il a désobéi Duo, alors il va aller à l'enfer. Le pauvre est damné…

[LindaB_Duolingo]

Qui? JDGamble, ou moi?
J ne suis pas damné - je suis mauditE.

:)

[JanHense]

Vous deux! On a pitié pour vous… j'ai déjà allumé une bougie. :-)

[PiperDeck]

Why can't I say "Don't speak English right now?

[n6zs]

FWIW, you can say "maintenant" is "right now" when giving an affirmative command (imperative), i.e., with the meaning of "tout de suite"; otherwise it just doesn't feel right to me.

[cjmeyer96]

'Don't talk English now' ?

[awefulwaffle]

"talk" vs "speak"

Talk and speak are often interchangeable

• She talks to him, She speaks with him
• He speaks to her, He speaks with her

But the convention is to "speak [a language]" not to "talk [a language]"

• I cannot speak English
• We speak Japanese when we are in Japan
• They speak French well

[danfro8989]

do not speak English now. (is incorrect)???

should it not be "ne parlez pas en anglais maintenant"?