Mots de Question

WHO

•QUI–Pronounced: KEE–Usage:•Qui est à la porte?•Who is at the door?•Les femmes qui habitent là.•The women who live there.

WHAT

• 2 ways!Way #1:

• QUOI– pronounced: KWAH– Usage: • Tu aimes faire quoi?• What do you like to do?

Way # 2• Qu’est-ce que– This literally means “what is it that”.• Qu’est-ce que tu aimes faire?• What is it that you like to do?• Or, we would just say, “What do you like to do?”• The answer to a question starting with “Qu’est-ce que”

is going to be more than “yes” or “no”.• Remember, this phrase ends in a vowel, so be ready to

substitute the last “e”– Qu’est-ce qu’il dit?– What is he saying?

WHEN

• QUAND– Pronounced: KON• Quand arrive le train?• When is the train arriving?

– Try to write out how to say…

• When do you have class?• When is it that you have class?• Quand est-ce que tu as la classe?

• OùPronounced: oo

Où est Waldo?Where is Waldo?

WHERE

WHY

• POUR QUOI• Pronounced: pur kwah

– Pour quoi est-ce qu’il fait Ça?– Why is he doing that?– For what is it that he does that?

Because…

• Parce que…• Pronounced: Pars kuh

• Pour quoi tu aimes écouter la musique?• Parce qu’elle est délassant.

• Why do you like to listen to music?• Because it is relaxing.

HOW

• Comment• Pronounced: Komon

• Comment vas-tu?• How are you (How go you?)

• Bien, mal, etc.

Est-ce que• This simply means “Is it that”• Put it in front of any regular sentence to make it a question.• The answer to this question will always start with “yes” or “no”.• Don’t forget the vowel at the end of the phrase; be ready to switch

it out.

– Tu aimes le gateau.– You like cake.

– Est-ce que tu aimes le gateau?– Do you like cake?

– Oui, j’aime le gateau.