Question Words
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.4.1
What, Which, Where?
Key vocab
- Qui? - who?
- Quoi? - what?
- Où? - where?
- Que, qu'est-ce que? - what?
- Quel/quelle? - which, what?
Examples of questions
- Qui parle?
- Who is speaking?
- Que pensez-vous?
- What do you think?
- Où travaille ton père?
- Where does your dad work?
Examples of questions
- De quoi s'agit-il?
- What is it about?
- Quelle est la prochaine étape?
- What is the next step?
Why? When? How? How Much?
Combien? - how much, how many?
- C'est combien?
- How much is it?
Comment? - how? or what... like?
- Comment vas-tu?
- How are you doing?
- Comment est ta maison?
- What is your house like?
Pourquoi? - why?
- Pourquoi tu es toujours triste?
- Why are you always sad?
- Pourquoi vous faites ça?
- Why are you doing that?
Quand? - when?
- Quand voudrais-tu partir?
- When would you like to leave?
Test yourself on Question Words
Which of these does NOT mean 'what' in French?
How do you say 'how' in French?
How do you say 'how much' in French?