Question Words (1/2)
French: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 8.3.1
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 (1/2)
Which of these does NOT mean 'what' in French?
How do you say 'how' in French?
How do you say 'how much' in French?