{"id":2855,"date":"2021-11-21T20:08:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T20:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/?p=2855"},"modified":"2021-11-22T20:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:33:38","slug":"how-to-ask-questions-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Ask Questions In French? &#8211; 5 Ways To Get The Answers You Want"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-info-box_ec65a6-51 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:40px;}#kt-info-box_ec65a6-51 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:1200px;}#kt-info-box_ec65a6-51 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:52.3333%;width:1200px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}#kt-info-box_ec65a6-51 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, #kt-info-box_ec65a6-51 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, 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#718096);}<\/style>\n<div id=\"kt-info-box_ec65a6-51\" class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-ask-questions-in-french\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-2892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learning how to ask questions in French is essential<\/strong>, whether you want to have a successful conversation or obtain specific information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article,<strong> I&#8217;ll teach you exactly how you can do that,<\/strong> so you always know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>What to say when you want to ask a question.<\/li><li>What to expect when you&#8217;re the one being asked a question.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_6434b2-4f > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_f0a683-27{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_f0a683-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_f0a683-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_f0a683-27\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de:not(.this-class-is-for-specificity):not(.class-is-for-specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);max-width:669px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-contents-title{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);font-size:18px;line-height:5px;letter-spacing:0px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{color:var(--global-palette2, #2B6CB0);font-size:18px;font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-content-list li{margin-bottom:1px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id_bacc5f-de .kb-table-of-content-list li .kb-table-of-contents-list-sub{margin-top:1px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Before we start, here&#8217;s an important thing to know:<br><em>Demander<\/em> is the most common translation of &#8220;to ask&#8221;.<br>But <em>demander une question<\/em> is incorrect.<br>&#8220;To ask a question&#8221; is <em>poser une question<\/em>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change your intonation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you expect a yes or no answer, the simplest way to ask a question is definitely this one.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All you have to do is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Take a declarative sentence<\/strong>, which can be an affirmative or negative one.<\/li><li><strong>Change your intonation by raising your pitch at the end of the sentence.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This effectively turns your sentence into a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Tu aimes le fran\u00e7ais.<\/em> (You like French.) =&gt; <em>Tu aimes le fran\u00e7ais ?<\/em> (Do you like French?)<\/li><li><em>Il ne vient pas.<\/em> (He&#8217;s not coming.) =&gt; <em>Il ne vient pas ?<\/em> (He&#8217;s not coming?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Although this is considered an informal way of asking a question, in practice it&#8217;s very different.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of the simplicity of this question structure, <strong>French people tend to use it in most conversations<\/strong>, whether formally or informally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can also be used in<strong> informal writing<\/strong>, such as text messages and emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that case, instead of raising your pitch, <strong>make sure to add the question mark at the end of the sentence<\/strong>, so the receiver knows it&#8217;s a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: As a typographic rule, you need to put a space before the question mark. But French people tend to disregard this rule when typing in informal contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start with <em>Est-ce que<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another common way to ask a question if you expect a yes or no answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take a declarative sentence and add <\/strong><strong><em>Est-ce que<\/em><\/strong><strong> in front of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When there&#8217;s a vowel or an &#8220;h&#8221; after <em>Est-ce que<\/em>, you must use an elision. For example, <em>Est-ce qu&#8217;il(s)<\/em> \u2026 or <em>Est-ce qu&#8217;elle(s)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Tu aimes le fran\u00e7ais.<\/em> (You like French.) =&gt; <em>Est-ce que tu aimes le fran\u00e7ais ?<\/em> (Do you like French?)<\/li><li><em>Il va bien.<\/em> (He&#8217;s ok.) =&gt; <em>Est-ce qu&#8217;il va bien ?<\/em> (Is he ok?)<\/li><li><em>Vous avez vu ce film.<\/em> (You saw this movie.) =&gt; <em>Est-ce que vous avez vu ce film ? <\/em>(Have you seen this movie?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Est-ce que<\/em><\/strong><strong> insists on the fact that you are asking a question.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Est-ce que<\/em> has no specific meaning on its own. Instead, it can be translated differently depending on what follows it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Do\/Does\/Is\/Are\/Has\/Have + pronoun + your declarative sentence + ?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>French people use <\/strong><strong><em>Est-ce que<\/em><\/strong><strong> a lot in informal and formal conversations, as well as in informal writing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: <strong><em>Est-ce que<\/em><\/strong><strong> only works with an affirmative sentence, not a negative one.<\/strong> For example, you can&#8217;t say <em>Est-ce qu&#8217;ils ne viennent pas ?<\/em> (Are they not coming?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a tag question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When you&#8217;re sure the answer is going to be Yes, you can add a tag question at the end of your declarative sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">N&#8217;est-ce pas ? &#8211; The formal tag question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add <\/strong><strong><em>n&#8217;est-ce pas ?<\/em><\/strong><strong> at the end of your sentence. <\/strong>This expression takes on the translation of whatever the question is.<strong> It can mean &#8220;isn&#8217;t it, don&#8217;t you, doesn&#8217;t she&#8221; and so on.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Tu aimes le fran\u00e7ais, n&#8217;est-ce pas ?<\/em> (You like French, don&#8217;t you?)<\/li><li><em>Vous \u00eates italienne, n&#8217;est-ce pas ?<\/em> (You&#8217;re Italian, aren&#8217;t you?)<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;est super, n&#8217;est-ce pas ?<\/em> (It&#8217;s great, isn&#8217;t it?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While <em>n&#8217;est-ce pas ?<\/em> is correct, it&#8217;s a little outdated. <strong>You won&#8217;t hear it often in modern everyday conversations, unless you really want to emphasize your point.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I suggest going with the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non ? &#8211; The everyday tag question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add <\/strong><strong><em>non ?<\/em><\/strong><strong> (no?) at the end of your sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Tu aimes le fran\u00e7ais, non ?<\/em> (You like French, no?)<\/li><li><em>Vous \u00eates italienne, non ?<\/em> (You&#8217;re Italian, no?)<\/li><li><em>C&#8217;est super, non ?<\/em> (It&#8217;s great, no?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In everyday conversations, <\/strong><strong><em>non ?<\/em><\/strong><strong> is much more used than <\/strong><strong><em>n&#8217;est-ce pas ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You might also hear <\/strong><strong><em>nan ? <\/em><\/strong><strong>which is a slang version of <\/strong><strong><em>no ?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hein ? &#8211; The informal tag question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add <\/strong><strong><em>hein ?<\/em><\/strong><strong> at the end of your sentence.<\/strong> It&#8217;s similar to the English &#8220;right?&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Tu viens ce soir, hein? <\/em>(You&#8217;re coming tonight, right?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This option is only meant for informal conversations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>There are 2 ways to say Yes in French.<\/strong><br><br><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Reply with <em>Oui<\/em> to an affirmative question.<\/strong><br>&#8211; <em>Tu viens demain ?<\/em> (Are you coming tomorrow?)<br>&#8211; <em>Oui.<\/em> (Yes.)<br><br><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Reply with <em>Si<\/em> if the question or statement contains a negative expression.<\/strong><br>&#8211; <em>Tu ne viens pas demain ?<\/em> (Aren&#8217;t you coming tomorrow?)<br>&#8211; <em>Si.<\/em> (Yes, I am.)<br><br>With <em>Si<\/em>, you&#8217;re essentially turning the negative proposition (I&#8217;m not coming tomorrow) into a positive one (I am coming tomorrow).<br><br>If you were to answer <em>Oui<\/em>, that would mean you&#8217;re saying &#8220;Yes, I&#8217;m not coming&#8221;.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While it&#8217;s a little less common,<strong> you can also use tag questions with negative sentences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Vous n&#8217;\u00eates pas \u00e0 la maison, n&#8217;est-ce pas ? <\/em>(You&#8217;re not at home, aren&#8217;t you?)<\/li><li><em>Il n&#8217;est pas arriv\u00e9, non ?<\/em> (He hasn&#8217;t arrived, no?)<\/li><li><em>Tu n&#8217;as pas fait tes devoirs, hein ?<\/em> (You didn&#8217;t do your homework, right?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As we&#8217;ve just seen,<strong> if you want to say Yes, make sure to answer this kind of negative question with <em>Si<\/em><\/strong><strong> and not <em>Oui<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use an inversion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the most formal way of asking a question in French. It works whether you expect a Yes\/No or a detailed answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what exactly is an inversion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In a normal sentence, you put the verb <strong>after<\/strong> the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Vous aimez le fran\u00e7ais.<\/em> (You like French.)<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But when you ask a question using an inversion, you put the verb <strong>before<\/strong> the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Aimez-vous le fran\u00e7ais ?<\/em> (Do you like French?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few rules to follow when using inversions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RULE 1<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>When you&#8217;re writing the question, add a hyphen between the verb and the subject.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just look at the previous example: <em>Aimez-vous<\/em><em> le fran\u00e7ais ?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RULE 2<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>When your question contains the pronouns <\/strong><strong><em>il<\/em><\/strong><strong> (he) or <\/strong><strong><em>elle <\/em><\/strong><strong>(she) and the verb ends with a vowel, insert a &#8220;<\/strong><strong><em>-t-<\/em><\/strong><strong>&#8221; between the verb and the pronoun.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Incorrect: <em>Aime-il le tennis ?<\/em><\/li><li>Correct: <em>Aime-t-il<\/em><em> le tennis ?<\/em> (Does he like tennis?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This rule is important for written and spoken French. <strong>When you&#8217;re saying the question, you have to make the liaison and pronounce the <\/strong><strong><em>-t-<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RULE 3 <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>When you use a compound tense, don&#8217;t invert the whole verb! Just invert the <\/strong><strong><em>avoir<\/em><\/strong><strong> or <\/strong><strong><em>\u00eatre<\/em><\/strong><strong> part of the verb by putting it at the beginning before the subject.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Declarative sentence<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Correct inversion<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Incorrect inversion<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Tu es all\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris.<\/em><br>(You went to Paris.)<\/td><td><em>Es-tu all\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris ?<\/em><br>(Did you go to Paris?)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Es all\u00e9-tu \u00e0 Paris ?<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Vous avez vu ce film.<\/em><br>(You saw this movie.)<\/td><td><em>Avez-vous vu ce film ?<\/em><br>(Have you seen this movie?)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Avez vu-vous ce film ?<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Vous aviez mang\u00e9 ici.<\/em><br>(You had eaten here.)<\/td><td><em>Aviez-vous mang\u00e9 ici ?<\/em><br>(Had you eaten here?)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Aviez mang\u00e9-vous ici ?<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RULE 4<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>When you use a noun or a name as the subject, add a pronoun after the verb and link them with a hyphen<\/strong> (Rules 2 and 3 also apply when necessary).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a normal sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Joanna est fran\u00e7aise.<\/em> (Joanna is French).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How would you turn this into a question using the inversion technique?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this sentence, Joanna is the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the pronoun, you need to use the third person singular, in the form <em>elle<\/em> because Joanna is a girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add this pronoun after the verb <em>est<\/em> and link the two with a hyphen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The answer is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Joanna est-elle fran\u00e7aise ?<\/em> (Is Joanna French?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip: Since you&#8217;re using a noun or name as the subject, the pronoun will always be <\/strong><strong><em>il, ils<\/em><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong><em>elle <\/em><\/strong><strong>or<\/strong><strong><em> elles<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> To choose the correct one, you just need to know if the subject is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Masculine or feminine<\/li><li>Singular or plural<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some additional examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><em>Le restaurant<\/em><\/strong><em> est-<\/em><strong><em>il <\/em><\/strong><em>situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris ?<\/em> (Is the restaurant located in Paris?)<\/li><li><strong>Ta maison<\/strong> est-<strong>elle <\/strong>grande ? (Is your house big?)<\/li><li><strong><em>Paul<\/em><\/strong><em> a-t-<\/em><strong><em>il<\/em><\/strong><em> retrouv\u00e9 son chien ?<\/em> (Did Paul find his dog?)<\/li><li><strong><em>Victoria<\/em><\/strong><em> est-<\/em><strong><em>elle<\/em><\/strong><em> partie ? <\/em>(Is Victoria gone?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RULE 5<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>If you want to specify your query and ask an open-ended question, add a question word (more on this in the next section) <\/strong><strong>before<\/strong><strong> the inverted part.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Pourquoi aimez-vous le fran\u00e7ais ?<\/em> (Why do you like French?)<\/li><li><em>\u00c0 quelle heure arriverez-vous ? <\/em>(What time will you arrive?)<\/li><li><em>Comment as-tu choisi son cadeau ?<\/em> (How did you choose his\/her gift?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Inverted questions are very formal.<\/strong><br><br><strong>While it&#8217;s possible to use <em>tu<\/em> with an inversion<\/strong> (as you&#8217;ve seen in several examples above), <strong>it&#8217;s quite rare that you&#8217;ll hear it in an actual conversation.<\/strong><br><br>That&#8217;s because, by definition, you use <em>tu<\/em> with people you know well and are close with, so asking a question in such a formal way would be quite awkward.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Avoid using an inversion with negative questions. While grammatically correct, they don&#8217;t sound natural at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Le restaurant n&#8217;est-il pas situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris ?<\/em> (Isn&#8217;t the restaurant located in Paris?)<\/li><li><em>Victoria n&#8217;est-elle pas partie ? <\/em>(Isn&#8217;t Victoria gone?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;You&#8217;ll almost never hear a French native use an inverted negative question.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use question words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Up until now, we mostly talked about how to ask a closed question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But <strong>how to ask an open-ended question in French?<\/strong> That&#8217;s the kind where you expect a detailed answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Rule 5 of the inversion section, I introduced question words. It&#8217;s time to look more into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A question word is a word like who, what, when, etc. It&#8217;s used to ask for a specific piece of information.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a general rule of thumb, question words are placed at the beginning of the sentence.<\/strong> But in some instances, you can also find them in the middle or at the end of a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a list of the most common question words in French.<\/strong> To ask even more complex questions, <strong>you can also combine some of them with prepositions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suggest you learn them by heart, so you can use them with ease when the time comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comment (how)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Comment allez-vous ?<\/em> (How are you?)<\/li><li><em>Comment as-tu fait cette recette ?<\/em> (How did you do this recipe?)<\/li><li><em>Comment c&#8217;est possible ?<\/em> (How is it possible?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O\u00f9 (where)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>O\u00f9 est ton chien ?<\/em> (Where is your dog?)<\/li><li><em>O\u00f9 es-tu all\u00e9 hier soir ? <\/em>(Where did you go last night?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Don&#8217;t confuse <em>o\u00f9<\/em> (where) with <em>ou<\/em> (or). One has an accent, the other doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common prepositions with <\/strong><strong><em>o\u00f9<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Jusqu&#8217;o\u00f9 <\/em>(how far)<br>*It&#8217;s the contraction of <em>jusque + o\u00f9<\/em><\/td><td><em>Jusqu&#8217;o\u00f9 dois-je marcher ?<\/em><br>(How far do I need to walk?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>D&#8217;o\u00f9<\/em> (from where)<br>*It&#8217;s the contraction of <em>de + o\u00f9<\/em><\/td><td><em>D&#8217;o\u00f9 venez-vous ?<\/em><br>(Where are you from?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quand (when)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quand reviens-tu ?<\/em> (When are you coming back?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common prepositions with <\/strong><strong><em>quand<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 quand<\/em><br>(until when)<\/td><td><em>Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 quand tu restes en France ?<\/em><br>(Until when do you stay in France?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Depuis quand<\/em><br>(since when)<\/td><td><em>Depuis quand es-tu ici ? <\/em><br>(Since when are you here?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Pour quand<\/em><br>(for when)<\/td><td><em>Pour quand en avez-vous besoin ? <\/em><br>(For when do you need it?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pourquoi (why)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Pourquoi il a fait \u00e7a ?<\/em> (Why did he do this?)<\/li><li><em>Pourquoi l&#8217;eau est bleue ?<\/em> (Why is the water blue?)<\/li><li><em>Pourquoi partez-vous ?<\/em> (Why are you leaving?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combien (how much, how many)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Combien co\u00fbte ce t\u00e9l\u00e9phone ?<\/em> (How much is this phone?)<\/li><li><em>Combien de fr\u00e8res avez-vous ?<\/em> (How many brothers do you have?)<\/li><li><em>Tu en veux combien ?<\/em> (How many do you want?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common prepositions with <\/strong><strong><em>combien<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Avec combien de<\/em><br>(with how much\/many)<\/td><td><em>Avec combien de personnes pars-tu ?<\/em> <br>(With how many people are you leaving?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Combien de temps<\/em><br>(how long)<\/td><td><em>Combien de temps dure le film ? <\/em><br>(How long does the movie last?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Pendant combien de temps<\/em><br>(for how long)<\/td><td><em>Tu seras en vacances pendant<\/em><br><em>combien<\/em> <em>de temps ?<\/em> <br>(For how long will you be on vacation?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Depuis combien de temps<\/em><br>(since how long)<\/td><td><em>Depuis combien de temps<\/em><br><em>apprends-tu le fran\u00e7ais ? <\/em><br>(Since how long ago have you<br>been learning French?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qui (who, whom)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Qui vient avec nous ?<\/em> (Who&#8217;s coming with us?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Qui<\/em> is used to refer to a person or people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common prepositions with <\/strong><strong><em>qui<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Avec qui <\/em><br>(which whom)<\/td><td><em>Tu y vas avec qui ? <\/em><br>(With whom are you going there?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>De qui<\/em> <br>(of\/from\/about whom)<\/td><td><em>De qui parlez-vous ?<\/em> <br>(Of whom are you talking about?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>\u00c0 qui<\/em> <br>(to whom)<\/td><td><em>\u00c0 qui as-tu donn\u00e9 ce cadeau ?<\/em> <br>(To whom did you give this gift?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Pour qui<\/em> <br>(for whom)<\/td><td><em>C&#8217;est pour qui tout \u00e7a ?<\/em> <br>(For whom is this all for?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Chez qui <\/em><br>(at whose place)<\/td><td><em>Tu dors chez qui ? <\/em><br>(At whose place are you sleeping?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Que \/ quoi (what)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Que veux-tu ?<\/em> (What do you want?)<\/li><li><em>\u00c7a veut dire quoi ?<\/em> (What does it mean?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Que \/ quoi <\/em>is used when talking about things or ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Que<\/em><\/strong><strong> as a question word can only be placed at the beginning of a sentence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Quoi<\/em><\/strong><strong> goes in the middle or at the end of a sentence<\/strong>. You can&#8217;t put it at the beginning, unless your sentence is just one word <em>Quoi ?<\/em> (What?).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common prepositions with <\/strong><strong><em>quoi<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>\u00c0 quoi<\/em><br>(for what)<\/td><td><em>\u00c0 quoi \u00e7a sert ? <\/em><br>(What is it for?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>De quoi <\/em><br>(of what, about what)<\/td><td><em>Tu parles de quoi ? <\/em><br>(What are you talking about?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Avec quoi <\/em><br>(with what)<\/td><td><em>Tu vas faire \u00e7a avec quoi ?<\/em> <br>(What are you going to do that with?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quel, quels, quelle, quelles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The adjective <\/strong><strong><em>quel<\/em><\/strong><strong> agrees in gender and number, meaning it will be spelled differently depending on the noun it refers to. <\/strong>It can be translated by who, which or what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Quel<\/em><\/strong><strong> is masculine singular.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quel est ton film pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 ?<\/em> (What&#8217;s your favorite movie?)<\/li><li><em>Quel est ton acteur pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 ? <\/em>(Who&#8217;s your favorite actor?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Quels<\/em><\/strong><strong> is masculine plural.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quels sont tes films pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s ?<\/em> (What are your favorite movies?)<\/li><li><em>Quels sont tes acteurs pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s ? <\/em>(Who are your favorite actors?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Quelle<\/em><\/strong><strong> is feminine singular.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quelle ville pr\u00e9f\u00e8res-tu ?<\/em> (What&#8217;s your favorite city?)&nbsp;<\/li><li><em>Quelle maison veux-tu ?<\/em> (Which house do you want?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Quelles<\/em><\/strong><strong> is feminine plural.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Quelles villes pr\u00e9f\u00e8res-tu ?<\/em> (What are your favorite cities?)<\/li><li><em>Quelles maisons veux-tu ? <\/em>(Which houses do you want?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common prepositions with <\/strong><strong><em>quel<\/em><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 quelle heure<\/em><br>(until what time)<\/td><td><em>Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 quelle heure restes-tu ?<\/em> <br>(Until what time are you staying?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Depuis quelle heure<\/em><br>(since what time)<\/td><td><em>Depuis quelle heure es-tu ici ?<\/em> <br>(Since what time have you been here?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Pour quelle heure<\/em> <br>(for what time)<\/td><td><em>Tu y seras pour quelle heure ? <\/em><br>(For what time will you be there?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Avec quel<\/em> <br>(with which)<\/td><td><em>Tu pars avec quels amis ?<\/em> <br>(With which friends are you going?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Pour quel <\/em><br>(for which)<\/td><td><em>Pour quelle \u00e9quipe es-tu ?<\/em> <br>(Which team are you for?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>De quel <\/em><br>(of which \/ about which)<\/td><td><em>De quel pays venez-vous ? <\/em><br>(Of which country do you come from?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>\u00c0 quel <\/em><br>(at which \/ in which)<\/td><td><em>\u00c0 quel \u00e2ge as-tu commenc\u00e9 la danse ?<\/em> <br>(At which age have you began dancing?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Dans quel<\/em> <br>(in which \/ inside which)<\/td><td><em>Dans quelle maison vis-tu ?<\/em> <br>(In which house do you live?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pronoun <\/strong><strong><em>lequel<\/em><\/strong><strong> agrees in gender and number. <\/strong>It translates as &#8220;which one(s)&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Lequel<\/em><\/strong><strong> is masculine singular.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Lequel veux-tu lire ?<\/em> (Which one do you want to read?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, <em>lequel<\/em> refers to a book, which is <em>un livre<\/em> in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Lesquels<\/em><\/strong><strong> is masculine plural.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Lesquels veux-tu lire ? <\/em>(Which ones do you want to read?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, <em>lesquels<\/em> refer to books, which is <em>des livres<\/em> in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Laquelle<\/em><\/strong><strong> is feminine singular.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Laquelle pr\u00e9f\u00e8res-tu ?<\/em> (Which one do you prefer?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, <em>laquelle<\/em> refers to a car, which is <em>une voiture<\/em> in French.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Lesquelles<\/em><\/strong><strong> is feminine plural.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>Lesquelles pr\u00e9f\u00e8res-tu ?<\/em> (Which ones do you prefer?)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, <em>lesquelles<\/em> refer to cars, which is <em>des voitures<\/em> in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duquel, desquels, de laquelle, desquelles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pronoun <\/strong><strong><em>duquel<\/em><\/strong><strong> is the contraction of the preposition <\/strong><strong><em>de + lequel<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>agrees in gender and number <\/strong>and can be translated by &#8220;of which\/whom, from which\/whom, about which\/whom&#8221; depending on how you use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Duquel<\/em><\/td><td>Masculine singular<\/td><td><em>Tu parles d&#8217;un <\/em><strong><em>livre <\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em><br>(You&#8217;re talking about a book?)<br><br><strong><em>Duquel<\/em><\/strong><em> parles-tu ?<\/em><br>(Which one are you talking about?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Desquels<\/em><\/td><td>Masculine plural<\/td><td><em>Tu parles de <\/em><strong><em>films <\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em><br>(You&#8217;re talking about movies?)<em><br><br><\/em><strong><em>Desquels<\/em><\/strong><em> parles-tu ?<\/em><br>(Which ones are you talking about?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>De laquelle<\/em><\/td><td>Feminine singular<\/td><td><em>Tu viens d&#8217;une <\/em><strong><em>ville <\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em><br>(You&#8217;re from a city?)<br><br><strong><em>De laquelle<\/em><\/strong><em> viens-tu ?<\/em><br>(Which one do you come from?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Desquelles<\/em><\/td><td>Feminine plural<\/td><td><em>Vous parlez de vos <\/em><strong><em>s\u0153urs <\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em><br>(You&#8217;re talking about your sisters?)<br><br><strong><em>Desquelles<\/em><\/strong><em> parlez-vous ?<\/em><br>(Which ones are you talking about?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auquel, auxquels, \u00e0 laquelle, auxquelles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pronoun <\/strong><strong><em>auquel<\/em><\/strong><strong> is the contraction of the preposition <\/strong><strong><em>\u00e0 + lequel<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It <strong>agrees in gender and number. <\/strong>The most common translation is &#8220;which one&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><em>Auquel<\/em><\/td><td>Masculine singular<\/td><td><em>Vous allez \u00e0 un <\/em><strong><em>restaurant <\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em><br>(You&#8217;re going to a restaurant?)<br><br><strong><em>Auquel<\/em><\/strong><em> allez-vous ?<\/em> <br>(Which one are you going to?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Auxquels<\/em><\/td><td>Masculine plural<\/td><td><em>Tu penses \u00e0 tes <\/em><strong><em>fr\u00e8res <\/em><\/strong><em>? <\/em><br>(You&#8217;re thinking about your brothers?)<em><br><br><\/em><strong><em>Auxquels<\/em><\/strong><em> penses-tu ? <\/em><br>(Which ones are you thinking about?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>\u00c0 laquelle<\/em><\/td><td>Feminine singular<\/td><td><em>Tu parles \u00e0 une <\/em><strong><em>amie <\/em><\/strong><em>? <\/em><br>(You&#8217;re talking to a friend?)<br><br><strong><em>\u00c0 laquelle<\/em><\/strong><em> parles-tu ?<\/em> <br>(Which one are you talking to?)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Auxquelles<\/em><\/td><td>Feminine plural<\/td><td><em>Vous pensez \u00e0 vos <\/em><strong><em>filles <\/em><\/strong><em>?<\/em> <br>(You&#8217;re thinking about your daughters?)<br><br><strong><em>Auxquelles<\/em><\/strong><em> pensez-vous ?<\/em> <br>(Which ones are you thinking about?)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three ways to ask the very same question in French<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In French, <strong>you can ask the same question differently by putting the question word<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>At the end of the sentence<\/strong> (Exception: <em>que<\/em> and <em>quel <\/em>can&#8217;t be put at the end!)<\/li><li><strong>Before <\/strong><strong><em>est-ce que<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Before an inversion<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few examples.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1. <em>Tu viens quand ?<\/em><br>2. <em>Quand est-ce que tu viens ?<\/em><br>3. <em>Quand viens-tu ?<\/em><\/td><td>When are you coming?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1. <em>Tu as vu qui ?<\/em><br><em>2. 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However, it&#8217;s considered very formal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In a normal conversation, you&#8217;re more likely to hear the question asked in an informal way<\/strong> (#1 and #2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t dwell on it when it happens though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The question is still the same, with a slightly different word order than you expected<\/strong>, that&#8217;s all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grasp the essential meaning and answer however you can.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to<strong> keep the conversation going smoothly<\/strong>, so you can get more practice and build your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>If you didn&#8217;t catch the question on your first try, you can always <strong>ask the person to repeat themself by saying<em> Pardon ? <\/em><\/strong><strong>or <em>Comment ? <\/em><\/strong><strong>(Sorry?) in formal situations and <em>Quoi ? <\/em><\/strong><strong>in informal situations.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bottom line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know exactly how to ask questions in French!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can change your intonation, start your sentence with <\/strong><strong><em>Est-ce que<\/em><\/strong><strong> or use a tag question, an inversion or a question word.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To prepare yourself for real-life conversations, you can also <strong>check the most <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/common-french-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">common French questions<\/a> and learn how to answer them.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning how to ask questions in French is essential, whether you want to have a successful conversation or obtain specific information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/how-to-ask-questions-in-french-featured.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Joanna","author_link":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/author\/joanna\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2855"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2927,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2855\/revisions\/2927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2855"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}