Les mots interrogatifs

Question 1

Qui

Answer 1

Who

Question 2

Quel (Quelle, Quels, Quelles)

Answer 2

Which, What

(agree in number and gender with noun being described)

Question 3

Avec quel (quelle, quels, quelles)

Answer 3

With which

(In this case, the “which” must be followed by a noun.

ex: Avec quel livre est-ce que tu étudies? With which book do you study?)

Question 4

À quelle heure

Answer 4

At what time

Question 5

Quelle heure est-il?

Answer 5

What time is it?

Question 6

Quel temps fait-il?

Answer 6

What’s the weather like?

Question 7

Quel âge as-tu?

Answer 7

How old are you?

(Literally: What age do you have?)

Question 8

Quelle est la date de Noël?

Answer 8

C’est le 25 décembre.

Question 9

Quelle est la date de la Saint-Valentin?

Answer 9

C’est le 14 février.

Question 10

Quoi

Answer 10

What

(Used by itself as a one-word, albeit impolite, question. Used after prepositions such as “avec”, and “sans”.)

Question 11

Avec quoi

Answer 11

With what

(In this case, the “what” cannot be followed directly by a noun.

ex: Avec quoi est-ce que tu étudies? With what do you study?)

Question 12

Est-ce que

Answer 12

Is, Are, Do, Does

IMPORTANT: The magic expression “Est-ce que” turns a regular statement in to a question. However, the “is, are, do, does” that this expression adds does NOT replace the verb already in the question. Example: Est-ce qu’il est beau? = Is he good-looking? The need for “est” is still there even though the “Est-ce que” is present.

Question 13

Pourquoi

Answer 13

Why

Question 14

Pourquoi est-ce que

Answer 14

Why does/do/are/is

Question 15

Quand

Answer 15

When

Question 16

Quand est-ce que

Answer 16

When does/do/are/is

Question 17

Comment

Answer 17

How

(Used to ask “how” something is done, or “how” someone is when used with “être”. In the case of the latter, describing words or emotions are the appropriate response.)

Question 18

Comment est ta prof de français?

Answer 18

Elle est vieille, stricte, et organisée.

Question 19

Comment est-ce que

Answer 19

How does/do/are/is

Question 20

Comment t’appelles-tu?

Answer 20

What’s your name?

Question 21

Comment s’appelle ton école?

Answer 21

Mon école s’appelle __________.

Question 22

Où

Answer 22

Where

Question 23

Où est l’ordinateur de la prof?

Answer 23

C’est sur le bureau de Madame.

Question 24

Où est-ce que

Answer 24

Where do/does/are/is

Question 25

Que

Answer 25

What

(When used as an interrogative word, it means “what” when used with inverted or short questions. Examples: Que fais-tu? It often pairs up with “Est-ce que”.”

Question 26

Qu’est-ce que

Answer 26

What

(Used at the begining of a sentence that already has a subject and a verb. It is composed of “Que” contracted with “est-ce que”.)

Question 27

Avec qui

Answer 27

With whom

Question 28

À qui

Answer 28

To whom

Question 29

De qui

Answer 29

From whom

Question 30

Combien de

Answer 30

How many

Question 31

Combien coûte / coûtent …

Answer 31

How much does ____ cost?