If you're pretty sure the answer to your question is yes, you can just make an affirmative statement and then add the tag n'est-ce pas ? to the end. Tu danses, n'est-ce pas?Jan 27, 2019
The following list provides some good choices to use depending on how you want to color your answer.
- avec plaisir (with pleasure)
- bien sûr (of course)
- certainement (certainly)
- jamais (never)
- pas du tout (not at all)
- pas encore (not yet)
- pas grand-chose (not much)
- pas question (no way)
The forming of questions in French is fundamentally similar to the way we form questions in English. In written French, questions are usually formed by inverting subject and verb; but how this is done depends on the type of verb (with or without an auxiliary) and on whether the subject is a pronoun or a noun.
In formal letters or emails, direct questions are rarely used; you should use indirect questions.
- I would be grateful if you could tell me…
- I would appreciate it if you could tell me…
- I would like to know…
- I was wondering if you could tell me…
- Would you mind telling me…?
- Could you tell me…?
How to Ask the Right Question in the Right Way
- Avoid asking rhetorical questions.
- Ask friendly, clarifying questions.
- Don't set traps.
- Ask open-ended questions.
- Be grateful.
- Avoid stress.
- Avoid being too direct.
- Silence is golden.
Here are some better phrases to make polite requests in English:
- “Do you mind…?.â€
- “Would you mind…?
- “Could I…?â€
- “Would it be ok if…?â€
- “Would it be possible…?â€
- “Would you be willing to…?â€
Use “WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR.†This is often used and you must use it when you are asking for a special request or favor. Other phrases for asking something to someone nicely are “DO YOU MIND,†WOULD YOU MIND, COULD I, WOULD IT BE OK IF, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO, etc.
What's the most polite way to answer “can I ask you a question?†If you're willing to hear them out, then “Yes, you may†is polite, formal and grammatically correct. You are not obligated to answer their question if you don't want to.Aug 20, 2020
We use 'what' to ask specific information about something. Here are a few examples of questions and answers.
Here are a few examples of questions and answers.
- What is your mother's name? Her name is Lisa.
- What time is it? It's half past four.
- What are you doing now? I'm watching TV.
Yes! This is by far the most polite way to put it and works very well in most situations.Oct 6, 2006
How to Ask for Favors
- Be direct but polite.
- Don't make it sound bad.
- Avoid guilt.
- Don't cross the line.
- Show respect.
- Avoid constant one-sided favors.
- Be personal but straightforward.
- Take "No" for an answer.
* The question word(s) may be any of the following:
- Interrogative adjective (quel) + noun.
- Interrogative adverb (combien, comment, où, pourquoi, quand)
- Interrogative pronoun (qui, que)
demande à qn si to ask sb why demander à qn pourquoi to ask sb if demander à qn si
If you'd like to say “What is your name?†in French, you generally have two options. To pose the question formally, you'd say “Comment vous-appelez vous? Speaking informally, you can simply ask “Comment t'appelles-tu?â€
More French words for question. la question noun. issue, matter, item, query. interroger verb. examine, ask, interrogate, test, debrief.
Baccara: "Do you speak French?" Baccara: "Parlez-vous Français?"
To make the question negative, put ne … pas around the conjugated verb:
- Tu ne veux pas sortir? (Don't you want to go out?)
- Tu n'es pas sorti? (Didn't you go out?)
Here is how I recommend teaching the French question words.
- Present the question words with corresponding notes.
- Provide student-friendly notes and activities.
- Reinforce with visuals.
- Incorporate technology so students can have fun while practicing.
The most common French interrogative adverbs are: combien, comment, où, pourquoi, and quand. They can be used to ask questions with est-ce que or subject-verb inversion or to pose indirect questions. And some can be worked into to n'importe ("no matter") expressions.Feb 11, 2019
To ask someone's age, you would say: Quel âge avez-vous ? How old are you, using vous. Tu as quel âge ?Jun 7, 2021
Il y a = there is, there are. Il y a is most commonly used in one of three constructions: 1. Il y a + indefinite article + noun.
: what is it? : what's that?
—literally meaning, “it's what, this/that?†(We'd say, “What's this?†or “What's that?†in English.) Qu'est-ce que c'est is a bit more formal than c'est quoi, ça.
Bonjour David, Qu'est-ce que and que are pretty much synonymous ---> what. Qu'est-ce qui, when using this phrase, it will ALWAYS be followed by a verb whereas qu'est-ce que will be followed USUALLY by a noun or other subject in the same manner as que tu est triste instead qui est triste.
Though est-ce que is widespread in spoken French, it's much less common in writing because it's slightly informal. Remember that if you're in a formal situation, you should avoid it in favor of inversion.
If it refers to a noun (expressed before), then you will use que/qui. If it refers to the whole part of the sentence, the whole idea, then it will be ce que/ce qui.Jan 8, 2021
puis-je aller au toilette.May 7, 2020
