Claudia Lambie
Questions in French

One thing I wanted to clarify is asking questions in french. 

 

Is it correct that when you say "Qu'est-ce que...?" that the answer can be a variety of different options but when you ask "Est-ce que....?" the answer will be yes/no (a bit more specfic). 

 

Par example: Qu'est-ce que la couleure....? (many different answers)

                   Est-ce que tu as Styke? (yes or no)

Thanks, 

Claudia 

2015年3月18日 04:59
评论 · 2
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Indeed Claudia, "qu'est-ce que" means "what" as in "qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire?" (what do you like to do?).

 

"Est-ce que" is like the english for "do/does" as in "est-ce que tu aimes faire du vélo" (do you like cycling?).

 

Hope that helps :)

2015年3月18日
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"Qu'est-ce que" means "what," so a variey of answers, can indeed, be given.

 

"Est-ce que" transforms a statement into a question. It can be translated to the English word, "do." Yes/no answers are, indeed, normally given in response.

2015年3月18日