In this lesson, we learn how to ask many questions with “Qu’est-ce que…?” We use verbs and vocabulary from recent mini lessons in our examples. It’s review time! We also learn how the letter l is sometimes pronounced as a y. Easy stuff!
Transcript
Qu’est-ce que… ?
What is it that…?
Qu’est-ce que tu achètes?
What are you buying?
J’achète du vin.
I’m buying (some) wine.
acheter
to buy
Qu’est-ce qu’elle achète?
What is she buying?
Elle achète quelque chose à manger.
She’s buying something to eat.
Elle achète à manger (Short version).
Qu’est-ce que tu achètes?
What are you buying?
J’achète du pain.
I’m buying some bread.
Qu’est-ce qu’elle achète?
What is she buying?
Elle achète un billet de train.
She’s buying a train ticket.
un billet de train
a train ticket
Two ls follwing i are pronounced like a y
un billet
i-y
Exceptions:
la ville
the town
1000
mille
one thousand
Qu’est-ce qu’ils achètent?
What are they buying?
Ils achètent des billets d’avion.
They’re buying plane tickets.
des billets d’avion
plane tickets
Qu’est-ce qu’elle fait?
What is she doing?
Elle fait des courses.
She’s grocery shopping.
faire des courses
to do some grocery shopping
Qu’est-ce qu’elles font?
What are they doing?
Elles font du shopping.
They’re (doing some) shopping.
Qu’est-ce qu’ils font?
What are they doing?
Ils font du sport.
They’re exercising.
faire du sport
to exercise – to play a sport
Qu’est-ce que tu fais?
What are you doing?
Je fais la cuisine.
I’m (doing the) cooking.
Qu’est-ce qu’elle fait?
What is she doing?
Elle fait la sieste.
She’s taking (doing) a nap.
Leave A Reply (11 comments so far)
Anthony Cianciolo
10 years ago
In the transcript you have a repetition or redundancy:
Qu’est-ce qu’elle fait?
What is she doing?
Qu’est-ce qu’elle fait?
What is she doing?
I do not see a reason for this.
JeFrench
10 years ago
Thanks! That was corrected.
Jibek
11 years ago
thanks a lot))))
Owonibi Augustine
11 years ago
I really enjoyed your lessons. May God bless you and further strengthen you to enable you deliver generously as you have always done. Remain bless, every one of you. Amen.
mandy
11 years ago
i like this , its really helpful for me
Tincia
11 years ago
These lessons are constructed very well for the beginner French student to grasp the subject.
babu
11 years ago
very easy to learn.It would be more useful more nouns (objects ) are given.The learner can pick up the language quickly.
Marilyn
11 years ago
Very clear and easy to understand.
Pauline
11 years ago
This was a very clear and useful lesson. Brilliant!
Thank you
abhijit
11 years ago
Very good ..i liked it so much .is it possible to send me every day
JeFrench
11 years ago
Merci! We post a mini lesson about every 7 to 10 days. To learn faster, please check out our core lessons (the weekly lessons). Each lesson has 3 modules and we cover a lot more.