Our Day 21

Immersion – 21
Some Basic Question Words and Some Basic Questions

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
1. où	ooh	where
2. qui	kee	who
3. à qui	ah-kee	whose
4. que	k	who, which
5. quel m/quelle f	kehl	what, which
6. quand	kahN	when
7. quel jour	kehl zhoor	what day
8. à quel heure	ahkehl uhr	at what time
9. qu’-est-ce que	kehs-kuh	what
10. quoi	kwah	which, what
11. pourquoi	poohr- kwah	why
12. comment	kohN mahN	how
13. combien	kohN byaN	how much, how far
14. combien de	kohN byaN duh	how many
15.combien de temps	kohN byaN duh tahN	how long

Example:

1. Qu’est-ce que c’est? = What is it?, what is this?
2. Qui va là? =Who is going there?
3. Quel est son prénom? = What is his/her first name?
4. Où habitez-vous? = Where do you live?
5. Comment vas-tu? = How are you? (informal)
6. Comment-allez-vous? = How are you? (formal)
7. Quel âge avez-vous? (formal) = How old are you?
    Quel âge as-tu? (Informal) =How old are you?

8. Comment ça va? =How are you doing? Are you ok?
9. Comment tu t’applles? =What is your name?
10. Et lui qui-est-ce? =And who is he?
11. Et elle qui-est-ce? =And who is she?
12. Quand exactement? =When exactly?
13. C’est quel jour? =What day it is?
14. À quelle heure est la cérémonie? =At what time is the ceremony?
15. Combien de personnes avez-vous invité? = How many people did you invite?
16. Quelle heure est-il? =What time is it?
      Il est quelle heure? =What time is it?

17. Combien est le loyer(lwah-yey)? =How much is the rent?
18. Quelle est votre addresse (voh-trah-drehs)?=What is your address?
19. Quelle est l’adresse? =What is the address?
20. Quel est votre métier (mey-tyey) ? =What is your profession?
21. Où travaillez vous? (ooh trah vah-yey vooh) =Where do you work?
22. Pourquoi allez-vous à New York? (pooh-kwah ah-ley-vooh ah new-yohrk) = Why are you going to New York?
23 Quel est le numéro du vol? = What is the flight number?
24 De quels pays? =From which countries?
25 De quelles villes? = From which cities?

Dialogue 1

Sumitha: Aditya, quel âge as-tu?
Aditya: J’ai six ans.
Sumitha: Quelle heure-est-il?
Aditya: Il est huit heures.

Dialogue 2

Aashish: Quelle est la nationalité de Varshini?
Aakash: Elle est Indienne.
Aashish: Sanjeeth est de quel pays?
Aakash: De Amérique.