Asking a question in French – lesson 6
How to ask a question in the French language? In this lesson, we will study the question form and the different ways that we use for asking a question in French.
The simple question: -> the answer is “yes” or “no”:
° When your intonation goes up (the most common).
° Inversion of the subject pronoun and the verb. «Est-ce que» at the beginning of the sentence.
° Repetition of a noun by a pronoun.
Dialogue en français avec sous-titres en anglais – asking a question in French
1/ Phrases toutes faites
À la gare!
Laure prend l’Eurostar à la Gare du Nord dans un quart d’heure. Elle n’a plus beaucoup de temps et son petit ami, Franck, propose de la déposer à la gare. Dans la voiture :
Laure : Tu as mon billet de train, par hasard ?
Franck : Non, je n’ai pas ton billet de train !
Laure : Ah non, c’est bon ! Je l’ai !
Franck : Ton train part à quelle heure ?
Laure : Je ne sais pas. Je regarde… mon train part à 11h23.
Franck : Tu n’es jamais sûre de rien !
Laure : Ce n’est pas vrai !
Franck : Ton train part de quelle voie ?
Laure : De la voie numéro 2 … Je crois.
Franck : Tu vois tu n’es pas sûre ! Tu as toutes tes affaires au moins ?
Laure : Euh… presque ! Je n’ai rien à lire ! Je n’ai pas mon livre…
Franck : Tiens ! Tu peux prendre ce magazine, si tu veux.
Laure : Ah ! C’est gentil ! Merci !
Franck : Nous sommes à la gare !
Laure : Au revoir chéri !
Franck : Au revoir ma chérie !
1/ Sentence practice in French
To the train station!
Laure takes the Eurostar at Gare du Nord in fifteen minutes. She does not have much time and her boyfriend, Franck, offers to drop her off at the station. In the car :
- Laure: Do you have my train ticket, by chance?
- Franck: No, I do not have your train ticket!
- Laure: Oh no, it’s fine! I’ve got it !
- Franck: What time does your train leave?
- Laure: I do not know. I’ll look … my train leaves at 11:23.
- Franck: You’re never sure of anything!
- Laure: That’s not true!
- Franck: Your train departs from what track/platform?
- Laure: From track number 2 … I think.
- Franck: You see you’re not sure! Do you have all your things/belongings at least?
- Laure: Uh … almost! I have nothing to read! I do not have my book …
- Franck: Here! You can take this magazine, if you want.
- Laure: Ah! How nice ! Thank you !
- Franck: We are at the station!
- Laure: Bye darling!
- Franck: Bye my darling!
Vocabulaire
2/ Liste de Vocabulairela gare à la gare le temps son petit ami la voiture dans la voiture le billet de train mon billet de train une voie tes affaires le livre le magazine ce magazine chéri chérie prendre, elle prend elle n’a plus beaucoup de temps proposer, il propose déposer la déposer à la gare je n’ai pas ton billet de train ! regarder, je regarde partir, mon train part à 11h23 ce n’est pas vrai ! croire, je crois le train part de la voie numéro 2 lire je n’ai rien à lire ! vouloir, si tu veux pouvoir, tu peux Tiens ! être, nous sommes à la gare dans un quart d’heure par hasard |
2 / Vocabulary Listthe train station to / at the station time her boyfriend the car in the car the train ticket my train ticket a platform (at the train station), a track your belongings the book the magazine this magazine darling sweetheart to take, she takes she does not have much time anymore to suggest, he suggests to drop off to drop her off at the station I do not have your train ticket! to look, I look to depart, my train departs at 11:23 it’s not true! to believe, I believe the train leaves track number 2 to read I have nothing to read! to want, if you want can, you can Here you go! to be, we are at the train station in a quarter of an hour by chance |
Grammaire : asking a question in french
3/ Grammaire: La forme interrogative simple –
La question simple: -> la réponse est « oui » ou « non »° En montant l’intonation (le plus courant):
° Inverser le pronom sujet et le verbe:
° «Est-ce que» en début de phrase:
Est-ce que vous êtes français? Est-ce que Brice est français?
° Reprise du nom par un pronom:
Brice est-il français?
La réponse
Oui : réponse affirmative
Vous êtes français ? oui, je suis français.
non : On nie la question
Tu pars en weekend ? non
si : « oui » après une négation
Vous n’êtes pas étudiant ? Si, je suis étudiant.
Pas : pour nier une partie de la question
Tu travailles demain? Pas le matin.
Moi non plus : pour confirmer une négation
Je ne suis pas étudiant. Moi non plus.
Êtes-vous français?
Vous êtes français? Brice est français?
3/ Grammar: the interrogative form, asking a question in French
The simple question: -> the answer is “yes” or “no”
° The intonation goes up at the end of the sentence/question (the most current):
° We reverse the subject pronoun and the verb:
° “Est-ceque” is placed at the beginning of the sentence:
Are you French? Is Brice French?
° Name is replaced by a pronoun:
Is Brice French?
The answer
Yes, he is.
You’re French ? Yes I am French.
No: We deny the question
Are you going on a weekend? No.
If: “yes” after a negation
You are not a student? Yes, I am a student.
Not: to deny part of the question
You work tomorrow? Not in the morning.
Me neither: to confirm a negation
I am not a student. Neither am I.
Are you French?
You’re French? Brice is French?
Questions/Réponses
asking a question in french : 4/ Questions/Réponses
Où va Laure ?
Laure va prendre le train à la gare du Nord.
Peux-tu me déposer ?
Non je ne peux pas te déposer à la gare.
As-tu mon billet de train ?
Non je n’ai pas ton billet de train.
À quelle heure part votre train?
Notre train part à 11h23.
Es-tu sûre de l’heure du départ?
Non, je ne suis jamais sûre de rien.
De quelle voie part ton train ?
Je ne sais pas.
As-tu toutes tes affaires ?
Non je crois que je n’ai pas de livre.
Je peux prendre ce magazine ?
Non, tu ne peux pas.
Sommes-nous arrivés ?
Oui, nous sommes à la gare.
Quelle heure est-il ?
Il est 11h10.
asking a question in french : 4/ Questions and Answers
Where is Laure going?
Laure will take the train at the Gare du Nord.
Can you drop me off?
No, I can not drop you off at the station.
Do you have my train ticket?
No, I do not have your train ticket.
What time does your train leave?
Our train departs at 11:23.
Are you sure of the time of departure?
No, I’m never sure of anything.
Which platform does your train depart from?
I do not know.
Do you have all your belongings/things?
No, I do not think I have a book.
Can I take this magazine?
No, you can not.
Have we arrived?
Yes, we are at the station.
What time is it?
It is 11:10.
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