Question Words

French Question Words Outline

Basic Question Words

• Comment? - How?

• Quand? - When?

• Qui? - Who?

• Pourquoi? - Why?

• Où? - Where?

Specific Questions

• Que? - What?

• Qu'est-ce que? - What?

Questions for Choices

• Quel/Quelle/Quels/Quelles - Which?

• Combien? - How much/many?

Duration Inquiry

• Combien de temps? - How long?

Citing and Referring

• Citez - Quote

• Montrez - Show

• Relevez - Pick out

• Donnez - Give

• Nommez - Name

• Nommez-en deux - Name two

Locating Information

• Trouvez le mot - Find the word

• Trouvez la phrase - Find the sentence

• Trouvez l'expression - Find the expression

Instructions

• Indiquez - Show/indicate

• Trouvez le mot qui veut dire... - Find the word that means...

Reporting

• D'après - According to

• D'après la quatrième section - According to the fourth section

• Selon - According

• Selon la première section - According to the first section