Click on the French expressions to hear pronunciations.
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| what | |
| quel / quelle for questions | |
| Quel âge as-tu ? | What is your age? (How old are you?) |
| Quel est ton nom ? | What is your name? |
| Quel jour ? | What day? |
| Quelle heure ? | What time? |
| Quel est le prix ? | What's the price? |
| Quel prix ? | What's the price? |
| Quel truc ? | What thing? |
| Quel est le truc ? | What's the trick? |
| Quel quartier ? | Which neighborhood? |
| Quel est ton problème ? | What's your problem? |
| Quelle règle ? | What rule? |
| Quel genre ? | What kind? |
| Quelle nouvelle ? | What news? |
| Quelle est la bonne nouvelle ? | What's the good news? |
| Quelle est la mauvaise nouvelle ? | What's the bad news? |
| Quels soucis ? | What worries? |
| Quelle taille ? | What size? |
| Quelle est l'idée ? | What's the idea? |
| Quel contretemps ? /kɔ̃tʀətɑ̃/ | What's the hitch? / What mishap? |
| Quelle différence ? | What's the difference? |
| Quel rapport avec Nora ? | What does that have to do with Nora? |
| - Qu'est-ce que ça a à voir avec moi ? | - What's that got to do with me?   (avoir à voir - have to do with/be related to) |
| Quelle sorte de musique ? | What type of music? |
| Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ? | What kind of music do you like? |
| Quelle couleur préfères-tu ? | What color do you prefer? |
| quel / quelle for sentences | |
| Je sais pas quel tour prendre. | I don't know which turn I should take. |
| Je sais pas lequel choisir. | I don't know which to choose. |
| Tu sais quelle langue il parle. | You know which language he speaks. |
| Quel est votre plat du jour ? | What's your dish of the day? |