Question Words in French – Polite Words


Question Words in French – Polite Words

To get specific information, you need to know these key question
words:
à quelle heure (ah kehl uhr) (at what time)
combien de (kohN-byaN duh) (how many)
combien (kohN-byaN) (how much)
comment (koh-mahN) (how)
où (ooh) (where)
pourquoi (poohr-kwah) (why)
qu’est-ce que (kehs kuh) (what)
quand (kahN) (when)
quel(s)/quelle(s) (kehl) (which, what)
qui (kee) (who)

Saying the magic words: Polite expressions
Use the following expressions liberally:
Excusez-moi. (eks-kew-zey-mwah.) (Excuse me.)
Pardon. (pahr-dohN.) (Excuse me, sorry.)
Je suis désolé(e). (zhuh swee dey-zoh-ley.) (I’m sorry.)
Ce n’est pas grave ! (suh ney pah grahv!) (That’s okay!)
Merci. (mehr-see.) (Thank you.)
De rien. (duh ryaN.) (You’re welcome. Literally: It’s nothing.)
Je vous en prie. (zhuh vooh zahN pree.) (You’re welcome.)
S’il vous plaît. (seel vooh pley.) (Please.)

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