What is the meaning of que tu fais?
What are you doing?
Qu’est-ce que tu fais? : What are you doing? faire, présent.
What does Qu est-ce que mean literally?
Qu’est-ce que is a French way to start a question. Literally, it’s built with three French words: Que + est + ce → “What + is + it/that?…” As a French question, it’s a longer way to ask: “What…?” It’s correct French, but in real, everyday spoken French, we tend to ask shorter questions.
How do you use Qu est ce que c est?
For instance, you can ask: Qu’est-ce que c’est? (= What is it?) But, in everyday spoken French, we would rather use: C’est quoi? (= What is it?) or C’est quoi ça? (=What is this thing?) You can also use “Qu’est-ce que…” with other sentences, such as: Qu’est-ce que tu fais ce soir? (= What are you doing tonight?)
What’s the difference between S il vous plait and S il te plait?
S’il vous plaît / S’il te plaît – Please You’ll see that we’ve listed two variations above; s’il vous plait is a more formal and polite way of saying please, where s’il te plait is more informal and used among friends. If you’re unsure, it’s always best to stick to s’il vous plait.
Where is est-ce que used?
The phrase est-ce que is used to ask a question. Word order stays just the same as it would in an ordinary sentence. Est-ce que comes before the subject, and the verb comes after the subject. So to turn the sentence Tu connais Marie (meaning You know Marie) into a question, all you need to do is to add est-ce que.
Is Qu est-ce que formal?
It is a slightly informal construction; the more formal or polite way to ask questions is with inversion, which involves inverting the normal pronoun/noun + verb order.
How do you use est-ce que?
Why does S il vous plait mean please?
S’il vous plaît is used to address someone formally (being polite or speaking with elders), using vous, or to address more than one person; when using the phrase informally (with friends and family), one would use tu, hence s’il te plaît.
When can I use tu?
“Tu” is only used to address one person, while “vous” is used to address one or more people. As a singular second person pronoun, “vous” is used in more formal contexts while “tu” is more familiar.