A1 French Grammar Lesson
Asking yes/no questions with est-ce que
Les questions avec est-ce que
1:37 min video · 4 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with English
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- Léa a faim.Léa is hungry.
- Est-ce qu’il y a une pizza ?Is there a pizza?
- Hugo, est-ce que tu as faim ?Hugo, are you hungry?
- Est-ce que tu manges ma pizza ?Are you eating my pizza?
About this lesson
Two flatmates meet in the kitchen at night. Léa asks Hugo about the pizza, and the answer is funny.
How to practise
- Read how the pattern works on the first card, then listen to each example sentence.
- Repeat every example out loud in the À toi · Your turn pause: the pattern should start to feel automatic.
- At the end, check the common mistake and say the practice sentence yourself.
Key words
| French | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| une pizza | a pizza | |
| il y a | there is | |
| tu manges | you eat | |
| ma pizza | my pizza |
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