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### Asking questions with "est-ce que"

To ask a structured yes/no question in French, place **est-ce que** at the beginning of a statement. It translates literally to "is it that," but acts like "do," "does," "is," or "are" in English.

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Use this structure to ask about trips and travel habits.

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### "Est-ce qu'" before a vowel

If the next word begins with a vowel (like **il** or **elle**), **est-ce que** shortens to **est-ce qu'**.

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### Travel essentials

Use **est-ce que** to ask about trip details like tickets (**un billet**) or transportation.

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You can ask about packing essentials like passports (**un passeport**) and suitcases (**une valise**)...

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...or about the places people are visiting (**visiter**).

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Yes/no questions with "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu parles ?)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular 'to be' and indefinite articles (je suis un...)

Singular definite articles (le, la, l')

Identifying vs. describing (c'est vs. il est)

Feminine adjective agreement (+e)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)

Formal and informal you (tu vs. vous)

Plural nouns and indefinite articles (des... -s)

Plural definite articles (les)

Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

The verb "to have" singular (j'ai, tu as, il a)

The verb "to have" plural (nous avons, vous avez, ils ont)

There is / there are (il y a)

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Negating "there is" (il n'y a pas de)

Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)

Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)

Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)

Standard questions (est-ce que)

Singular possessives (mon, ton, son)

Plural possessives (notre, votre, leur)

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Adjective placement

Numbers 1 to 20

Numbers 21 to 100

Age and physical states (avoir)

The verb to go (aller)

The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)

Question word for location (où)

Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)

The verb to come (venir)

The preposition from/of (de, du, des)

Question word for origin (d'où)

The verb to do/make (faire)

Days of the week (lundi, mardi)

Telling time (il est... heure)

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

The verb to take or have (prendre)

The verb to drink (boire)

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')

Zero quantity (pas de)

Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)

Asking how much or how many (combien, combien de)

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

The verb to want (vouloir)

Polite requests (je voudrais)

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Obligation (devoir)

General obligation (il faut)

Why and because (pourquoi, parce que)

Expressing purpose (pour)

Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous)

Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)

Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)

Never (ne... jamais)

Regular -ir verbs (choisir, finir)

Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)

Irregular -ir verbs (sortir, partir, dormir)

Informal 'we' (on)

The imperative mood

Direct object pronouns (le, la, les, l')

The near future (aller + infinitive)

The recent past (venir de + infinitive)

The passé composé with avoir

Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)

The passé composé with être

The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)

Saying goodbye

Please, sorry and thank you

Which / what (quel)

The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)

Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)

Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)

Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)

Irregular plurals (-x)

Plurals ending in -al (-aux)

Present tense stem changes (e to è)

Accent stem changes (é to è)

Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)

Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)

Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)

Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)

Knowing facts vs. familiarity (savoir, connaître)

Question	Answer
is it that / do / does (question marker)	est-ce que
Do you live in a house?	Est-ce que vous habitez dans une maison ?
to travel	voyager
Do you travel often?	Est-ce que tu voyages souvent ?
the vacation / the holidays	les vacances
Are you traveling for vacation?	Est-ce que vous voyagez pour les vacances ?
Do you like vacations?	Est-ce que tu aimes les vacances ?
soon	bientôt
We are traveling soon.	Nous voyageons bientôt.
Is he traveling soon?	Est-ce qu'il voyage bientôt ?
the train	le train
Are we taking the train?	Est-ce que nous prenons le train ?
the airplane (m)	l'avion
There is no train, but there is a plane.	Il n'y a pas de train, mais il y a un avion.
Are you taking the plane?	Est-ce que vous prenez l'avion ?
the ticket	le billet
Do you have a ticket?	Est-ce que tu as un billet ?
Is the ticket on the table?	Est-ce que le billet est sur la table ?
the passport	le passeport
He does not have a passport.	Il n'a pas de passeport.
the suitcase	la valise
Is the passport in the suitcase?	Est-ce que le passeport est dans la valise ?
Is the suitcase heavy?	Est-ce que la valise est lourde ?
to visit	visiter
Are you visiting the city now?	Est-ce que vous visitez la ville maintenant ?
Are they visiting an interesting country?	Est-ce qu'elles visitent un pays intéressant ?

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