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### Yes or no questions

In everyday spoken French, the easiest way to ask a yes or no question is to make a standard statement and simply raise your pitch at the end. 

You don't need to change the word order. It is exactly like asking "You are eating?" in English.

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### Talking about meals

When talking about having a meal or a drink, the French commonly use the verb **prendre**. It literally means "to take," but translates to "to have" in the context of food.

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You can also use the verb **préparer** to talk about making meals like **le déjeuner** (lunch) or **le dîner** (dinner).

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### Negative questions

You can use this exact same rising intonation with negative sentences to ask "Aren't you...?" or "Is it not...?". Just frame your negative statement using **ne ... pas** and raise your voice at the end.

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### Drinking

While you will often hear **prendre** used for having a drink (like *prendre le thé*), you can also use the specific verb **boire** (to drink).

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Yes/no questions with intonation (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 "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que 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
to eat	manger
the croissant	le croissant
Are you eating a croissant?	Tu manges un croissant ?
Are you eating with us?	Vous mangez avec nous ?
the tea	le thé
Is the tea hot?	Le thé est chaud ?
Do they like cold coffee?	Elles aiment le café froid ?
to have (a meal/drink) / to take	prendre
the breakfast	le petit-déjeuner
Are you having breakfast now?	Tu prends le petit-déjeuner maintenant ?
Is he having tea with a croissant?	Il prend le thé avec un croissant ?
to prepare	préparer
the lunch	le déjeuner
Are you preparing lunch for them?	Vous préparez le déjeuner pour eux ?
the dinner	le dîner
Are we preparing dinner together?	Nous préparons le dîner ensemble ?
Is dinner not ready?	Le dîner n'est pas prêt ?
Do they not like tea?	Ils n'aiment pas le thé ?
Is breakfast ready?	Le petit-déjeuner est prêt ?
the milk	le lait
Do you like hot milk?	Tu aimes le lait chaud ?
to drink	boire
Are you drinking the milk?	Tu bois le lait ?
Do you drink tea for lunch?	Tu bois le thé pour le déjeuner ?
the meal	le repas
The meal is ready.	Le repas est prêt.
We are making the meal together.	Nous préparons le repas ensemble.
the fork	la fourchette
There is a fork on the table.	Il y a une fourchette sur la table.
I eat with a fork.	Je mange avec une fourchette.
the spoon	la cuillère
The spoon is on the table.	La cuillère est sur la table.
He takes a spoon for breakfast.	Il prend une cuillère pour le petit-déjeuner.

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