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Questions & Answers about Le thé est chaud ?
Why does this question have the exact same word order as a regular statement?
Can I use est-ce que to ask this instead?
Yes! You could say Est-ce que le thé est chaud ? and it means the exact same thing. Using just the rising tone of your voice is simply a faster, slightly more casual option.
Why is the 'd' at the end of chaud silent?
In French, final consonants are very often silent. However, that hidden 'd' is still useful! If you were talking about a feminine noun like the water (l'eau), you would add an 'e' to the end to make chaude, and then you would actually pronounce the 'd' sound. Since tea (le thé) is masculine, we use chaud and the 'd' stays silent.
Why is there a space between the word chaud and the question mark?
That is a standard French typing rule! In French, any punctuation mark built with two parts (like the question mark, exclamation point, and colon) requires a space right before it.