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Quel est le bijou que vous préférez ?

Quel est le bijou que vous préférez ?
What is the piece of jewelry that you prefer?
From Lesson 123:Direct object relative pronouns (que)·French

Questions & Answers about Quel est le bijou que vous préférez ?

Why do we use que here instead of qui?
que is used because it acts as the direct object of the verb préférez. You prefer the jewelry, so it receives the action. We use qui when the word it replaces is doing the action (the subject).
Why does the sentence start with Quel instead of Que or Quoi?
Quel is used to ask 'Which' or 'What specific thing' and it must match the gender and number of the noun it refers to. Since le bijou is masculine singular, we use Quel. You will often see it followed by the verb être (like est here).
Is the plural of le bijou regular?
No. Most French words ending in -ou just take an -s in the plural, but bijou is a famous exception. Its plural is les bijoux with an x.
Could I say Quel bijou est-ce que vous préférez ? instead?
Yes, that is another very natural way to ask this question! The version in this lesson uses the relative pronoun que to literally ask 'What is the piece of jewelry that you prefer?', which is a great way to practice connecting ideas.

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