Breakdown of Le repas est prêt.
Questions & Answers about Le repas est prêt.
How do I turn this statement into a Yes/No question for this lesson?
In conversational French, you can turn a statement like Le repas est prêt into a question simply by raising your voice at the end. You don't need to change the word order at all! In writing, you just add a space and a question mark: Le repas est prêt ? (Is the meal ready?). Why does repas end in an "s" if it's only one meal?
Some French words naturally end in an "s" even in their singular form. Le repas means "the meal" (singular). If you want to talk about multiple meals, the spelling doesn't change, but the article does: les repas (the meals). In both cases, the "s" at the end is completely silent! Should I pronounce the "t" at the end of prêt?
No, the "t" is silent because le repas is a masculine word. If you were describing a feminine word as ready, like la soupe (the soup), you would add an "e" to the adjective to make it prête. Only then would you pronounce the "t" sound. I always mix up es and est. Why do we use est here?
Est means "is" and is used for "he", "she", or "it". Since le repas (the meal) acts like an "it", we use est. The word es means "are", but it is strictly used with tu (the informal "you"). Both are forms of the verb être (to be) and they are pronounced exactly the same. Learn Le repas est prêt and more in French
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