Tex's French Grammar: Interrogative Constructions

int1_ex1: introduction to interrogatives

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Vous parlez franÃ§ais?
You speak French?

int2_ex1: yes/no questions: est-ce que, n'est-ce pas

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:38:17 -0500

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Tex: Trey, tu aimes la philosophie?
Tex: Trey, do you like philosophy?

Trey: Non. Je n'aime pas la philosophie.
Trey: No. I do not like philosophy.

Tex: Tu connais Sartre?
Tex: Do you know Sartre?

Trey: Non. Qui est-ce?
Trey: No. Who is that?

Tex: Gloups! C'est l'auteur du chef d'oeuvre existentialiste, La NausÃ©e.
Tex: Gulp! He's the author of the existentialist masterpiece, Nausea.

int2_ex2: yes/no questions: est-ce que, n'est-ce pas

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:37:17 -0500

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Trey: Et toi, Tex, est-ce que tu aimes les films?
Trey: And you, Tex, do you like films?

Tex: Bien sÃ»r, j'adore les films.
Tex: Of course, I adore films.

Trey: Est-ce que tu connais Yoda?
Trey: Do you know Yoda?

Tex: Non. Qui est-ce?
Tex: No. Who is that?

Trey: Duh ...
Trey: Duh ...

int2_ex3: yes/no questions: est-ce que, n'est-ce pas

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:36:17 -0500

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Trey: Tu connais 'La guerre des Ã©toiles,' n'est-ce pas? Yoda, c'est le petit sage.
Trey: You know 'Star Wars,' don't you? Yoda is the little wise man.

int2_ex4: yes/no questions: est-ce que, n'est-ce pas

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:35:17 -0500

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Trey: Yoda est mon hÃ©ros. Tu ne connais pas Yoda?
Trey: Yoda is my hero. You don't know Yoda?

Tex: Ah, si, si, si*, je connais le petit philosophe. Est-ce que tu es fou? Yoda n'est pas Sartre.
Tex: Ah, yes, yes, yes, I do know the little philosopher. Are you crazy? Yoda is not Sartre.

Trey: Oh, mais la philosophie de Yoda est plus intÃ©ressante que la philosophie existentialiste de La NausÃ©e! Tu es d'accord, n'est-ce pas?
Trey: Oh, but Yoda's philosophy is more interesting than the existentialist philosophy of La NausÃ©e! You agree, don't you?

Tex: Quel crÃ©tin! Retourne Ã tes jeux Ã©lectroniques!
Tex: What an idiot! Go back to your video games!

int3_ex1: questions with subject/verb inversion

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:34:17 -0500

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Joe-Bob choisit ses cours pour le semestre prochain.
Joe-Bob is choosing his classes for next semester.

Job-Bob: Corey, as-tu des idÃ©es?
Joe-Bob: Corey, do you have any ideas?

Tammy et Bette, connaissez-vous de bons cours?
Tammy and Bette, do you know any good courses?

int3_ex2: questions with subject/verb inversion

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:33:17 -0500

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Corey se parle Ã lui-mÃªme:
Corey thinks to himself:

Voyons. Joe-Bob aime-t-il les lettres? Non!
Let's see. Does Joe-Bob like the humanities? No!

A-t-il envie d'Ã©tudier les maths? Non!
Does he want to study math? No!

Va-t-il devenir mÃ©decin? Oh, jamais!
Is he going to become a doctor? Oh, never!

Aime-t-il les filles? Oui!
Does he like girls? Yes!

Alors, j'ai une idÃ©e.
So, I have an idea.

Corey: Joe-Bob ...
Corey: Joe-Bob ...

Joe-Bob: Mmm.
Joe-Bob: Mmm.

Corey: J'ai un cours pour toi: 'La vie intime des animaux.'
Corey: I have a course for you: 'Animal Intimacy.'

int3_ex3: questions with subject/verb inversion

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:32:17 -0500

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Joe-Bob: Et les belles filles suivent-elles ce cours?
Joe-Bob: Do pretty girls take this class?

Corey: Oh, oui.
Corey: Oh, yes.

Joe-Bob: Ce cours est-il difficile?
Joe-Bob: Is this class difficult?

Corey: Oh, non Ã§a.
Corey: Oh, no.

int3_ex4: questions with subject/verb inversion

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:31:17 -0500

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Joe-Bob: Corey, as-tu suivi ce cours?
Joe-Bob: Corey, did you take this class?

Corey: Oui, mais j'ai ratÃ© l'examen final.
Corey: Yes, but I flunked the final exam.

int3_ex5: questions with subject/verb inversion

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:30:17 -0500

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Joe-Bob: Pourquoi n'as-tu pas rÃ©ussi l'examen?
Joe-Bob: Why didn't you pass the exam?

Corey: Oh, j'ai trouvÃ© que l'examen Ã©tait trop technique. Moi, je suis plus romantique que scientifique.
Corey: Oh, I thought that the exam was too technical. I am more romantic than scientific.

int3_ex6: questions with subject/verb inversion

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:29:17 -0500

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Joe-Bob: Est-ce possible?
Joe-Bob: Is this possible?

N'y a-t-il pas un seul cours facile pour moi?
Isn't there a single easy course for me?

int4_ex1: interrogative and exclamative quel

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:28:17 -0500

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Un petit tatou: Maman, maman, quel est le nom de ce tatou?
A little armadillo: What's the name of this armadillo?

Rita: Oh, c'est Tex, ton oncle.
Rita: Oh, it's Tex, your uncle.

Un petit tatou: Quel Ã¢ge a Tex?
A little armadillo: How old is Tex?

Rita: On ne sait pas.
Rita: We don't know.

Un petit tatou: Quelles sont les qualitÃ©s de Tex?
A little armadillo: What are Tex's good points?

Rita: Oh, il est intelligent, dÃ©brouillard, mais aussi cynique et pessimiste.
Rita: Oh, he's intelligent, resourceful, but also cynical and pessimistic.

int4_ex2: interrogative and exclamative quel

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:27:17 -0500

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Tammy: Quel beau tatou!
Tammy: What a handsome armadillo!

Joe-Bob: Non, quel tatou snob! Quelle belle minette!
Joe-Bob: No, what a snobby armadillo! What a beautiful kitty!

Tammy: Quelle chatte mÃ©chante!
Tammy: What a mean cat!

Ah, quels animaux absurdes!
Ah, what absurd animals!

int5_ex1: interrogative pronouns

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:26:17 -0500

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Bette: Qui est Ã la porte? Oh, c'est toi, Tammy.
Bette: Who is at the door? Oh, it's you Tammy.

Qui cherches-tu?
Whom are you looking for?

Tammy: Je cherche Tex.
Tammy: I'm looking for Tex.

Bette: Il n'est pas lÃ .
Bette: He's not here.

Cinq minutes plus tard ...
Five minutes later ...

Bette: Encore! Qui est-ce qui est Ã la porte? Oh! C'est toi, Tex!
Bette: Again! Who is at the door? Oh! It's you Tex!

Qui est-ce que tu cherches? Moi peut-Ãªtre?
Whom are you looking for? Me perhaps?

Tex: Non, je cherche Tammy.
Tex: No, I'm looking for Tammy.

Bette: Elle n'est pas lÃ .
Bette: She's not here.

int5_ex2: interrogative pronouns

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:25:17 -0500

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Tex: Ouvre! Ouvre!
Tex: Open! Open!

Bette: Oui?!
Bette: Yes?!

Tex: Tu as vu Tammy?
Tex: Have you seen Tammy?

Bette: Oui.
Bette: Yes.

Tex: Avec qui est-ce qu'elle est partie?
Tex: Whom did she leave with?

Bette: Pour qui me prends-tu? Je ne la surveille pas!
Bette: Who do you think I am (whom do you take me for)? I don't watch her!

Tex: Oh, la, la, calme-toi, ma petite.
Tex: Oh, la, la, calm down, my little one.

int5_ex3: interrogative pronouns

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:24:17 -0500

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Tammy arrive chez Bette. Elle voit Tex et Bette ensemble.
Tammy arrives at Bette's house. She sees Tex and Bette together.

Tammy: Qu'est-ce qui se passe, Tex?
Tammy: What's going on, Tex?

Tex: Rien, mon chou, je te cherchais.
Tex: Nothing, my dear. I was looking for you.

Tammy: Oui, d'accord, mais qu'est-ce que tu fais avec ... elle!
Tammy: Yes, ok, but what are you doing with ... her!

Tex: Oh, de quoi tu parles?
Tex: Oh, what are you talking about?

Tammy: Tex, ne fais pas l'innocent avec moi!
Tammy: Don't act innocent with me!

int6_ex1: interrogative pronoun lequel

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:23:17 -0500

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Corey: Oh Tammy, j'adore les films sur les insectes!
Tex: I love bug movies!

Tammy: Lesquels tu aimes?
Tammy: Which ones do you like?

Corey: Oh, 'A Bug's Life,' et puis 'Antz,' les classiques quoi!
Tex: Oh, 'A Bug's Life,' and then 'Antz,' in other words, the classics!

Tammy: Et tu prÃ©fÃ¨res lequel?
Tammy: Which one do you prefer?

Corey: Hmm ... Probablement 'The Fly.'
Corey: Hmm ... Probably 'The Fly.'

int7_ex1: interrogative words: oÃ¹, quand, comment ...

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:22:17 -0500

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Bette pose des questions Ã Edouard pour en savoir davantage sur Tex.Bette asks Edouard questions to find out more about Tex.

Bette: OÃ¹ Tex est-il nÃ©?Bette: Where was Tex born?

Edouard: Comment?
Edouard: Pardon?

Bette: OÃ¹ est-ce que Tex est nÃ©?
Bette: Where was Tex born?

Edouard: Au Texas.
Edouard: In Texas.

Bette: Quand a-t-il rencontrÃ© Tammy?
Bette: When did he meet Tammy?

Edouard: Comment?
Edouard: Pardon?

Bette: Quand est-ce qu'il a rencontrÃ© Tammy?
Bette: When did he meet Tammy?

Edouard: Il y a deux ans Ã Lyon.
Edouard: Two years ago in Lyon.

Comment est-il venu aux Etats-Unis?
Bette: How did he come to the United States?

Edouard: Qu'est-ce que tu as dit?
Edouard: What did you say?

Comment est-ce qu'il est venu aux Etats-Unis?
Bette: How did he come to the United States?

Edouard: Il a Ã©tÃ© expulsÃ© de France!
Edouard: He was deported from France.

Bette: Pourquoi porte-t-il toujours un bÃ©ret?
Bette: Why does he always wear a beret?

Edouard: Comment?Edouard: Pardon?

Bette: Pourquoi est-ce qu'il porte toujours un bÃ©ret?
Bette: Why does he always wear a beret?

Edouard: Il n'a pas de cheveux. Sans chapeau il risque des coups de soleil.
Edouard: He doesn't have any hair. Without a hat he risks getting sunburned.

Bette: Combien est-il payÃ©?
Bette: How much is he paid?

Edouard: Comment?
Edouard: Pardon?

Bette: Combien est-ce qu'il est payÃ©?
Bette: How much is he paid?

Edouard: Pas assez. Les tuteurs sont mal payÃ©s.
Edouard: Not enough. Tutors are not paid well.

Bette: Combien de cigarettes fume-t-il par jour?
Bette: How many cigarettes does he smoke every day?

Edouard: Comment?
Edouard: Pardon?

Bette: Combien de cigarettes est-ce qu'il fume par jour?
Bette: How many cigarettes does he smoke every day?

Edouard: Je ne sais pas, mais il fume de moins en moins depuis son arrivÃ©e au Texas. Dis donc, tu es bien curieuse.
Edouard: I don't know, but he's smoking less and less since he came to Texas. Say, you are very curious.