2006-09-08 11:26:15 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Generally, "what" can be translated "quoi", especially when used as an interjection of surprise, but it can also be translated "que" depending on the context. If you wanted to say something like, "What's that?", then a formal way of saying it is "Qu'est-ce que c'est?", which breaks down to "que est ce que ce est" and literally means, "What is it that it is?" A slang way of saying the same thing is, "C'est quoi?" (literally, "It's what?").
2006-09-08 12:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by ichliebekira 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If its like 'what?' I've heard them ask 'pardon?'
Otherwise all I know is 'Je mappelle Betty Knickers. Je habite haitch two oh. Je voudrais quartre kilos de pommes. Oui. Je desirez de la creme, sil vous plait. Donnez le moi. Merci beaucoup.'
2006-09-08 11:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Quoi? What? Go to http://dictionary.reference.com/ and use the translator it is pretty good for single words.
2006-09-08 11:36:33 · answer #3 · answered by moronirocks2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you be more specific about what you mean by 'what'?
Dependent, the word you're looking for could be quel(le), quoi, qu'est-ce qui/que, ce qui...
2006-09-08 11:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by pompeii 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Que
2006-09-08 11:33:29 · answer #5 · answered by ♀ 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Quoi?
2006-09-08 11:31:05 · answer #6 · answered by boracic1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quoi?
2006-09-08 11:27:55 · answer #7 · answered by Hacker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are three ways 1.) quel. 2.) ce qui or ce que 3.) quoi!
2006-09-08 11:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by tiger_rose 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Say Ken without pronouncing the n.
2006-09-08 11:38:31 · answer #9 · answered by stumpymosha 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
C'est que
2006-09-08 11:28:50 · answer #10 · answered by Xae 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋