What word to francophones use most commonly to asked "What?"
Ex. Your friend on the phone mumbles a sentence on the that you can't understand. You respond with: "What?"
2007-10-13 15:43:22 · 11 answers · asked by BurningPyre 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
We would say :
Pardon ? Pardon
Quoi ? What ?
Comment : meaning in that case "what ?"
Tu peux répéter ? "say again"
We would never say : encore ! Which means : more
@mangas_c : You wrote :
"Pardon, Je ne pas comprendez" = "Sorry I do not understand"
It's wrong . You meant : Pardon, je ne comprends pas
2007-10-13 17:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by Galipette 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 21:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In any language you shouldn't ask "what?" if you fail to hear whats said. The correct response would be "Pardon?" or the equivalent in that particular language, so if a Frenchman says something you do not understand or hear you would say "Pardon?" with a nasalised 'n'. 'Pardon' in French is also the word for 'sorry' so in fact the meaning would translate as:
"Pardon, Je ne pas comprendez" = "Sorry I do not understand"
2007-10-13 17:00:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Translated from French to English it's "quoi"?
2007-10-13 16:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by seafish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comment?
Quoi?
Encore?
2007-10-13 15:48:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They'd say, "Comment?"
I know, this word means "how", but in this case, it means "What?"
*Edit: "quoi?" and "hein?" are also popular. Check this site: http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/what
Hope this helps :)
2007-10-13 15:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by Rw 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
comment ['pardon' in English]
IPA pronunciation guide: [kɔm]
Ordinary user pronunciation guide: [koh-mawn]
2007-10-13 15:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For that kind of situation, "comment?"
2007-10-13 15:53:46 · answer #8 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
comment?
2007-10-13 15:47:03 · answer #9 · answered by The man in the back 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
excuse moi
2007-10-13 15:47:08 · answer #10 · answered by kromped 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋