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A1 Lesson 3 of 3 · First Steps in French

Asking simple questions

Ask and answer “How are you?”, “Where do you live?” and “Do you speak French?”, with three ways to ask a question.

13 min · 11 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Ask how someone is and answer
  • Ask a question with intonation or est-ce que
  • Use où, comment and quel
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Ça va ? — Ça va bien, merci. Et toi ? Polite: Comment allez-vous ? — Très bien, merci.
  • 2Three ways to ask: rising intonation (everyday), est-ce que (neutral), inversion (formal).
  • 3Question words: où (where), comment (how), quand (when), qui (who), quel/quelle (which, agrees).

Key vocabulary

Ça va ?How are you? / Fine
Comment allez-vous ?How are you? (polite)
Vous habitez où ?Where do you live?
Est-ce que…(question marker)
un peua little