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Yes/No Questions

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One common way to ask a question in French is by raising the tone of your voice at the end of a sentence:
 

Vous avez une chambre pour moi?
Do you have a room for me?

Another way to turn a statement into a question is to put est-ce que at the beginning of a sentence:
 

Est-ce que vous parlez anglais?
Do you speak English?

 
Est-ce que nous allons à Paris?
Are we going to Paris?

Est-ce que simply introduces a question and is translated according to the context in which it is found (i.e., "are you?," "do we?," "is she?," etc.).



Examples of Yes/No Questions

  • Est-ce que je peux vous aider, madame?
  • À quelle heure arrive l'avion de New York, s'il vous plaît?
  • Est-ce qu'il y a une cafétéria quelque part ici?
  • Vous avez le temps de manger quelque chose?