How to Say ‘Is it that’ in French
Est-ce que
ayst suh kuh
[ayst suh kuh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Est-ce que] is a very common way to turn a statement into a question without changing the rest much. You can reuse it easily: [Vous avez des bagages.] becomes [Est-ce que vous avez des bagages ?]
Phrase Breakdown
Est
[ayst]
is
Form of être used inside the question pattern est-ce que.
Est-ce que votre bagage est prêt ?
Is your luggage ready?
-ce
[suh]
this
Part of the fixed question marker est-ce que, used to form yes/no questions.
Est-ce que la porte est loin ?
Is the gate far?
que
[kuh]
that
In est-ce que, que is part of a common question structure equivalent to do/does/is in English questions.
Est-ce que tout est correct ?
Is everything correct?
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