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How to Say ‘How long is it?’ in French

Quelle est la longueur ?

kehl eh lah lohn-GUR

[kehl eh lah lohn-GUR]

💬 Usage Tip: French asks "what is the length?" rather than "how long?". Swap in another size word: Quelle est la largeur ? "How wide is it?".

Phrase Breakdown

Quelle est

kehl eh

What is

'Quelle' links into 'est' (liaison), so together they sound like 'keh-leh'.

Example

Quelle est ton adresse ?

What is your address?

Words in this phrase

Quelle

[kehl]

What

Used to ask for information specifying something.

Example

Quelle couleur préfères-tu ?

What color do you prefer?

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

la longueur ?

lah lohn-GUR

the length?

'Longueur' is a feminine noun. The 'gu' is a hard 'g', and the 'eu' sounds like 'uh': 'lohn-guhr'.

Example

La longueur de la pièce.

The length of the room.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

longueur

[lohn-GUR]

length

Feminine noun; how long something is.

Example

La longueur de la table est de deux mètres.

The length of the table is two metres.

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