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How to Say ‘And this raised part, what is it?’ in French

Et cette partie en relief, c'est quoi ?

eh set par-TEE on ruh-LYEF suh eh kwah

[eh set par-TEE on ruh-LYEF suh eh kwah]

Phrase Breakdown

Et cette partie

eh set par-TEE

And this part

'Et' means 'and'. Its 't' is silent, so it sounds like [e].

Example

Et cette partie-là ?

And that part?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

cette

[set]

this

A determiner used to single out a specific thing.

Example

Cette maison est ancienne.

This house is old.

partie

[par-TEE]

part

Feminine noun: a section of something.

Example

Cette partie est plus sombre.

This part is darker.

en relief,

on ruh-LYEF

raised / in relief

This describes the part that sticks out. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Des lettres en relief.

Raised letters.

Words in this phrase

[on]

A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.

Example

Il est en France.

He is in France.

relief

[ruh-LYEF]

relief (raised)

'En relief' means raised, three-dimensional on a surface.

Example

Les lettres sont en relief.

The letters are raised.

c'est quoi ?

suh eh kwah

what is it?

This is the casual question 'what is it?'. Use rising intonation at the end.

Example

Ce bruit, c'est quoi ?

What's that noise?

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

quoi

[kwah]

what

An informal question word meaning what.

Example

Quoi comme cocktail te plaît ?

What kind of cocktail do you like?

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