How to Say ‘Have you ever had’ in French
Est-ce que vous avez
ehss suh kuh voo ah-vay
[ehss suh kuh voo ah-vay]
💬 Usage Tip: Est-ce que is a very common way to form questions. Less formal-feeling than inversion and easy to recognize.
🇫🇷 In France: French doctors may use this to ask about your history or previous episodes.
Phrase Breakdown
Est
[ehss]
is
Part of est-ce que, a common way to form a question.
Est-ce que vous avez mal ici ?
Do you have pain here?
-ce
[suh]
this / it
Part of the fixed question phrase est-ce que; not translated word-for-word in English here.
Est-ce que vous avez mal ici ?
Do you have pain here?
que
[kuh]
that
Part of est-ce que, used to introduce a yes/no question.
Est-ce que vous avez mal ici ?
Do you have pain here?
vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural you, commonly used by doctors.
Est-ce que vous avez mal ici ?
Do you have pain here?
avez
[ah-vay]
have
Form of avoir used with vous.
Est-ce que vous avez mal ici ?
Do you have pain here?
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