How to Say ‘What brings you in today?’ in French
Qu'est-ce qui vous amène aujourd'hui ?
k ay suh kee voo ah-MEN oh-zhoor-DWEE
[k ay suh kee voo ah-MEN oh-zhoor-DWEE]
💬 Usage Tip: This is a standard doctor's opening question. Learn it as one whole chunk for easy listening.
🇫🇷 In France: This is one of the most common first questions in a French medical consultation.
Phrase Breakdown
Qu'est-ce qui
k ay suh kee
What
Part of the common French question structure meaning “what is it that...”.
Qu'est-ce qui se passe ?
What is happening?
Words in this phrase
Qu'
[k]
what
Shortened form of que before a vowel; begins the question qu'est-ce qui.
Qu' est-ce qui ne va pas aujourd'hui ?
What is wrong today?
est
[ay]
is
Form of être used in the question pattern qu'est-ce qui.
Qu'est-ce qui est difficile à supporter ?
What is difficult to tolerate?
-ce
[suh]
this / it
Part of the fixed interrogative expression; helps build the meaning what is it that.
Dans Qu'est-ce qui vous amène aujourd'hui ?, -ce sert à former la question.
In 'What brings you in today?', -ce is used to form the question.
qui
[kee]
that / which
Relative pronoun used in the expression qu'est-ce qui.
Qu'est-ce qui vous gêne le plus ?
What bothers you the most?
Vous amène
voo ah-MEN
brings you / brings you here
Used here in a polite medical context: “what brings you in today?”
Qu'est-ce qui vous amène chez nous ?
What brings you to us?
Words in this phrase
vous
[voo]
you
Formal you, used politely by medical staff addressing a patient.
Qu'est-ce qui vous amène aujourd'hui en consultation ?
What brings you in for consultation today?
amène
[ah-MEN]
brings
Verb meaning brings or leads; asks the reason for the visit.
Une forte douleur vous amène aujourd'hui chez le médecin.
A strong pain brings you to the doctor today.
Aujourd'hui ?
oh-zhoor-DWEE
today?
Asks about the current reason for the visit, specifically today.
Vous venez aujourd'hui ?
Are you coming today?
Words in this phrase
aujourd'hui
[oh-zhoor-DWEE]
today
Refers to this day, often to ask why the patient has come now.
Vous venez aujourd'hui parce que la douleur augmente.
You are coming today because the pain is getting worse.
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