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How to Say ‘What do you have today?’ in French

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui ?

k eh suh kuh voo ah-vay oh-zhoor-DWEE

[k eh suh kuh voo ah-vay oh-zhoor-DWEE]

Phrase Breakdown

Qu'est-ce que vous avez

k eh suh kuh voo ah-vay

What do you have

A common way to ask what is available.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez comme café ?

What coffee do you have?

Words in this phrase

Qu'

[k]

what

Begins the common question 'what do you have...?'

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui en café d'Éthiopie ?

What Ethiopian coffee do you have today?

est

[eh]

is

Part of the fixed question pattern 'qu'est-ce que'.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui de doux ?

What mild options do you have today?

-ce

[suh]

-ce

Question marker in the phrase 'qu'est-ce que'.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui comme mélange maison ?

What house blend do you have today?

que

[kuh]

that

Part of the set question expression, not usually translated separately.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui qui soit rond en bouche ?

What do you have today that is round on the palate?

vous

[voo]

you

Formal 'you,' used when addressing café staff politely.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui comme café filtre ?

What filter coffee do you have today?

avez

[ah-vay]

have

Used to ask what is on offer or available.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui en origine unique ?

What single-origin options do you have today?

aujourd'hui

[oh-zhoor-DWEE]

today

Specifies availability for the current day.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous avez aujourd'hui pour un café doux ?

What do you have today for a mild coffee?

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