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How to Say ‘What's it about?’ in French

Ça parle de quoi ?

sa PARL duh kwah

[sa PARL duh kwah]

💬 Usage Tip: A story "talks about" its subject in French: parler de means "to be about". For example, Ça parle d'une elfe means "It's about an elf".

Phrase Breakdown

Ça parle

sa PARL

It talks / It's about

'Parler de' means 'to be about'. Say 'sa parl', where the final 'e' is almost silent.

Example

Ça parle d'amour.

It's about love.

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sa]

Refers to a state or situation being discussed.

Example

Comment ça se passe au travail ?

How's it going at work?

parle

[PARL]

is about

With 'de', 'parler' means a story is about something.

Example

Ce livre parle d'amour.

This book is about love.

de quoi ?

duh kwah

about what?

Say 'duh kwa', with your voice rising on 'quoi'.

Example

Tu parles de quoi ?

What are you talking about?

Words in this phrase

[duh]

about / of

Preposition linking 'parler' to its topic.

Example

On parle de musique.

We talk about music.

quoi

[kwah]

what

Question word for 'what', often placed at the end in casual speech.

Example

Tu manges quoi ?

What are you eating?

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