How to Say ‘Is making a strange noise?’ in French
Fait un bruit bizarre ?
feh uhn brwee bee-zahr
[feh uhn brwee bee-zahr]
💬 Usage Tip: In questions like this, French often drops [est-ce que] and just uses a rising voice: [Fait un bruit bizarre ?] = "Is it making a strange noise?" In everyday speech, that is very common.
Phrase Breakdown
Fait
[feh]
makes / does
From faire; here it means 'makes' when talking about a noise.
Le chauffe-eau Fait parfois un son inhabituel.
The water heater sometimes makes an unusual sound.
Un bruit bizarre
uhn brwee bee-zahr
a strange noise
Description of an unusual sound.
J'entends un bruit bizarre.
I hear a strange noise.
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
a
Indefinite article before a masculine singular noun.
J'entends un bruit, juste un petit son.
I hear a noise, just a small sound.
bruit
[brwee]
noise
A sound or noise, especially one noticed as part of a problem.
On entend bruit dans la tuyauterie.
We hear noise in the plumbing.
bizarre
[bee-zahr]
strange
Used for something odd or not normal.
Le son est bizarre, très bizarre.
The sound is strange, very strange.
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