Identifying Yourself and Others
These grammatical explanations deal essentially with the second lesson of Chapter One.
In order to ask who someone is, you can use this interrogative expression: Qui est-ce?
Usually, you will reply C’est and follow it by a name: C’est Herman.
Q: –Qui est-ce? Who is that?
A: –C’est Marc. It’s Mark.
If you are not certain about somebody’s identity, you can use the question: Est-ce que c’est…? followed by the person’s name. You usually start your reply with oui or non.
–Est-ce que c’est Mélissa?
–Non, c’est Claire.
Use the following patterns when you ask someone’s name or give your own.
Q: –Comment t’appelles-tu? What’s your name?
A: –Je m’appelle Sylvie. My name is Sylvie.
Q: –Comment vous appelez-vous? What’s your name?
A: –Je m’appelle François Dupont. My name is François Dupont.
Q: –Comment s’appelle-t-il? What’s his name?
A: –Il s’appelle Claude. &nsp; His name is Claude.
Q: –Comment s’appelle-t-elle? What’s her name?
A: –Elle s’appelle Marie. Her name is Mary.
Q: –Qui est-ce? Who is that?
A: –C’est Marc. It’s Mark.
If you have any questions about this grammatical portion of the lesson, feel free to post comments below, and I will be glad to answer them. Merci.
can i say vous-vous appellez comment? or is a mistake?
no, this is correct. There are many ways to ask a same question and this is one of them. As long as you use the right intonation at the end of your sentence to show that this is a question, you will be fine.
“In vous vous appelez comment?”, make sure to remove the dash between “vous” and “vous” & “appellez” should be spelled “appelez” (with only one L). Merci.
merci professor!!
Qui est-ce?
C’est Sami.
C’est Salli
Do we use C’est for Masculine and feminine.
Thank you
yes, you can use c’est for both. C’est Marie. C’est Paul.
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire.
Au revoir
amazing i can not belive that i go through french easlly . you make me want to study and learn french
mr.
i just want to ask why some times when i press to lissen some does not work why?
and is there extra lessons vous will give i hope yes
thanks
Who is that = Qui est-ce?
What about Who are you?
Who is he? Who is she?
Thank you
1. You’re correct about the first one.
2. Who are you = Qui es-tu? or Qui êtes-vous?
3. Who is he = Qui est-il? Who is she = Qui est-elle?
Hope this helps.
herman
thank you.
How can we say.
Who do you eat with??
Who do you watch TV with??