{"id":91,"date":"2024-02-21T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=91"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:43:09","slug":"1-19-structure-qui-est-ce-quest-ce-que-cest-est-ce-que-cest","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/chapter\/1-19-structure-qui-est-ce-quest-ce-que-cest-est-ce-que-cest\/","title":{"raw":"1.19: Structure - Qui est-ce ? Qu'est-ce que c'est ? Est-ce que c'est... ?","rendered":"1.19: Structure &#8211; Qui est-ce ? Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? Est-ce que c&#8217;est&#8230; ?"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">In this section, you will learn how to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104310\">Ask what something is<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104310\">Ask who someone is<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<section class=\"box-note\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\r\nListen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Question et r\u00e9ponse pour les personnes et choses<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\"><b>Qui est-ce ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...<\/b><\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" data-th=\"Qui est-ce ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To identify someone, use <strong>Qui-est ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To reply, use <strong>C'est...<\/strong> <strong>Ce sont... <\/strong>(It's...).<\/p>\r\n<audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui est-ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>C'est<\/strong> moi. (It's me.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui est-ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>C'est<\/strong> Val\u00e9rie. (It's Val\u00e9rie.)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce n'est<\/strong> <strong>pas <\/strong>Jacqueline. (It's not Jacqueline.)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" data-th=\"Qu'est-ce que c'est ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To identify something, use <strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est ?<\/strong> (What is it?).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To reply, use <strong>C'est...<\/strong> <strong>Ce sont... <\/strong>(It's...).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est ? <\/strong>(What is it?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>C'est<\/strong> un crayon. (It's a pencil.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est ? <\/strong>(What is it?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>C'est<\/strong> une table. (It's a table.)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce n'est<\/strong> <strong>pas<\/strong> un tableau. (It's not a board.)\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" style=\"vertical-align: top\" data-th=\"Qui est-ce ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui est-ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont<\/strong> Anne et V\u00e9ro. (It's Anne and V\u00e9ro.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui sont-ils ? <\/strong>(Who are they?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont<\/strong> mes parents. (They are my parents.)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce ne sont<\/strong> <strong>pas<\/strong> tes parents. (They are not your parents.)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" style=\"vertical-align: top\" data-th=\"Qu'est-ce que c'est ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est ? <\/strong>(What are those?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont <\/strong>des stylos. (They are pens.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est ? <\/strong>(What are those?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont <\/strong>des tables. (They are tables.)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Ce ne sont pas <\/strong>des tableaux. (They are not boards.)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Question et r\u00e9ponse pour les personnes et choses<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Est-ce que c'est... ? Oui,... Non,...<\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" data-th=\"Est-ce que c'est... ? Oui,... Non,...\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To ask a yes, no question, use <strong>Est-ce que c'est...\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To reply, use <strong>Oui,...\u00a0Non, ...<\/strong> (Yes, no,...).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que c'est<\/strong> un stylo ? (Is it a pen?)\r\n\u2014 Oui ! <strong>C'est <\/strong>un stylo. (Yes, it's a pen.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que c'est<\/strong> une table ? (Is that a table?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Non<\/strong>, <strong>ce n'est<\/strong> <strong>pas <\/strong>une table. (No, it's not a table.)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" data-th=\"Est-ce que c'est... ? Oui,... Non,...\">\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que ce sont <\/strong>des stylos ? (Are those pens?)\r\n\u2014 Oui ! <strong>Ce sont<\/strong> des stylos. (Yes, they are pens.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que ce sont <\/strong>des tables ? (Are they tables?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>Non<\/strong>, <strong>ce ne sont pas<\/strong> des tables. (No, they are not tables.)<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"box-note\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104310 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Note<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><strong>Qu'<\/strong> is the contracted form of <strong>Que<\/strong> (What): <strong>Que + est = Qu'est...<\/strong>\u00a0The word <strong>que<\/strong> cannot stand alone. If you want to say What, and nothing more, you just say <strong>quoi<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"box-note\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104310 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Langue vivante : <strong>\u00c7a<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">In very informal situations you may hear someone say : C'est qui <strong>\u00e7a <\/strong>? or <strong>\u00c7a <\/strong>c'est qui ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C'est qui \u00e7a ?<\/strong> (Who is that?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>C'est<\/strong> mon ami. (It's my friend.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c'est qui ?<\/strong> (Who is that?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c'est<\/strong> ma grand-m\u00e8re. (That's my grandmother.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Adding the word <strong>\u00e7a<\/strong> (that) can help indicate which thing or person you are talking about (like pointing):<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C'est qui \u00e7a ? <\/strong>(Who's that [there]?)\r\n\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a<\/strong> <strong>c'est<\/strong> Robert. (That's Robert.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><strong>Qu'est-ce que c'est \u00e7a ? <\/strong>(What is that?)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Et \u00e7a ? Qu'est-ce que c'est ? <\/strong>(And that? What is it?)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Other variations include: <strong>C'est quoi \u00e7a ?<\/strong> or <strong>\u00c7a c'est quoi ?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C'est quoi \u00e7a ? <\/strong>(What's that?)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c'est<\/strong> un nuage. (That, It's a cloud.)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c'est quoi ? <\/strong>(What's that?)<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C'est<\/strong> une bouteille. (It's a bottle.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Pour en savoir plus : <a title=\"1.3: 1.3 Qui est-ce ? Identifier les personnes (New)\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.04%3A_Qui_est-ce__Identifier_les_personnes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.3 Qui est-ce ? Identifier les personnes.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Pour en savoir plus : <a title=\"1.4: 1.4 Qu\u2019est-ce que c\u2019est? Identifier les choses (New)\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.05%3A_Quest-ce_que_cest__Identifier_les_choses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.4 Qu'est-ce que c'est ? Identifier les choses. <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\r\n\r\nThis page titled <a class=\"internal mt-self-link\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.19%3A_Structure_-_Qui_est-ce__Qu'est-ce_que_c'est__Est-ce_que_c'est...\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.19: Structure - Qui est-ce ? Qu'est-ce que c'est ? Est-ce que c'est... ?<\/a> is shared under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a> license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.palomar.edu\/pages\/worldlanguages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William J. Carrasco, Shahrzad Zahedi, &amp; Caren Barnezet Parrish<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/footer>","rendered":"<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">In this section, you will learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104310\">Ask what something is<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104310\">Ask who someone is<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Question et r\u00e9ponse pour les personnes et choses<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\"><b>Qui est-ce ? C&#8217;est&#8230;\u00a0Ce sont&#8230;<\/b><\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? C&#8217;est&#8230;\u00a0Ce sont&#8230;<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" data-th=\"Qui est-ce ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To identify someone, use <strong>Qui-est ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?).<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To reply, use <strong>C&#8217;est&#8230;<\/strong> <strong>Ce sont&#8230; <\/strong>(It&#8217;s&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui est-ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> moi. (It&#8217;s me.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui est-ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> Val\u00e9rie. (It&#8217;s Val\u00e9rie.)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce n&#8217;est<\/strong> <strong>pas <\/strong>Jacqueline. (It&#8217;s not Jacqueline.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" data-th=\"Qu'est-ce que c'est ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To identify something, use <strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ?<\/strong> (What is it?).<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To reply, use <strong>C&#8217;est&#8230;<\/strong> <strong>Ce sont&#8230; <\/strong>(It&#8217;s&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? <\/strong>(What is it?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> un crayon. (It&#8217;s a pencil.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? <\/strong>(What is it?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> une table. (It&#8217;s a table.)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce n&#8217;est<\/strong> <strong>pas<\/strong> un tableau. (It&#8217;s not a board.)\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" style=\"vertical-align: top\" data-th=\"Qui est-ce ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui est-ce ?<\/strong> (Who is it?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont<\/strong> Anne et V\u00e9ro. (It&#8217;s Anne and V\u00e9ro.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qui sont-ils ? <\/strong>(Who are they?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont<\/strong> mes parents. (They are my parents.)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce ne sont<\/strong> <strong>pas<\/strong> tes parents. (They are not your parents.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" style=\"vertical-align: top\" data-th=\"Qu'est-ce que c'est ? C'est...\u00a0Ce sont...\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? <\/strong>(What are those?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont <\/strong>des stylos. (They are pens.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? <\/strong>(What are those?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce sont <\/strong>des tables. (They are tables.)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Ce ne sont pas <\/strong>des tableaux. (They are not boards.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Question et r\u00e9ponse pour les personnes et choses<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><strong>Est-ce que c&#8217;est&#8230; ? Oui,&#8230; Non,&#8230;<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" data-th=\"Est-ce que c'est... ? Oui,... Non,...\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To ask a yes, no question, use <strong>Est-ce que c&#8217;est&#8230;\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">To reply, use <strong>Oui,&#8230;\u00a0Non, &#8230;<\/strong> (Yes, no,&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que c&#8217;est<\/strong> un stylo ? (Is it a pen?)<br \/>\n\u2014 Oui ! <strong>C&#8217;est <\/strong>un stylo. (Yes, it&#8217;s a pen.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que c&#8217;est<\/strong> une table ? (Is that a table?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Non<\/strong>, <strong>ce n&#8217;est<\/strong> <strong>pas <\/strong>une table. (No, it&#8217;s not a table.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104310\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" data-th=\"Est-ce que c'est... ? Oui,... Non,...\">\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que ce sont <\/strong>des stylos ? (Are those pens?)<br \/>\n\u2014 Oui ! <strong>Ce sont<\/strong> des stylos. (Yes, they are pens.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Est-ce que ce sont <\/strong>des tables ? (Are they tables?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Non<\/strong>, <strong>ce ne sont pas<\/strong> des tables. (No, they are not tables.)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104310 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Note<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><strong>Qu&#8217;<\/strong> is the contracted form of <strong>Que<\/strong> (What): <strong>Que + est = Qu&#8217;est&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0The word <strong>que<\/strong> cannot stand alone. If you want to say What, and nothing more, you just say <strong>quoi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104310 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Langue vivante : <strong>\u00c7a<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">In very informal situations you may hear someone say : C&#8217;est qui <strong>\u00e7a <\/strong>? or <strong>\u00c7a <\/strong>c&#8217;est qui ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est qui \u00e7a ?<\/strong> (Who is that?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> mon ami. (It&#8217;s my friend.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est qui ?<\/strong> (Who is that?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est<\/strong> ma grand-m\u00e8re. (That&#8217;s my grandmother.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Adding the word <strong>\u00e7a<\/strong> (that) can help indicate which thing or person you are talking about (like pointing):<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est qui \u00e7a ? <\/strong>(Who&#8217;s that [there]?)<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a<\/strong> <strong>c&#8217;est<\/strong> Robert. (That&#8217;s Robert.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\"><strong>Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est \u00e7a ? <\/strong>(What is that?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>Et \u00e7a ? Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? <\/strong>(And that? What is it?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Other variations include: <strong>C&#8217;est quoi \u00e7a ?<\/strong> or <strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est quoi ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est quoi \u00e7a ? <\/strong>(What&#8217;s that?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est<\/strong> un nuage. (That, It&#8217;s a cloud.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>\u00c7a c&#8217;est quoi ? <\/strong>(What&#8217;s that?)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104310\">\u2014 <strong>C&#8217;est<\/strong> une bouteille. (It&#8217;s a bottle.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Pour en savoir plus : <a title=\"1.3: 1.3 Qui est-ce ? Identifier les personnes (New)\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.04%3A_Qui_est-ce__Identifier_les_personnes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.3 Qui est-ce ? Identifier les personnes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104310\">Pour en savoir plus : <a title=\"1.4: 1.4 Qu\u2019est-ce que c\u2019est? Identifier les choses (New)\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.05%3A_Quest-ce_que_cest__Identifier_les_choses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.4 Qu&#8217;est-ce que c&#8217;est ? 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