quoi

Pron

1. (interrogative, neuter) what
2. (attributive, colloquial, direct-object, interrogative, neuter) what
3. (direct-object, neuter, relative) what, (that) which
4. (neuter, relative) what, (that) which
5. (neuter) enough (of something specific)
6. (neuter) nothing
7. (direct-object, neuter) whatever
8. (neuter, subjective) whatever

Adv

you know, like, y'know

Phrase

what? say again?

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kwa/

Etymology

Cognate with English: what

In summary

From Latin quid; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, compare *kʷís. Cognate to English what, which differs due to changing under Grimm’s law.

Concepts

what

that

which

excuse me

sorry

whatever

what the fuck

where

who

WTF

guess what

hey

👋

how

pardon

Synonyms

que

quel

comment

ce qui

pardon

ce que

qu’est-ce qui

hein

quelle chose

qu’est-ce que

qui

désolé

excusez-moi

plaît-il

excuse-moi

qu'est-ce qui

qu'est-ce que

comme

où

putain

quelle

quelles

tu

un peu

autre fois

autre jour

de toute façon

devine

qu’est-ce que c’est

sais

donner en mille

Translations

was

wat

qué

ne

cosa

co

che cosa

o que

che

quid

pardon

مَاذَا قُلْتَ؟

hetgeen

مَاذَا قُلْتِ؟

què

Sentences

A quoi ça sert de les écouter ?

What's the point of listening to them?

Quoi ! ont-ils de leurs bandes si proches de la ville ? Mais oui .

What! do they have their bands so close to the city? But yes.

Quoi qu’il en soit tu avais raison .

Anyway, you were right.