English–French

“which” in French

French

Alsoauquel

Pronunciation

IPA/kɛl/

Example

Quel livre veux-tu lire ?

Which book do you want to read?

Illustration for quel (which)

How to say “which” in French

“Which” in French is quel.

A noun-linked selector that narrows several possible items to the one being asked about.

Full entry for quel: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with quel

Quel film as-tu vu hier soir ?

Which film did you see last night?

Tips for using quel

  • When the noun is omitted, lequel or a related form often replaces quel because lequel functions as a pronoun.

Other French words for “which”

Tu sais auquel répondre ?

Do you know which one to answer?

“which” in other languages