French Conversation · Level 22
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IPA/kɛlkœ̃/
Est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'aider ?
Can someone help me?
Il y a quelqu'un à la porte.
There is someone at the door.
One human figure whose name and identity are not specified.
appeler quelqu'un
call someone
attendre quelqu'un
wait for someone
parler à quelqu'un
talk to someone
personne: Nobody in a negative statement.
n'importe qui: Whichever person it may be.
on: An unspecified person or people referred to as the subject.
quelqu'un d'autre: One other person, separate from the current one.
S'utilise pour désigner une personne non précisée ou inconnue.
The form combines quelque, meaning 'some', with un, meaning 'one'; older French often wrote quelque un, later showing elision in quelqu'un.