Quoi (en. What)

/kwa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

interjection

Used to express disbelief or surprise.

What! You haven't finished your homework?

Quoi ! Tu n'as pas fini tes devoirs ?

Used to ask for clarification.

He told me what?

Il m'a dit quoi ?

pronoun

Used to refer to an unidentified thing or fact.

I don’t know what to do.

Je ne sais pas quoi faire.

From Latin 'quod', meaning 'what'.

Anyway

Indicates that it doesn’t matter what happens.

Quoi qu'il en soit

What is that?

Used to express surprise or dissatisfaction.

C'est quoi ça ?

I don’t know what to say.

Expresses uncertainty or lack of idea.

Je ne sais pas quoi dire

which

Pronoun used to ask questions about a specific thing.

quel

who

Pronoun used to ask questions about a person.

qui

Used to designate something vague or undefined.

What is this thing?

C'est quoi ce truc ?

Expresses exaggeration or disdain.

He did that again, you know!

Il a encore fait ça, quoi !