quel est le prix ?
quel est le prix ? is the French way to say "what is the price?"
This phrase is a question used to ask how much something costs. You can specify the item you are inquiring about by using the structure Quel est le prix de [objet] ?, which means "What is the price of [object]?"
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to "which is the price?" because quel means "which" or "what" in this context.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
C'est combien ? is a more common, colloquial way to ask for the price in daily life than the more formal quel est le prix ?
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective quel must agree in gender and number with the noun prix, which is masculine singular. If you are asking about multiple prices, you must change the adjective to the masculine plural quels and the verb to sont, resulting in quels sont les prix ?
Did you know?
- In French, the word prix is used for both the 'price' of a product and a 'prize' won in a contest.
- The word est is a rare exception in modern French spelling where a silent internal 's' is preserved, a trait it shares only with the name Jésus-Christ.
Examples in context
- Excusez-moi, quel est le prix de cet article?Excuse me, what is the price of this item?
- Pourriez-vous me dire le prix de cette pièce?Could you tell me the price of this item?
- C'est combien?How much is it?
- Tu peux me dire le prix de ça?Can you tell me the price of this?
- Excusez-moi, quel est le prix de cette robe, s'il vous plaît?Excuse me, what is the price of this dress, please?
- Excusez-moi, quel est le prix de cette voiture?Excuse me, what is the price of this car?
- Pourriez-vous me dire le prix de cette montre?Could you tell me the price of this watch?
- C'est combien cette chemise?How much is this shirt?
Example conversation
Emma is looking at a painting in a gallery.
- EmmaCe tableau est magnifique. Quel est le prix ?This painting is magnificent. What is the price?
- GabrielIl coûte cinq cents euros, Emma.It costs five hundred euros, Emma.
- EmmaC'est un peu trop cher pour moi.It is a bit too expensive for me.
- GabrielJe comprends, c'est une pièce unique.I understand, it is a unique piece.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries est, le, prix, quel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
