Est-ce que is the french for the englis "is that" For example: est-ce que c'est une pomme ? (Is that an apple?) And qu'est-ce que is the french for "what is this?" Or "what is that?" Enjoy !

"Qu'est-ce que" is the equivalent of "what" in English, and the same as "que" = "qu'est-ce que tu fais ?/que fais-tu ? " (what are you doing? ) "Est-ce que" is for yes or no questions, and can be omitted altogether = "est-ce que tu viens à la fête ? / viens-tu à la fête ?" (are you coming to the party?) Hope this helps 😉

- Est-ce que: Est = is ce = it que = that So "est-ce que...?" literally means "is it that...?" Eg: Est-ce que tu as faim? Is it that you're hungry? (But in English you say "Are you hungry?") - Qu'est-ce que: Qu' (contraction of "que" since it preceeds a vowel) = what (like in the phrase "Que veux tu manger?" which means "what do you want to eat?") est = is ce = it que = that So "qu'est-ce que...?" literally means "what is it that...?" Eg: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger? What is it that you like to eat? (But in English you say "what do you like to eat?")