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que veux-tu

French, interjection/kə vø.ty/

que veux-tu is a French interjection meaning “what can I say” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does que veux-tu mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    informalwhat can I say

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. Expression utilisée pour indiquer la fatalité d’une situation.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of que veux-tu

  • que voulez-vous alternative
  • qu’est-ce que tu veux

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce que veux-tu?

  • /kə vø.ty/
  • \kə vø ty\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.