French Phrase
La prochaine réunion à l'école, c'est quand ?
Meaning
This sentence asks for the date or time of the next meeting that will take place at the school. It is a casual, spoken‑language way of requesting schedule information.
When to use
Use it when you are talking with teachers, parents, or fellow students and need to know when the upcoming school meeting is scheduled. It works well in informal settings such as a hallway chat, a phone call, or a quick email.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Laprochaineréunionàl'école,c'estquand?
Adjective agreement
‘prochaine’ agrees in gender and number with the feminine noun ‘réunion’, so it takes the -e ending.
Feminine noun
‘réunion’ is a feminine noun; articles and adjectives must match its gender.
Prepositional phrase
‘à l'école’ indicates location; the preposition ‘à’ contracts with the definite article ‘le’ to become ‘l’.’
c’est = cela est
‘c’est’ is the contraction of ‘cela est’; it is used here to point back to the whole idea of ‘the next meeting.’
Interrogative adverb ‘quand’
‘quand’ means ‘when’ and is placed after the statement ‘c’est’ in informal spoken French.
🗨In Conversation
La prochaine réunion à l'école, c'est quand ?
When is the next meeting at school?
Elle aura lieu le mardi 12 mai à 18h.
It will be on Tuesday, May 12th at 6 p.m.
✕Common Mistakes
Quand est la prochaine réunion à l'école ?
In spoken French the verb ‘être’ does not directly precede ‘quand’; you need ‘c’est quand’ or a full clause with ‘Quand aura lieu…’.
C’est quand la prochaine réunion à l'école ?
The phrase should keep the noun phrase first, then ‘c’est quand’, not the other way around.
La prochaine réunion à l'école, c’est quand ?
The prepositional phrase normally follows the noun it modifies; placing it before sounds unnatural.
↔Alternatives
Quand aura lieu la prochaine réunion à l'école ?
When will the next meeting at school take place?
C'est quand la prochaine réunion à l'école ?
When is the next meeting at school?
Quelle est la date de la prochaine réunion à l'école ?
What is the date of the next meeting at school?
Cultural Tip
In French schools, ‘réunion’ usually refers to a parent‑teacher meeting (réunion parents‑enseignants). Asking ‘c’est quand ?’ is perfectly natural in everyday conversation, but in a formal email you might prefer the more structured ‘Quand est prévue la prochaine réunion…’. Also, note that French speakers often place the time expression after the verb (e.g., ‘le mardi 12 mai à 18h’).