French Phrase
Il y aura une séance de questions-réponses ?
Meaning
This sentence asks whether there will be a question‑and‑answer session. It is a polite, slightly formal way to confirm the presence of a Q&A segment, often used in academic or professional settings.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to verify the schedule of a meeting, conference, lecture, or webinar that might include a time for participants to ask questions and receive answers.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Ilyaurauneséancedequestions-réponses?
Il y aura (future simple)
The construction *il y aura* is the future simple of *avoir* used impersonally to indicate that something will exist or happen.
une séance (feminine noun)
Séance is a feminine noun; therefore the indefinite article is *une* and any adjectives would agree in gender.
de (preposition of possession)
The preposition *de* links *séance* with the content of the session, here the compound noun *questions‑réponses*.
questions‑réponses (compound noun)
A hyphenated compound noun that stays plural; it functions as a single lexical item meaning ‘Q&A’. No article is needed before it.
Question mark placement
In French, the question mark follows a space before it only in typographic rules for printed text; in digital writing the space is often omitted.
🗨In Conversation
Il y aura une séance de questions-réponses ?
Will there be a Q&A session?
Oui, elle commencera à 16 h après la présentation.
Yes, it will start at 4 p.m. after the presentation.
✕Common Mistakes
Il aura une séance de questions-réponses ?
Missing the impersonal *y*; *Il aura* would mean ‘he will have’, not ‘there will be’.
Il y aura une séance de question-réponse ?
The compound noun stays plural; using the singular form sounds unnatural.
Est‑ce que il y aura une séance de questions-réponses ?
When using *est‑ce que*, the subject pronoun must be attached: *Est‑ce qu’il y aura…*
↔Alternatives
Y aura-t‑il une session de questions‑réponses ?
Will there be a Q&A session?
Est‑ce qu’il y aura une séance de questions‑réponses ?
Is there going to be a Q&A session?
Prévoit‑on une séance de questions‑réponses ?
Are we planning a Q&A session?
Cultural Tip
In French‑speaking conferences, a *séance de questions‑réponses* is often scheduled right after the main talk. It is considered courteous to keep questions concise and to address the speaker with *Monsieur/Madame* if the setting is formal. In informal workshops, the term *session de Q&A* (anglicism) is also accepted, especially among younger audiences.