French Phrase
Tu fais quoi comme bricolages ?
Meaning
A casual, spoken way to ask someone what kind of DIY or hand‑craft projects they are currently doing. It implies curiosity about the activities rather than a detailed description.
When to use
Use this phrase in informal settings – with friends, classmates, or family members – when you want to know what sort of home‑improvement, craft, or creative projects they are working on.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tufaisquoicommebricolages?
Subject pronoun (Tu)
‘Tu’ is the informal second‑person singular pronoun used with friends or peers.
Verb ‘faire’ (fais)
‘Faire’ conjugated in the present tense for ‘tu’ is ‘fais’, meaning ‘to do’ or ‘to make’.
Interrogative ‘quoi’
‘Quoi’ is used after a verb to ask ‘what?’, especially in informal spoken French.
‘Comme’ for ‘what kind of’
When followed by a noun, ‘comme’ asks about the type or kind of something.
Plural noun ‘bricolages’
‘Bricolage’ means DIY or hand‑craft projects; the plural ‘bricolages’ refers to several projects.
🗨In Conversation
Tu fais quoi comme bricolages ?
What kind of DIY projects are you doing?
Je refais la peinture du salon et je monte une étagère en bois.
I'm repainting the living‑room and assembling a wooden shelf.
✕Common Mistakes
Tu fais que comme bricolages ?
‘Que’ is used before a verb, not after ‘fais’; the correct form after the verb is ‘quoi’.
Tu fais quel comme bricolages ?
‘Quel’ would require a different word order (e.g., ‘Quel bricolage fais‑tu ?’) and sounds more formal.
Tu fais quoi comme bricolage ?
Using the singular ‘bricolage’ changes the meaning to a single project; the original asks about multiple kinds.
↔Alternatives
Tu fais quels bricolages ?
What DIY projects are you doing?
Tu travailles sur quels projets de bricolage ?
What DIY projects are you working on?
Qu'est‑ce que tu bricoles en ce moment ?
What are you tinkering with right now?
Cultural Tip
In France, ‘bricolage’ covers everything from simple home repairs to creative crafts. The phrase is informal; avoid it in a professional or formal context where you would use ‘Quel type de travaux de bricolage réalisez‑vous ?’