French Phrase
Tu fais quoi comme projets d'électronique ?
Meaning
This informal sentence asks someone what kind of electronics projects they are working on. It’s a friendly, conversational way to show interest in a peer’s hobby or study area.
When to use
Use it in casual settings – with classmates, fellow makers, or friends – when you want to learn about the type or scope of their electronics work. It’s too informal for a formal interview or a written email.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tufaisquoicommeprojetsd'électronique?
Subject pronoun (Tu)
‘Tu’ is the informal second‑person singular pronoun used with friends or peers.
Faire (present)
‘fais’ is the 1st/2nd person singular present of the verb ‘faire’ (to do/make).
Interrogative ‘quoi’ after the verb
In spoken French, ‘quoi’ can follow the verb (fais quoi) to form a casual question, equivalent to ‘what’.
‘Comme’ for ‘what kind of’
‘comme’ introduces a specification, here meaning ‘what kind of / what sort of’. It is followed by a noun phrase.
Partitive ‘d’ + noun
‘d’’ is the elided form of ‘de’ before a vowel, linking ‘projets’ with the field ‘électronique’.
Plural agreement
‘projets’ is plural, so the question asks about multiple projects, not a single one.
🗨In Conversation
Tu fais quoi comme projets d'électronique ?
What kind of electronics projects are you doing?
Je construis un petit robot Arduino et je teste un amplificateur audio DIY.
I’m building a small Arduino robot and testing a DIY audio amplifier.
✕Common Mistakes
Tu fais quel comme projets d'électronique ?
‘Quel’ is used before a noun, not after the verb; the correct informal form is ‘quoi’ after ‘fais’.
Tu fais quoi comme projet d'électronique ?
The sentence asks about multiple projects, so the noun must stay plural.
Tu fais que comme projets d'électronique ?
‘Que’ would require inversion (Que fais‑tu…) which sounds formal; the casual version uses ‘quoi’.
↔Alternatives
Quels projets d'électronique réalises‑tu ?
Which electronics projects are you carrying out?
Tu travailles sur quels projets d'électronique ?
What electronics projects are you working on?
Tu fais quels projets d'électronique en ce moment ?
What electronics projects are you doing right now?
Cultural Tip
In everyday French, especially among young people and hobbyists, the ‘verb + quoi’ construction (fais quoi) is preferred over the more formal inversion (fais‑tu quoi). Keep the tone informal and avoid using ‘vous’ unless you’re speaking to someone you don’t know well. Also, the word ‘projets’ stays plural; saying ‘projet’ would change the meaning to a single project.