faire quoi

do what

→ faire
phrase Very common #1,015
do what Informal, conversational question pattern using quoi after faire. It often corresponds to English "what ... do" or "what to do," depending on the sentence: Je dois faire quoi ? = What should I do? More formal alternatives include que faire ? or qu'est-ce que je dois faire ?
FR: On va faire quoi ce soir ?
EN: What are we going to do tonight?

J'étais censée faire quoi?

What was I supposed to do?

Tu pensais faire quoi avec tous ces flingues, hein?

What did you think you were going to do with all those guns, huh?

— Léon (1994)

Tu veux faire quoi?

What do you want to do?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Tort de faire quoi?

Wrong to do what?

— Dangal (2016)

Je devrais faire quoi?

What should I do?

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

À faire quoi?

To do what?

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Vous comptez faire quoi?

What do you plan to do?

J'étais censé faire quoi?

What was I supposed to do?

Vous essayez de faire quoi?

What are you trying to do?

Elle va faire quoi?

What is she going to do?

Et elle permet de faire quoi cette puce?

And what does this chip allow you to do?

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Tu veux faire quoi quand tu seras grande?

What do you want to do when you grow up?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Je devais faire quoi?

What was I supposed to do?

T'étais censée faire quoi?

What were you supposed to do?

— The Rip (2026)

On peut faire quoi?

What can we do?

Tu voulais faire quoi?

What did you want to do?

Vous voulez faire quoi?

What do you want to do?

Ne pas faire quoi?

Not to do what?

— La petite Véra (1988)

Alors, tu veux faire quoi?

So, what do you want to do?

Tu voulais faire quoi avec ça?

What did you want to do with that?

— Intouchables (2011)

Attends, tu essaies de faire quoi ?

Wait, what are you trying to do?

Tu ne peux pas faire quoi?

What can't you do?

J'étais supposé faire quoi?

What was I supposed to do?

J'ai l'air de faire quoi?

What do I look like I'm doing?

On est censés faire quoi?

What are we supposed to do?

Pour faire quoi?

To do what?

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Je suis supposé faire quoi?

What am I supposed to do?

Tu veux faire quoi, ce soir?

What do you want to do tonight?

Vous alliez faire quoi avec ça?

What were you going to do with that?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Tu crois que je devrais faire quoi?

What do you think I should do?

Vous voudrez faire quoi?

What would you like to do?

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

J'aurais du faire quoi?

What should I have done?

— Silent Voice (2016)

On est censé faire quoi?

What are we supposed to do?

On doit faire quoi?

What should we do?

Tu veux faire quoi cet après-midi?

What do you want to do this afternoon?

Et puis après, tu comptes faire quoi?

And then what do you plan to do?

Faire quoi?

What to do?

— Chicago (2002)

Tu crois faire quoi avec ça?

What do you think you're doing with that?

— Titane (2021)

C'est pour faire quoi, les œufs?

What are the eggs for?

— Funny Games (1997)

Et faire quoi?

And what to do?

Tu voulais faire quoi de tout cet argent?

What did you want to do with all that money?

— Les Choristes (2004)

Et je suis censé faire quoi?

And what am I supposed to do?

Et moi, je vais faire quoi?

And what am I going to do?

Je suis censé faire quoi avec ça?

What am I supposed to do with this?

Et tu comptes faire quoi?

And what do you plan to do?

Tu veux faire quoi, quand tu seras grand?

What do you want to do when you grow up?

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Elle est censée faire quoi?

What is she supposed to do?

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Alors, pour faire quoi?

So, to do what?

— Running Man (2025)

Je suis censée faire quoi?

What am I supposed to do?

Tu veux faire quoi plus tard?

What do you want to do later?

— Benni (2019)

On vous a fait faire quoi?

What did they make you do?

— Aquarius (2016)

Il faut faire quoi?

What needs to be done?

De faire quoi?

To do what?

J'aurais dû faire quoi?

What should I have done?

C'est pour faire quoi?

What is it for?

Tu voulais faire quoi, Raymond?

What did you want to do, Raymond?

— Fight Club (1999)

Ils vont faire quoi?

What are they going to do?

Tu comptes faire quoi?

What are you planning to do?

— Il était Temps (2013)

Je suis censé faire quoi?

What am I supposed to do?

Et pour faire quoi?

And to do what?

— The Strangers (2016)