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[reef tinsel]

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[graceful zinc]

@regal knoll No it is still used today. It is certainly more formal, yes. You'll certainly hear it a lot if you request a service, like getting a hotel for a night, etc.

Even at the supermarket, you're likely to hear

Avez-vous notre carte de points bonus?

Avez-vous besoin d'un sac?

Avez-vous trouvé tout ce dont il vous faut?

etc.

[regal knoll]

What about in informal speech just between friends for instance

[graceful zinc]

Very rarely. We use "est-ce que" sometimes in the informal as well, or we just say it as if it was a statement, but with a question intonation.

Est-ce que t'as vu ça!?
T'as vu ça!?

Both are fine, but "as-tu vu ça!?" is too formel.

Although, I do sometimes ask my friends, "as-tu faim?" in text messages because I want an excuse to buy Uber Eats 😅