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[pastel veldt]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[lusty pine]

"Quel(le) est" is "What is" when "which is" would make sense (even if not always the most idiomatic in English)
In this case, you're not asking someone which baguette is something, you're literally asking what a baguette is, which requires que/quoi, you're not picking from a list of options, you're defining it

[sleek depot]

So in the case of 'Quel est votre prénom ?' it's more like you're asking 'Which of these names are yours?'

As supposed to like, 'What is the definition of your name?'

[lusty pine]

It's like "which, out of all names that exist, is yours"
Which is equivalent to "what is your name"
"Qu'est-ce que ton nom" would sound more like "what is the definition of « your name »" (which just doesn't make sense, essentially)

[sleek depot]

Okey, merci beaucoup albatros 🫰