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👉 À l’égard de (toward, regarding) — Word of the Day lesson »
👉 À propos (regarding, fitting) — Word of the Day lesson »
Level B2 (Upper Intermediate)
🎧 Audio by Marie Assel Cambier, a native speaker & professional voice artist from France
The French Word of the Day is quant à, a prepositional phrase meaning “as for” and “with regard to.” Many learners shy away from this upper-intermediate (B2) expression, but I’ll show you exactly how to use it naturally in everyday French conversation.
✅ Meaning
✅ Pronunciation
✅ Example sentences
✅ Related Words & Expressions
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📘 Quant à meaning
Quant à is a prepositional phrase meaning “as for,” “regarding,” or “concerning.” It’s used to introduce a new subject, make a contrast, or shift the focus in a conversation. The phrase is always followed by à, and it can be used before a noun, pronoun, or verb. For example, “Quant à moi” means “As for me”, while “Quant à faire du sport…” means “When it comes to exercising…”.
🎧 Quant à pronunciation
👉 The pronunciation of quant à is /kɑ̃ ta/ — roughly “kahn tah”.
📝 French and English example sentences
Quant à moi, je préfère le gâteau au chocolat !
As far as I’m concerned, I prefer chocolate cake!
Quant à la vaisselle, ne t’en fais pas, je m’en occupe.
When it comes to the dishes, don’t worry — I’ll handle them.
Quant à Sophie, elle préfère rester tranquille à la maison.
As for Sophie, she prefers to stay at home and relax.
Quant à faire du sport à six heures du matin — pas question !
Regarding exercising at six in the morning — absolutely not!
👉 Check out my lesson on the related word cependant (however) »
🤔 Don’t Confuse Quant à with Quand
Many students mix up quant à with quand (when) because they look and sound similar — but they’re two completely different words.
You cannot say “quand à” (with a d). The correct phrase is “quant à” (with a t), and you should make a slight liaison between the t and the following vowel sound.
✅ Correct: Quant à moi, je préfère rester ici.
❌ Incorrect: Quand à moi, je préfère rester ici.
So remember — it’s quant à (as for), never quand à!
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- à propos de — about, regarding
- en ce qui concerne — as far as … is concerned
- concernant — concerning, regarding
- pour ce qui est de — with regard to
- au sujet de — on the subject of, about
- par rapport à — in relation to, compared to
- du point de vue de — from the point of view of
- pour ce qui concerne — as for, regarding
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