1. Who vs Whom
Qui ou à Qui

2. Who / Qui is a question word.
Who / Qui is singular.
The answer to Who / Qui can be:
a proper name (ex. Madame Baldwin)
a subject pronoun (he/she = il/elle)

3. Qui est à la porte? = Who is at the door?
Qui = Who
Qui est à la porte? = Who is at the door?

4. Elle est à la porte. = She is at the door.

5. Il est à la porte. = He is at the door.

6. Whom is preceded by “to” To whom are you writing? À qui écris-tu?
À Qui = (to) Whom
Whom is preceded by “to” To whom are you writing? À qui écris-tu?

7. (to) Whom can be answered multiple ways:
I am writing to :
J’écris à :
a proper name
a relative, friend, teacher, person
a living creature (or being who can read )

8. (to) Whom / (à) Qui is an indirect object
(to) Whom / (à) Qui is an indirect object. The indirect object represents the secondary goal of the action of its verb.

9. Watcha doin’?
I’m writing a letter to Madame Baldwin. I’m writing a letter (first goal) to Madame Baldwin (second goal)

10. Indirect objects en français : me = to me te = to you nous = to us vous = to you (formal/plural) lui = to him / to her leur = to them

11. Le garçon donne une fleur à la fille
Le garçon donne une fleur à la fille. The boys gives a flower (first goal) to the girl (second goal).

12. In French, the object is placed before the verb: Le garçon lui donne une fleur. …to be continued.