"How do the inhabitants live?" is an English equivalent of the French phrase Comment est-ce que les habitants vivent? The question translates literally as "How is it that the inhabitants live?" in English even though est-ce que ("is this that?") actually serves as a question marker and therefore tends not to be included in English translations. The pronunciation will be "kuh-maw eh-skuh ley-za-bee-taw veev" in French.
Comment? in French is "How?" in English.
"How?" in English is Comment? in French.
"How are you?" in English is Comment allez-vous? in French.
Comment est-il? in French means "How is he/it?" in English.
Comment est votre...? in French means "How is your...?" in English.
Comment tu fais? in French means "How do you do it?" in English.
Comment t'appelles-tu? in French means "What are you called?" or "What is your name?" in English.
Je suis comment? in French means "How am I?" or "What do I look like?" in English.
"How do you spell it?" in English is Comment s'ecrit-il?in French.
Comment dit-on en français? in French is "How does one say in French?" in English.
Comment ça va? in French means "How are you?" in English.
"How was school?" in English means Comment était l'école?in French.