Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ça va

Really quick I just want to reflect on the most incredible and useful phrase in the French language.

"Ça va"

The French say this...
1. To mean "how are you?" or maybe more like "how's it going?"
2. To answer to this "how are you"- meaning something like "yeah it's going"
3. To mean "fine"- for instance, "Is your dinner good?" "ça va"
4. To respond when someone trips, etc. to make sure they are ok meaning "are you hurt?" "are you alright?"
5. To mean "does that work for you?" or "is that convenient?"
6. To mean "that will do" or "that's fine".


Honestly, I think I could get by a whole day by just saying those two words. Mind boggling.

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