13. Oui, je vais bien, et toi/vous ? — Yeah, I'm fine, and you? If someone asks you how you're doing with Tu vas bien/vous allez bien (You're doing well), a great answer is Oui, je vais bien, et toi/vous ? (Yeah, I'm fine, and you?).
What is the proper response to bonjour? It's more than sufficient to simply say bonjour back in response to those who greet you, but if you want to go a step beyond, you can respond with comment allez-vous, which is the French equivalent of asking how it's going.
The usual response to merci is de rien (You're welcome – literally, It's nothing) or il n'y a pas de quoi. In a more formal context, you could say Je vous en prie or Je t'en prie.
As with English, French people tend to reply to Ça va? with a positive response – Bien, or Bien, merci – much the same way as we would use fine in English.
If someone says Ca va?, you can answer oui (yes) or simply et toi? (And you?).
The individual “tak” is a sound French people make to put a verbal exclamation point on completing a task or action. (The triplet “tak, tak, tak” is a sound French people make to emphasize accomplishing multiple tasks.
If Ça va mal is too simple for you and you're looking to extend your sentences in French, you could try this slightly longer alternative to say “I'm not doing well”: Non, je ne vais pas bien. In this response, the double negative, ne… pas, is used in French to say “not.”
Translation of "comment allez-vous" in English. Adverb. how are you. how do you do. how're you.
Translation of "allez-vous ?" in English. are you? are you going? are you doing?
So to say “hello, how are you?” in French, simply say bonjour, ça va? or salut, ça va? If someone says this to you, you can respond with ça va bien (“it's going well”) or tout va bien (“everything's going well”). In Quebec, you'll often hear “not bad” as the response: pas pire, which literally means “no worse”.
This expression is one of the most popular ways of saying thank you in French, and it can be used in almost any situation. Whether you're talking to colleagues or purchasing something in the store, polite Merci beaucoup (thank you very much) will always sound good.
The most common “you're welcome”: de rien
You can use 'de rien' as an informal response to somebody who has thanked you. You'll hear this expression used commonly throughout France in a range of situations.
Pas de quoi is the informal way to say you're welcome if someone has just thanked you for something. It is similar to de rien.
An informal greeting. Je vais bien — I am well.
The most common is to offer the right cheek for la bise. However, in some parts of France, especially in the South and South-East, we offer the left cheek first! Once the cheek is presented, how many kisses should you give? In most cases, 2 is the norm.
You can either reply saying "Bonjour" back or you could say "salut" which also means hello but in an informal way. This is especially important in French because French-speakers tend to be much more formal about greetings.
: wholly yours : sincerely yours.
— Je vais bien. How are you? — I'm fine.
ça va bien things are going well.
Allez, tout le monde ! Come on, everybody!
Fans of the French national team are sure to scream and chant "Allez Les Bleus!" whenever they get a chance to celebrate their squad—something that's been common in each of the last two World Cups. The French saying is pretty straightforward and very common sports talk as it simply means "Go Blues!"
PLUS EST EN VOUS – There is more in you.
Free with no obligation to buy. tout va bien se passer : everything is going to be alright.
Some proper ways to respond to ça va? include, “Très bien, et vous ?” or in a more casual setting, “Ça va bien, et toi ?” But you can also respond with a simple “ça va,” which means you're doing fine.
: it goes without saying.