Petite conversation: Comment vas – tu?
Practice French conversations with French Circles. In this post, you are going to practice he conversation: Comment vas-tu? – How are you? in the informal or familiar way. Please feel free to practice the other ways to ask the same questions from the list.
Comment vas-tu? This is the familiar way of asking “how are you?”, on it inversion construction and the tu form.
You may also say: Comment tu vas? on it direct construction and the tu form.
A typical answer for “comment vas-tu?” could be:
– Je vais bien – I’m fine (remember French use “aller”, not “être” – we don’t say “je suis bien” but “je vais bien”
Familiar conversation #1- Conversation Informelle #1
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
| D: Salut Dominique. Comment vas-tu? | Hello Dominique. How are you? |
| G: Je vais bien Gabriel. Et toi? | I am going well Gabriel. And you? |
| D: Moi aussi, tout va bien, Merci. | Everything is going well, thank you. |
| G: Alors, à tout de suite. | So, see you in a while. |
Familiar conversation Quizlet – Conversation Informelle Quizlet
Familiar conversation #2 – Conversation Informelle #2
| A: Comment ça va, Pierre? | How’s it going? |
| B: Ça va bien, Maya Merci. Et toi, ça va? | It is going well Maya. And you? |
| A: Oui, tout va bien. | Yes, everything is going well. |
“Ça va?” (pronounced sa va, since the cedilla makes the C pronounced as an S) it never changes whether you ask to one person or to several.
“Ça va?”is not the most formal French. But it’s so practical that it’s been used a lot in French lately, and has really made its way in almost all situations: among friends and family, of course, but also at the office, with acquaintances… It’s only in the most formal of situations that it may not be appropriate.
Practice this formal version of this conversation here:
Formal conversation: Comment allez-vous?Click here to practice this conversation in the formal way
French Beginners Level 1 – List
1. What’s your name?: Tu t’appelles comment? (informal) / Comment vous appelez vous? (formal)
2. How are you? Comment vas-tu? (informal) / Comment allez-vous? (formal)
3. Do you have brothers ans sisters? Est-ce que tu as des frères et soeurs?
4. What is your profession?: Quelle est votre profession?
5. How old are you? Quel âge as-tu? (informal) / Quel âge avez-vous? (formal)
6. When is your birthday?: Quand est ton anniversaire?
7. What is your phone number? Quel est votre numéro de téléphone?
8. What is your (p.) nationality? Quelle est votre nationalité?
9. Where are you going? – Where do you come from?: Où vas tu? – D’où viens tu?
10. What day is it? Quel jour sommes nous? Quel jour est-il?
11. What is your favorite season? Quelle est ta saison préférée?
12. How is the weather? Quel temps fait – il?
13. Let me introduce you… Je vous présente
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