ça va
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of ça va
Literally, “that goes”
Example Sentences
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"Ca va?" says Ahmed, testing out his shaky French, with a grin, as he welcomes us at the entrance of the apartment block, a few weeks later.
From BBC
Some of the finds were modest triumphs, out-of-print VHS titles that had eluded me despite years of hunting: “Numero Deux” and “Comment ça Va” of the mid-1970s, for example, Godard’s initial video experimentations that prefigured his visually stunning film-video hybrid movies of the 2000s and 2010s.
From Los Angeles Times
“Hell yeah, ça va,” he says with a strong Oklahoman accent.
From Seattle Times
I messaged a couple people on the forum: “Comment ça va?”
From Slate
“Et ton amie, ca va!” she asked casually—How’s your friend?
From Literature
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