ça va

[ sa va ]

adverb

, French.

1. all right; fine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ça va¹

Literally, “that goes”

Example Sentences

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

At one stop I was surrounded by boys calling “ça va” and slapping me on the backside as I rode away.

From New York Times

“Et ton amie, ca va!” she asked casually—How’s your friend?

From Literature