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How are you ?

French translation: Comment vas-tu?

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English term or phrase:How are you ?
French translation:Comment vas-tu?
Entered by: Maria Karra

12:03 Nov 14, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: How are you ?
used as a question
Comment vas-tu?
Explanation:
Comment vas-tu?
Or, to be more polite (or if you are talking to more than one person):
Comment allez-vous?
Selected response from:

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 03:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Comment vas-tu?
Maria Karra
4 +1Comment ça va?
cbosseaux
5Ça va?
Leyla Fatourechi
5Comment vas-tu ou comment allez-vous ?
ohlala (X)
4comment vas-tu?
Hans Hereijgers
4Tu vas bien?
Virginie Lafage


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comment vas-tu?


Explanation:
no need

Hans Hereijgers
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 8
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Comment vas-tu?


Explanation:
Comment vas-tu?
Or, to be more polite (or if you are talking to more than one person):
Comment allez-vous?

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in pair: 114
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña: Or "Comment ça va?
5 mins
  -> merci Fernando
agree  nekko
11 mins
  -> merci nekko
agree  Thierry Lalande
41 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Comment ça va?


Explanation:
Another option,

Charlotte

cbosseaux
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 14

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agree  Albane GAND
22 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Tu vas bien?


Explanation:
Another way to say it:

*Tu vas bien? familiar
*Vous allez bien? polite

French Native.

Virginie Lafage
France
Local time: 09:36
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 18
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ça va?


Explanation:
another way to say it, if you would like to speak casually or with a friend.

Leyla Fatourechi
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Comment vas-tu ou comment allez-vous ?


Explanation:
Oui c'est une question et cela nécessite le ?
Attention en français vous devez utiliser aussi le vous et vérifier dans le contexte le choix du tu ou du vous

ohlala (X)
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 247
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