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Sentence practice

Bonjour, comment allez-vous ?

/bɔ̃.ʒuʁ kɔ.mɑ̃ a.le.vu/

Hello, how are you? (formal)

A1formal

The sentence, word by word

PatternGREETING + QWORD + VERB-SUBJ
  • Bonjour≠ Bonsoir · Saluthellogreeting
  • commenthowmanner — how
  • allez-vousone unitare you (do you go)verb + inverted subject

The verb — where it comes from

  • allez-vous←allerGroup 3 · irregular

    This verb is irregular — it isn't built from anything and has to be learned. Its full table is below, in the rule's explanation.

    Mood
    indicative
    Tense
    present
    Person
    second person plural or polite (vous)
    With
    vous

    Irregular. There is no stem-plus-ending pattern to follow; the whole table has to be learned, like English be: am, is, are.

    Full conjugation of «aller»

Notes on this sentence

  • allez-vousEnglish asks how you are with be; French asks how you go, with aller: vous allez → allez-vous. The reply uses aller too: Je vais bien, merci.
  • commentThe formal counterpart of « Ça va ? ». Use it with strangers, clients and older people.

The rules in this sentence

Tap any of them to open its full explanation right here.

The same sentence in three registers

One meaning, three social situations. They are not interchangeable.

  • casualSalut, ça va ?spoken
  • neutralBonjour, comment ça va ?
  • formalBonjour, comment allez-vous ?
Practise