comment allez-vous

French

Etymology

From comment (“how”) + allez (“you go”), the second-person plural indicative present of aller (“to go”) + vous (“you”). Literally, “how do you go?”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.t‿a.le.vu/
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Phrase

comment allez-vous

  1. (formal or in the plural) how are you

Descendants

  • → Cantonese: 今晚打老虎 (gam1 maan5-1 daa2 lou5 fu2)
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