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COMMON EXPRESSION ON FRENCH

1. Expression: À la vôtre
Pronunciation: [a la vot(reu)]
Meaning: Cheers! To your health!
Literal translation: To yours!

2. Expression: Allons-y
Pronunciation: [ah lo(n) zee]
Meaning: let's go
Literal translation: let us go there

3. Expression: À tes souhaits
Pronunciation: [a tay sweh]
Meaning: bless you
Literal translation: to your wishes

4. Expression: Au fait
Pronunciation: [o feht]
Meanings: by the way, get to the point, informed

5. Expression: Au lieu de
Pronunciation: [oh lyeu deu]
Meaning: instead of
Literal translation: in the place of

6. Expression: Bien sûr
Pronunciation: [byeh(n) soor]
Meaning: of course
Literal translation: very sure

7. Expression: Blague à part
Pronunciation: [bla ga par]
Meaning: seriously, in all seriousness, all kidding aside
Literal translation: joke aside

8. Expression: Bon marché
Pronunciation: [bo(n) mar shay]
Meaning: inexpensive, cheap
Literal translation: good deal

9. Expression: Ça marche
Pronunciation: [sa marsh]
Meaning: ok, that works; (in a restaurant) coming up
Literal translation: that runs

10. Expression: Ça ne fait rien
Pronunciation: [sah neu fay ryeh(n)]
Meaning: it doesn't matter, never mind
Literal translation: that does nothing

11. Expression: Ça va
Pronunciation: [sah vah]
Meaning: how's it going, how is/are ___; I'm fine, it's ok; that's enough
Literal translation: it goes

12. Expression: C'est-à-dire
Pronunciation: [say ta deer]
Meaning: that is, i.e., I mean
Literal translation: that is to say

13. Expression: C'est parti
Pronunciation: [say par tee]
Meaning: here we go, here goes, and we're off
Literal translation: it left

14. Expression: C'est pas vrai !
Pronunciation: [say pa vray]
Meaning: No way! I don't believe it! You're kidding!
Literal translation: That's not true

15. Expression: Ce n'est pas grave
Pronunciation: [s(eu) nay pa grav]
Meaning: it doesn't matter, don't worry about it,

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