comment allez-vous

French

Etymology

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

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

Phrase

comment allez-vous

  1. (formal or plural) how are you

Descendants
  • Chinese:
    • Cantonese: 今晚打老虎 (gam1 maan5 daa2 lou5 fu2)
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