Click on the French expressions to hear pronunciations.
FRENCH | ENGLISH |
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"C'est tout" is used to express something is finished or that there is no more to add. | |
C'est tout ? | Is that all? |
Autre chose ? / C'est tout. | Anything else? / That's all. |
Tu ajoutes le sel, tu mélanges bien, et c'est tout. | You add the salt, mix them well, and that's all. |
J'ai acheté du pain, des fruits, et des légumes. / C'est tout. | I bought bread, fruits and vegetables. / That's all. |
Tu cliques ici, tu remplis le formulaire, et c'est tout. | You click here, fill out the form, and that's it. |
"Ça y est" is used as a question to confirm that something is done, a situation has resolved, or that a moment has finally arrived. | |
Ça y est ? | That's it? |
"Ça y est" is used to indicate that something is finally done or has just been completed. | |
Ça y est, c'est fait. | That's it, it's done. |
Ça y est, ça va mieux ? | That's it, is it better? |
Ça y est, tu l'as fait. | That's it, you did it. |
"C’est ça" is used confirm something or agree with what someone else has said. It can also be used to acknowledge understanding. | |
C'est ça ? | Is that right? / Is that correct? |
Tu sors avec elle, c'est ça ? | You're dating her, right? |
Sophie, c'est ça ? | Sophie, right? |
Tu travailles demain, c’est ça ? | You work tomorrow, right? |
C’est ça que tu veux en fait ? | Is that what you really want? |
"The French do not have tag questions like "do you?", "don't you?" or "are you?" as in English. They use the followings for confirmation. | |
À cause de la chaleur, c'est ça ? | Because of the heat, right? |
C'est fou, non? | Crazy, right? |
Il n'y a pas de problème, hein ? | There's no problem right? |
On peut parler là, c'est bon ? | We can talk there, is that okay? |
C'est mieux, là ? | Is it better now? (asking if the adjustment or change is satisfactory) |
Je fais chier personne, pas vrai ? | I'm not bothering anyone, right? ("pas vrais ?" is less frequently used) |
"alors is used to mean "so" or "then". | |
On fait quoi, alors ? | What do we do then? / So what do we do? |
Tout va bien, alors ? | Is everything okay then? |