Tag Questions

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FRENCH ENGLISH
"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?