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How to Say ‘The colours really suit you.’ in French

Les couleurs vous vont très bien.

leh koo-LUR voo vohn tray bee-ehn

[leh koo-LUR voo vohn tray bee-ehn]

Phrase Breakdown

Les couleurs

leh koo-LUR

The colours

The 's' of 'les' is silent here. Say 'lay koo-LUR'.

Example

J'aime les couleurs.

I like the colours.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

couleurs

[koo-LUR]

colours

Plural of 'couleur', a feminine noun.

Example

J'aime les couleurs vives.

I like bright colours.

vous vont très bien.

voo vohn tray bee-ehn

suit you very well.

'Aller bien à quelqu'un' means 'to suit someone well'.

Example

Ce pull vous va très bien.

This sweater suits you very well.

Words in this phrase

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

vont

[vohn]

go (match)

From 'aller'; 'aller avec' means to match or go well with.

Example

Ces chaussures vont avec ta robe.

These shoes go with your dress.

très

[tray]

very

"Très" is used to strengthen an adjective or adverb.

Example

Est très important pour garder une bonne ambiance.

Is very important for maintaining a good atmosphere.

bien

[bee-ehn]

well

An adverb meaning in a good way or satisfactorily.

Example

Dans Se passe bien ?, bien montre que l'on parle d'une situation positive.

In "Se passe bien?", "bien" shows that one is talking about a positive situation.

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