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How to Say ‘And the squares in the legend, are they okay?’ in French

Et les carrés de la légende, ça va ?

eh leh ka-RAY duh lah lay-ZHAHND sah vah

[eh leh ka-RAY duh lah lay-ZHAHND sah vah]

Phrase Breakdown

Et les carrés

eh leh ka-RAY

And the squares

Pronounced 'ay lay ka-RAY'. The 't' of 'et' is never pronounced.

Example

Et les carrés, tu les aimes ?

And the squares, do you like them?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

carrés

[ka-RAY]

squares

Plural of 'carré', four-sided equal shapes.

Example

Dessine trois carrés.

Draw three squares.

de la légende,

duh lah lay-ZHAHND

of the legend,

Pronounced 'duh la lay-ZHAHND'. Pause slightly at the comma.

Example

Le titre de la légende est petit.

The title of the legend is small.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

légende

[lay-ZHAHND]

legend, key

The explanatory box of a chart or map.

Example

La légende est en bas.

The legend is at the bottom.

ça va ?

sah vah

are they okay?

Pronounced 'sa VA', with rising intonation for a question. Here it asks whether something is fine.

Example

La couleur, ça va ?

Is the color okay?

Words in this phrase

ça

[sah]

it / that

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'it' or 'that'.

Example

J'espère que ça te plaise vraiment.

I hope you really like it.

[vah]

suits

From aller; with clothes, aller à quelqu'un means 'to suit someone' or 'look good on someone'.

Example

Dans « Elle te va », « va » veut dire que le vêtement te convient.

In “Elle te va,” “va” means the clothing suits you.

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