How to Say ‘That will be difficult.’ in French
Ça va être difficile.
sah vah etruh dee-fee-seel
[sah vah etruh dee-fee-seel]
Phrase Breakdown
Ça va être
sah vah etruh
it’s going to be
Future near construction using 'aller + infinitive'.
Ça va être facile.
It’s going to be easy.
Words in this phrase
Ça
[sah]
that / it
Everyday pronoun used as the subject of the sentence.
Ça va être difficile de te résister ce soir.
It's going to be difficult to resist you tonight.
va
[vah]
is going to
Marks the near future with the infinitive that follows.
Ça va être difficile si tu continues à sourire comme ça.
It's going to be difficult if you keep smiling like that.
être
[etruh]
to be
Infinitive used in the future expression va être.
Ça va être compliqué d'être sage maintenant.
It's going to be complicated to be well-behaved now.
difficile
[dee-fee-seel]
difficult
Describes something as hard or not easy.
Rester sage ? Difficile, surtout avec toi.
Stay well-behaved? Difficult, especially with you.
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