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How to Say ‘It really suits you.’ in French

Elle vous va vraiment bien.

el voo vah vray-mon bee-ehn

[el voo vah vray-mon bee-ehn]

Phrase Breakdown

Elle vous va

el voo vah

It suits you

Uses 'aller' (to go) to mean 'to suit'. Keep the three short words flowing together.

Example

Cette robe vous va.

This dress suits you.

Words in this phrase

Elle

[el]

she / it

A subject pronoun for a female person or sometimes an object.

Example

Elle est fatiguée après la journée.

She is tired after the day.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

[vah]

suits

From aller; in vous va bien it means something looks good on you.

Example

Cette couleur vous va bien aujourd'hui.

This color suits you well today.

vraiment bien.

vray-mon bee-ehn

really well.

'Vraiment' (really) sounds like 'vray-man' with a nasal ending. 'Bien' has a nasal 'yan' sound.

Example

Il chante vraiment bien.

He sings really well.

Words in this phrase

vraiment

[vray-mon]

really / truly

Adverb used to emphasize an opinion; more expressive than “très” in some contexts.

Example

Ce studio a un style Vraiment original.

This studio has a really original style.

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.

Guides for French learners

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