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How to Say ‘If she feels like it’ in French

Si ça lui dit

see sah lwee dee

[see sah lwee dee]

💬 Usage Tip: This is the same dire trick as ça vous dirait: ça me dit means "I feel like it". Swap the person to change who feels like it, as in si ça te dit "if you feel like it".

Phrase Breakdown

Si ça

see sah

if it / if that

'Si' means 'if' and 'ça' means 'that'. Both are crisp, open syllables: 'see sa'.

Example

Si ça marche, tant mieux.

If it works, great.

Words in this phrase

[see]

A condition or supposition.

Example

Si tu le vois, dis-lui bonjour.

If you see him, say hello.

ça

[sah]

that / it

Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'

Example

Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.

I like it when a company speaks clearly.

lui dit

lwee dee

appeals to her

In 'ça lui dit', 'dire' means 'to appeal to'. 'Lui' is pronounced 'lwee' and the 't' of 'dit' is silent.

Example

Un ciné, ça te dit ?

How about a movie?

Words in this phrase

lui

[lwee]

him; to him

A stressed pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him,' used after prepositions like 'à.'

Example

Je pense souvent à lui.

I often think about him.

dit

[dee]

appeals

From 'dire'; 'si ça lui dit' means 'if she feels like it'.

Example

Si ça te dit, viens.

If you feel like it, come.

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