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

Le bleu te va très bien.

luh bluh tuh vah tray bee-ehn

[luh bluh tuh vah tray bee-ehn]

💬 Usage Tip: Aller "to go" is used here to mean "to suit": the thing that suits you comes first. Swap in anything: Cette couleur te va bien "That colour suits you".

Phrase Breakdown

Le bleu

luh bluh

Blue

French colour names used as nouns take 'le'. In 'bleu', round your lips for 'eu'.

Example

Le bleu est ma couleur préférée.

Blue is my favourite colour.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

bleu

[bluh]

blue

Color; with 'le' it is a noun: the blue (color).

Example

J'aime le bleu du ciel.

I like the blue of the sky.

te va très bien.

tuh vah tray bee-ehn

suits you very well

'Aller à quelqu'un' means 'to suit someone'. Say 'tuh va tray BYAN', with a nasal ending.

Example

Ce chapeau te va très bien.

That hat suits you very well.

Words in this phrase

[tuh]

you (object)

Informal object pronoun used with 'voilà' meaning 'here you are (as)'.

Example

Te voilà enfin !

There you are at last!

[vah]

suits

From 'aller'; 'aller bien à quelqu'un' means clothing or a colour suits someone.

Example

Cette couleur lui va bien.

That colour suits her.

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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