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

Ça vous va bien.

sa voo vah bee-ehn

[sa voo vah bee-ehn]

💬 Usage Tip: The verb here is aller "to go". Something "goes well on you": Cette couleur vous va bien "That color suits you".

Phrase Breakdown

Ça vous

sa voo

It (to) you

'Ça' sounds like 'sa' and means 'it/that'. 'Vous' here means 'on you / to you'.

Example

Ça vous plaît ?

Do you like it?

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sa]

It / that

A very common word in everyday spoken French, often used in expressions like Ça va.

Example

Dans Ça va ?, Ça veut dire it or that in a general sense.

In Ça va?, Ça means it or that in a general sense.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

va bien.

vah bee-ehn

suits well.

'Aller bien à quelqu'un' means 'to suit someone'. Say it as 'va byan', with a nasal ending.

Example

Cette couleur te va bien.

This color suits you.

Words in this phrase

[vah]

goes

Third person singular present of 'aller'.

Example

Le projet va bien.

The project is going well.

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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