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How to Say ‘How is Lucas’ in French

Comment va Lucas

koh-MAHN vah loo-KAH

[koh-MAHN vah loo-KAH]

💬 Usage Tip: With [comment va Lucas ?], French uses [va] "goes" where English says "is doing." You can reuse this with people: [Comment va votre fils ?] or [Comment va Emma ?].

Phrase Breakdown

Comment

[koh-MAHN]

how

Used to ask about the manner or condition of someone.

Example

Comment va Lucas aujourd'hui ?

How is Lucas today?

va

[vah]

goes; is doing

From aller; in expressions like ça va, it means how someone is doing.

Example

Lucas va bien cette semaine.

Lucas is doing well this week.

Lucas

[loo-KAH]

Lucas

A proper name.

Example

Lucas aime dessiner en classe.

Lucas likes drawing in class.

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