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How to Say ‘How is your family?’ in French

Comment va ta famille ?

kom-AN va tah fah-meel

[kom-AN va tah fah-meel]

Phrase Breakdown

Comment va

kom-AN va

How is

'Aller' is used for health and well-being. The final 't' of 'comment' is silent.

Example

Comment va ton père ?

How is your father?

Words in this phrase

Comment

[kom-AN]

How

In what way or manner.

Example

Comment ça va ?

How are you?

[va]

goes / is going

From the verb aller. In Ça va ?, it helps express how things are going.

Example

Dans Ça va ?, va parle de how it goes.

In Ça va?, va talks about how it goes.

ta famille ?

tah fah-meel

your family?

'Ta' is informal 'your'. 'Famille' ends in a 'y' sound: 'fa-MEE-y'.

Example

J'aime ta famille.

I love your family.

Words in this phrase

[tah]

Your

Used to indicate possession.

Example

Ta décision est importante.

Your decision is important.

famille

[fah-meel]

family

A group consisting of parents and children living together.

Example

J'ai rencontré ta famille hier.

I met your family yesterday.

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