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How to Say ‘So, tell me, how's your family?’ in French

Alors, raconte-moi, comment va ta famille ?

ah-lohr rah-kont mwah kom-AN va tah fah-meel

[ah-lohr rah-kont mwah kom-AN va tah fah-meel]

🇫🇷 In France: Opening with Alors is the classic way to settle in for a proper catch-up. It signals the questions that follow are real and you're expected to give news.

Phrase Breakdown

Alors, raconte-moi,

ah-lohr rah-kont mwah

So, tell me,

An informal command to invite news. 'Moi' attaches with a hyphen.

Example

Alors, raconte-moi tout !

So, tell me everything!

Words in this phrase

Alors

[ah-lohr]

Conjunction used to show consequence or result.

Example

Alors, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

So, what do we do?

raconte

[rah-kont]

tell (me) / recount

From “raconter” = to tell (a story). In anime context, it often means “spoil/explain the plot.”

Example

Ne me raconte rien sur la fin, sinon tu me spoiles.

Don’t tell me anything about the ending, otherwise you’ll spoil me.

-moi

[mwah]

Used to refer to oneself, asking for attention or pardon.

Example

Excusez-moi de vous déranger.

Excuse me for disturbing you.

comment va ta famille ?

kom-AN va tah fah-meel

how is your family?

A friendly question using informal 'ta'.

Example

Comment va ta sœur ?

How is your sister?

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.

[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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