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How to Say ‘That sounds delicious.’ in French

Ça a l'air délicieux.

sah ah l' ehr day-lee-SYUH

[sah ah l' ehr day-lee-SYUH]

💬 Usage Tip: Avoir l'air means "to seem" or "to look", and you can swap in any describing word: Ça a l'air bon "That looks good". The two a sounds in Ça a simply blend together.

Phrase Breakdown

Ça a l'air

sah ah l' ehr

It looks / it seems

Join the two 'a' sounds smoothly: 'sah ah LEHR'. 'Avoir l'air' means 'to look' or 'to seem'.

Example

Ça a l'air facile.

It looks easy.

Words in this phrase

Ça

[sah]

it / that

Informal subject pronoun meaning it or that in everyday spoken French.

Example

Ça va mieux après la posture.

It feels better after the pose.

[ah]

has

Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Elle a visité Paris.

She has visited Paris.

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

air

[ehr]

look / appearance

In 'avoir l'air', it means to seem or look.

Example

Ce gâteau a l'air bon.

This cake looks good.

délicieux.

day-lee-SYUH

delicious.

Say 'day-lee-SYUH'. The final X is silent.

Example

Ce gâteau est délicieux.

This cake is delicious.

Words in this phrase

délicieux

[day-lee-SYUH]

delicious

Adjective praising tasty food; feminine form is 'délicieuse'.

Example

Le gâteau est délicieux.

The cake is delicious.

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