How to Say ‘It will go well.’ in French
Ça va bien se passer.
sah vah bee-ehn suh pah-say
[sah vah bee-ehn suh pah-say]
🇫🇷 In France: Adults in France often say this to reassure someone before a test, meeting, or difficult moment. It sounds supportive and ordinary, not overly dramatic.
Phrase Breakdown
Ça
[sah]
it / that
Common subject pronoun in everyday French, often meaning "it" in expressions.
Pour notre contrôle de maths, Ça va bien se passer.
For our math test, it will go well.
Va bien se passer
vah bee-ehn suh pah-say
Will go well / will turn out fine
An encouraging future expression used to reassure someone.
L’examen va bien se passer.
The exam will go well.
Words in this phrase
va
[vah]
goes / will go
From "aller"; here it helps express the near future or how something will go.
Si on révise ensemble, ça va bien se passer.
If we study together, it will go well.
bien
[bee-ehn]
well
Shows that the situation will happen in a positive way.
Avec un professeur clair, ça va bien se passer.
With a clear teacher, it will go well.
se
[suh]
itself / to
Reflexive pronoun used as part of the expression "se passer".
Même pour l'oral, ça va bien se passer.
Even for the oral exam, it will go well.
passer
[pah-say]
to happen / to go
Verb in the phrase "se passer," meaning to happen or proceed.
Demain en classe, ça va bien se passer.
Tomorrow in class, it will go well.
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