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How to Say ‘And the repair times, are they okay?’ in French

Et les délais de réparation, ça va ?

eh leh day-LAY duh ray-pah-rah-SYOHN sah vah

[eh leh day-LAY duh ray-pah-rah-SYOHN sah vah]

💬 Usage Tip: Spoken French often names the topic first, then asks about it with ça. Try Et le prix, ça va ? "And the price, is it okay?"

Phrase Breakdown

Et les délais

eh leh day-LAY

And the time frames

'Et' sounds like 'é', and its t is never pronounced.

Example

Et les délais, alors ?

And what about the time frames?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

délais

[day-LAY]

turnaround times, deadlines

Plural of délai, the time needed to complete something.

Example

Les délais de livraison sont courts.

Delivery times are short.

de réparation,

duh ray-pah-rah-SYOHN

for repair,

This completes the topic. Pause at the comma.

Example

Le coût de réparation.

The repair cost.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

réparation

[ray-pah-rah-SYOHN]

repair

Noun for the act of fixing something.

Example

La réparation est gratuite.

The repair is free.

ça va ?

sah vah

are they OK?

'Ça va ?' asks if something is fine. Raise your voice on 'va'.

Example

Le travail, ça va ?

Is work going OK?

Words in this phrase

ça

[sah]

that; it

A very common informal French word used to mean “that” or “it,” especially when talking about an idea, situation, or thing in general.

Example

Ça me fait penser à la Coupe du monde 2026.

That makes me think of the 2026 World Cup.

[vah]

is going / is okay

Verb form used to say that things are okay or going well.

Example

Après quelques respirations, va devient une réponse rassurante dans « ça va ».

After a few breaths, va becomes a reassuring response in 'ça va.'

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