comment allez-vous

French

Etymology

From comment (“how”) + allez (“you go”), the second-person plural indicative present of aller (“to go”) + vous (“you”). Literally, “how do you go?”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.t‿a.le.vu/

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Phrase

comment allez-vous

1. (formal or in the plural) how are you

Descendants

• → Cantonese: 今晚打老虎 (gam¹ maan^5-1 daa² lou⁵ fu²)