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- "Nous allons bien."
"Nous allons bien."
Translation:We are fine.
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Yes I am! I didn't know Americans don't say 'We are going well.'!
In my defence 'Nous allons' translates as 'We are going'. and 'bien' can mean 'well'. Perhaps Duolingo could accept this literal translation. Thanks for letting me know about the American English default.
To make it worse, Americans also use "things are going well" = les choses vont bien.
The good news it that not only are you going to learn French, but you will also learn American English!
The only "variants" we have ever added are in British English. Just the same way, we have never added any French variants from outside France.
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Why isn't "Nous sommes bien" considered as "We are fine" but "Nous allons bien" is considered as "We are fine" ?
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"We are going well" is an English phrase adopted directly from French - when we both spoke it. Perfectly acceptable. Amend please.