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"Are you good?"
Translation:Es-tu bon ?
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I think something being 'good' and something 'going' is slightly different. The difference is subtle and subjective when deciding what is good and what is bad. But 'ca va' implies that it is going, not necessarily that it is good. =] Hope that helps.
The French equivalent of "how are you?" is «ça va?»
However, the phrase is also used in other contexts. For example, say we're playing a sport and I accidentally trip you. In English, I'd say "are you okay?" or, more casually, "you good?". The French equivalent is also «ça va?»
The phrase is rarely used in contexts outside of asking how somebody is doing/feeling.
"good" may mean "kind", "virtuous", "well-mannered" (child, etc..)...
Isn't "bon" the same in French as well?.
Here everyone talks about "good at doing something".
sense #2: (Idée de bonté) (Personnes) Qui veut du bien, fait du bien à autrui (après le nom, surtout attribut). è charitable, clément, compréhensif, généreux, humain, indulgent, magnanime, secourable. Cet homme est bon, bon comme le pain, comme du bon pain. Elle est trop bonne. è bonasse, faible. Le bon Dieu. Le bon Samaritain.
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