Vocabulary
ça
that (distal demonstrative pronoun); this (proximal demonstrative pronoun); it (alternative form of ce as a subject of être in tenses other than the present and imperfect indicative); it, that, they, them (reduplicated pronoun referring to an indefinite or generic noun phrase); it (dummy pronoun); used to indicate actions happening generally without specifying an agent, like on but with a greater suggestion of mass, generalized, unattributable, or confused action; people; creates isolated emphatic forms of the interrogatives qui, où, quand, comment and pourquoi; he, she, it (third-person singular subject pronoun); him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun); they (third-person plural subject pronoun); …
Pronoun
ça
id
Noun
ça va
how are you? how's it going? how are things?; things are going fine; OK, all right, sure, sure thing, sounds good, that's fine, that works for me
Interjection
ça ira
it will be all right, it will be ok; that's enough, that will do nicely, it will do just fine; no thank you
Phrase
ça mord
something is biting; is something biting?
Phrase
ça boom
what's up?; what's new?
Phrase
ça gaze
how's things?, how's tricks?
Phrase
ça y est
there we go, there you go, there you have it, that's it, etc.; there you have it
Phrase
ça alors
well, I never! well blow me down! my goodness! my word!
Interjection
ça roule
how's it going?; OK, sounds like a plan, sounds good, all right, sure, sure thing
Phrase
ça a été
was everything OK?, did it go well?
Phrase
ça marche
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ça, marche.; OK, all right, sure, sure thing, sounds good, that's fine, that works for me
Phrase
ça suffit
that does it, that's torn it, that's enough
Interjection
ça tourne
Rolling! (a verbal confirmation from the cameraman that they are recording)
Interjection
ça baigne
how's it going?
Phrase
ça promet
it's promising; that bodes well!
Interjection
ça craint
It's lame; it sucks
Phrase
ça le fait
expresses that something is suitable, agreeable, or feasible; [it is; things are] impressive or awesome (often emphasised with grave)
Phrase
ça va bien
I'm fine, I'm alright
Phrase
ça se plume
I'm doing fine!
Phrase
ça m'est égal
It doesn't matter to me; I don't mind; I don't care; it's all one to me
Phrase
ça te va bien
look who's talking! you're one to talk! you can talk!
Interjection
ça peut aller
could be better, could be worse
Phrase
ça se saurait
a locution used to express scepticism towards something considered feasible or true
Interjection
ça par exemple
well, I never! well blow me down! my goodness! my word!
Interjection
ça ne fait rien
it doesn't matter, it's no big deal, don't worry about it
Phrase
ça ne s'invente pas
you can't make this stuff up, you couldn't make it up
Phrase
ça ne saurait tarder
it can't be far off; it won't be long; it will happen soon
Phrase
ça passe ou ça casse
it's make-or-break time, it's a sink or swim situation, it's touch and go
Phrase
ça ne mange pas de pain
it doesn't cost anything, it can't hurt
Phrase
ça commence à bien faire
enough is enough!
Phrase