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Essential French Expression
| Meaning | ok, that works (in a restaurant) coming up |
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| Literally | that runs | |
| Register | normal / informal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[sah marsh] |
| IPA | [sa maʀʃ] | |
Usage notes: Ça marche is a handy little expression that you can use to acknowledge or agree with someone.
Par exemple…
| – On va partir à midi. – Ça marche ! |
– We’re leaving at noon. – That works! |
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| – Il faut que tu apportes du vin. – Ça marche ! |
– You need to bring some wine. – OK! |
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| – On peut parler ici. – Ça marche. |
– We can talk here. – OK, that works. |
You can use it with the preposition pour:
Par exemple…
| Ça marche pour la semaine prochaine. | Next week is fine, Next week works. | |
| Ça marche pour toi ? | Does that work for you? |
When you place an order, waiters and store clerks might acknowledge it with ça marche:
Par exemple…
| – Je vais prendre les pâtes, s’il vous plaît. – Ça marche. |
– I’ll have the pasta, please. – That works, Coming right up. |
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| – Je veux commander ce livre. – Ça marche. |
– I’d like to order this book. – You got it. |
Ça marche can also be used literally:
Par exemple…
| Comment ça marche ? | How does it work? | |
| Ça marche à la vapeur. | It works / runs on steam. |
Related lessons
- Marcher conjugations
- Ça and other indefinite demonstrative pronouns
- Many ways to say “yes” in French
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