comment se passe ta soirée ?
how is your night? in French is expressed as comment se passe ta soirée ?
This phrase is a greeting used to ask someone how their evening is going.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase comment se passe ta soirée ? literally translates to how is your evening passing?
Which one should you use?
The word soirée refers to the duration or the event of the evening, whereas soir refers to the time of day itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
When speaking to a stranger, a superior or a group of people, use votre soirée instead of ta soirée.
Did you know?
- If someone answers this question by saying their soirée is chargée, they are not saying it is heavy, but rather that they have a very busy schedule of activities.
- While English speakers often use 'night' to mean the entire evening, asking comment se passe ta nuit? in French would sound as if you are asking how someone's sleep is going.
- The suffix -ée in soirée is used in French to transform a point in time into a duration. This same logic creates words like journée from jour and matinée from matin.
Examples in context
- Ma soirée se passe super bien, merci !My night is going great, thanks!
- Comment se passe ta soirée, Marie ?How is your evening going, Marie?
- Dis-moi, comment se passe ta soirée ?Tell me, how is your evening going?
- Salut Hugo, comment se passe ta soirée ?Hi Hugo, how is your evening going?
Example conversation
Manon and Hugo meet at a party.
- ManonSalut Hugo ! Comment se passe ta soirée ?Hi Hugo! How is your night going?
- HugoÇa se passe très bien, et toi ?It's going very well, and you?
- ManonC'est super, je m'amuse beaucoup.It's great, I'm having a lot of fun.
- HugoJe suis ravi de l'entendre !I'm glad to hear it!
