How to Say ‘Will be expensive?’ in French
Ça va être cher?
Phrase Breakdown
Ça
Va être
Cher?
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Ça
[Sah]
That
A pronoun used to refer to something mentioned earlier or present.
Regardez la montre, ça va être cher pour la réparer?
Look at the watch, will it be expensive to repair?
va
[Vah]
Will
Indicating future tense, something is going to happen.
La réparation va coûter cher.
The repair will cost a lot.
être
[E-truh]
Be
Describes a state or condition.
Le devis va être discuté.
The estimate will be discussed.
cher
[Share]
Expensive
When something costs a lot.
Ce modèle de montre va être cher?
Will this watch model be expensive?
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