ça

Meaning

Pron

1. (informal) that
2. (informal) this
3. it
4. 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
5. they

Noun

id

Concepts

that

it

🇮🇹

id

🆔

this

that over there

those

very

Christmassy

is in the air

is on its way

is approaching

AC

’Tis the season

Christmas

everything

is

Synonyms

cela

ce

le

il

👨

la

Noël

approche

sent

ceci

elle

👩

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sa/

Etymology

Contraction of cela.

Sentences

Quand une journée commence comme ça . . .

When a day starts like this. . .

A quoi ça sert de les écouter ?

What's the point of listening to them?

Vous pouvez me traduire ça ?

Can you translate this for me?

La guerre , ah ! bon sang ! c’est ça qui fait les hommes !...

War, ah! damn it! That's what makes men!...

Oui , c’est des idées du bon Dieu , ça .

Yes, these are ideas of the good Lord.

C'est combien ça ?

How much is this?

Il va comprendre que je fais ça pour l’aider.

He will understand that I am doing this to help him.

Et ça casse l’herbe, ça l’empoisonne.

And it breaks the grass, it poisons it.