10 Useful Phrases With “Aller” (To go)

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The French verb “aller” is one of the most common French verbs and literally means “to go”. Like in English the verb “to go” is used to express a near future action.

Example: I’m going to speak = Je vais parler

Its irregular form is not going to be difficult to remember. We use it all the time in our daily life therefore you will learn its conjugation pretty fast! Here is the verb “aller” (to go) in the present tense. Listen to the audio and try to imitate my pronunciation.

Je vais (I go/I’m going/I do go)

Tu vas (You go/you’re going/ You do go)

Il/elle/on va (he,she, we go/ is, are going /does, do go)

Nous allons (We go/are going/do go)

Vous allez (You go/ are going/do go)

Ils/elles vont (They go/are going/do go)

The verb “Aller” is also used in many idiomatic expressions. I have selected 10 very useful phrases that you’ll be happy to use in your daily conversation 😉

Phrase	Literal Translation	Meaning
Je vais bien / mal	I go well/bad	I am well/ unwell
Tu vas à pied	You go at foot	You go by foot
Il va chercher Élodie	He goes to look for Elodie	He gets, he is getting Elodie/ he is picking up Elodie...
Elle va en voiture à l'université	She goes by car to university	She drives to university
Allons-y	Let's go there	Let's go
Allez-y	Go there	Go ahead
Ils vont au fond des choses	They go to the depth/end of things	They get to the bottom of things
Elles s'en vont	They go from ...	They leave / go away
Le vin et le fromage vont bien ensemble	Wine and cheese go well together	Wine and cheese match well
ça te va bien	That goes to you well	That suits you

Note: The phrase “s’en aller”, you have to conjugate the verb aller as a reflexive verb.

Ex: Je m‘en vais/ Tu t’en vas/ Il, elle, on s’en va / Nous nous en allons / Vous vous en allez/ ils, elles s’en vont.

If you want to say “Go away!” to someone you can say : Va t’en ! (to one person that you know well) or Allez-vous-en! (to one person you don’t really know or to more than one person)

And if you don’t know or don’t remember what is a reflexive verb, check out our Free Online course for beginners. We have a whole lesson on it and many more on verbs…

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