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The French phrase "Ça m'est égal" revealed

You are going to discover everything you ever wanted to know about the basic French idiom "Ça m'est égal". It includes a complete guide of what it is and how to use it in a conversation with an audio example. Plus, we also added some useful things like dialogue example, literal meaning, slow pronunciation audio and more!


Translation in English

  • Translation : I don't care

  • Literal meaning : It's equal to me

  • Register : Neutral - Basic

How to pronounce it?

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  • IPA : / sa mɛt‿ eɡal /

aesthetic french quote ca mest egal

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C'était la période des examens et Philippe travaillait dur pour réussir.
It was the exam period and Philippe was working hard to succeed.
Quand Emily décide de lui rendre visite, elle voit qu'il a l'air épuisé...
When Emily decides to visit him, she sees that he looks exhausted...
Elle décide donc de passer plus de temps avec lui pour le soutenir.
She decides to spend more time with him to support him.
C'était important car, dans ces moments-là, il avait tendance à oublier de manger et de dormir...
It was important because in those moments, he tended to forget to eat and sleep...
EmilyDésolé de t'interrompre mon chéri, qu'est-ce que tu veux manger ?
Sorry to interrupt you honey, what do you want to eat?

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