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French language consists of four words apart from the greetings and "au revoir". These are:

1- ça va: The main subject and verb of all French sentences.
"ça va?" as a question means "how are you?", "how is it going?", "how are the wife and kids?", "what's up?", "can I take this?", "how much is a pint?" etc.. in different occasions. Pointing your finger while saying "ça va?" completes the question. For example:
Pointing first the Eiffel Tower then the Louvre Museum on a map then asking "ça va?" would mean "how can I go to the Louvre Museum from the Eiffel Tower?" Pointing a taxi afterwards would also mean you'd like to inquire about the price of a cab ride which would cover the distance. The possibilities of asking a question is endless with the combinations you can think of..

"ça va" without the question mark would mean: "I am fine", "it's going well", "they are alright.. the little one just started school", "cool", "sure you can take it" etc.. It is basically the positive answer to all questions.

2- pas: This word makes all the things discussed above negative. "ça va pas" means "I'm not feeling very great today", "the wife just divorced me", "of course, you can't take my girlfriend back home you prick" etc..

3- Merci: It means thank you. It is used to finish of conversations in a polite way.

You're almost finish with the French language. Let's learn about "Au revoir".