Published May 1, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson • Native Audio by Marie Assel Cambier
The French expression ça marche means “that works” or “sounds good.” Learn how to use it in everyday French conversation with Marie’s audio example sentences.
📘 Ça marche meaning
Ça marche is a French expression with several meanings, including “it works”, “that works”, “okay”, and even “sounds good” or “deal” depending on context. It comes from the verb marcher (to function) and is widely used in everyday conversation. Native speakers often use it to agree to plans or confirm that something is acceptable. It’s informal and very common in spoken French.
🎧 Ça marche pronunciation
The pronunciation of ça marche is /sa maʁʃ/ (IPA), which sounds roughly like “sah marsh”.
📝 Ça marche examples
Je passe chez toi à 18h ? — Parfait, ça marche.
I’ll come by your place at 6 p.m.? — Perfect, that works.
Je t’appelle plus tard ? — Ça marche.
I’ll call you later? — Sounds good.
Tu prends le train de 9h ? — Oui, ça marche pour moi.
Are you taking the 9 a.m. train? — Yes, that works for me.
On fait ça demain matin ? — Ça marche !
Shall we do that tomorrow morning? — Sounds good!
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- d’accord — okay, agreed
- c’est bon — it’s good / all set
- marcher — to walk, to work, to function
- ça te/vous va ? — does that work for you?
- ça te/vous convient ? — is that ok for you?
- parfait — perfect
- très bien — very good / great
- entendu — understood / agreed
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