C’est parti is a French expression that translates literally to “it’s left” and means “And we’re off!”, “Here goes!” and “Here we go!”. It is used to signal the start of an action. Vous êtes prêts pour la leçon? C’est parti!

C’est parti !

And we’re off! / Here goes! / Here we go!

C’est parti

Example sentences

Tout le monde est prêt ? Allez, c’est parti !

Everybody ready? Here we go!

On commence dans trois secondes. Trois, deux, un. C’est parti !

We’ll start in three seconds. Three, two one – And we’re off!

A comonly used catchphrase is “C’est parti, mon kiki!”. Here, kiki doesn’t have any particular meaning. It’s just added for fun.

C’est parti, mon kiki !

Related lessons

• Tout le monde – everybody
• Partir (to leave) conjugation tables
• Sortir (to go out) example sentences

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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