French Phrase
Ça va être une interview vidéo.
Meaning
This sentence means ‘It’s going to be a video interview.’ It uses the informal future proche to talk about an upcoming event that is already planned or expected.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to inform friends, colleagues, or a casual audience that a video interview is scheduled, such as in a meeting, on social media, or during a quick chat.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Çavaêtreuneinterviewvidéo
Future Proche (Ça va + infinitif)
‘Ça va + infinitif’ expresses a near future, similar to ‘going to’ in English. It’s informal and very common in spoken French.
Infinitive ‘être’
The verb ‘être’ stays in its infinitive form after ‘ça va’, indicating the action that will happen.
Indefinite article ‘une’
‘une’ marks the noun ‘interview’ as feminine and singular.
Noun + adjective order
In French, adjectives can follow the noun, especially with borrowed words like ‘interview vidéo’.
🗨In Conversation
Ça va être une interview vidéo.
It’s going to be a video interview.
Super, j’ai hâte de la voir !
Great, I can’t wait to see it!
✕Common Mistakes
C’est être une interview vidéo.
‘C’est’ cannot be followed directly by an infinitive; use ‘ça va être’ or ‘ce sera’.
Ça va être interview vidéo.
The article ‘une’ is required because ‘interview’ is a countable noun.
Ça va être un interview vidéo.
‘Interview’ is feminine; avoid the masculine article ‘un’.
↔Alternatives
Ce sera une interview vidéo.
It will be a video interview.
Nous allons faire une interview vidéo.
We are going to do a video interview.
Il y aura une interview vidéo.
There will be a video interview.
Cultural Tip
In French media, ‘interview vidéo’ is a standard term for any recorded interview, whether for TV, YouTube, or corporate use. The construction ‘ça va être’ is casual; in formal written communication you’d prefer ‘ce sera’ or ‘il y aura’. Also remember that ‘interview’ is feminine (une interview).