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Common phrases Translation Phrase IPA Pronunciation Literal meaningFrench français /fʁɑ̃sɛ/ (frah(n)-seh)hello bonjour /bɔ̃ʒuʁ/ (boh(n)-zhoor)good daygood-bye au revoir /o ʁəvwaʁ/ (oh ruh-vwahr) to the seeing-againplease s'il vous plaît /sil vu plɛ/ (seel voo pleh) if it pleases youthank you merci /mɛʁsi/ (mehr-see)you're welcome je vous en prie, de rien /ʒə vu zɑ̃ pʁi/ (zhuh voo zah(n)-pree, duh ree-ah(n)) I beg you of it, (It's) nothingthat one cela /səla/ (suh-lah)this one ceci /səsi/ (suh-see)how much? combien /kɔ̃bjɛ̃/ (koh(n)-bya(n))English anglais /ɑ̃glɛ/ (ah(n)-gleh)yes oui /wi/ (wee)no non /nɔ̃/ (noh(n))sorry pardon excusez-moi /paʁdɔ̃/ /ɛkskyze mwa/ (pahr-doh(n)) (ehk-skew-zay mwah)I don’t understand Je ne comprends pas /ʒə nə kɔ̃pʀɑ̃ pa/ (zhuh nuh koh(n)-prah(n) pah)where's the toilet? Où sont les toilettes ? /u sɔ̃ le twalɛt/(oo soh(n) lay twah-leht)8 Where are the toilets?generic toast Santé ! Tchin-Tchin ! (familiar) /sɑ̃te/ /ʧɛn-ʧɛn/ (sah(n)-tay) (chehn-chehn) Santé ! = Health!Do you speak English? Parlez-vous anglais ? /paʀle vu ɑ̃glɛ/ (pahr-lay voo ah(n)-gleh)Excuse me, I don’t speak French very well. Pardonnez-moi, mais je ne parle pas très bien français /paʁdɔne mwa mɛ ʒə nə paʁlə pa trɛ bjɛ̃ frɑ̃sɛ/ (pahr-dohn-ay mwah meh zhuh nuh pahrl pah treh bya(n) frah(n)-seh) Pardon me, but I do not speak very well French. V: Greetings SalutHi./Bye.(informal)BonjourHello(more formal than salut) (all day)BonsoirGood evening Bonne nuitGood night(bohn nwee)Quoi de neuf ?What's up (about you)? (lit. what's new) Pas grand-chose.Not much. (lit. no big-thing)  V: How are you? Comment allez-vous? (formal/plural), Comment vas-tu? (informal), Comment ça va?/Ça va ? (informal)How are you?Ça va (très) bienI'm doing (very) well(lit. It's going (very) well)Oui, ça va.Yes, it goes.Très bien, merci.Very well, thanks.Pas mal.Not Badpas si bien/pas très biennot so well(très) mal(very) badComme ci, comme ça.So-So.Désolé(e).I'm sorry.Et toi?Et vous?And you? (informal/)And you? (formal/plural) Titles French Abbr. Pronunciation English, Usage Monsieur M. /mə.sjø/ muh-syuhew Mr., Sir Messieurs M. /mesjø/ maysyuhew Gentlemen Madame Mme /ma.dam/ mah-dahm Mrs., Ma'am Mesdames Mme /me.dam/ maydahm Ladies Mademoiselle Mlle /mad.mwa.zɛl/ mahd-mwah-zehl Miss, Young lady Mesdemoiselles Mlle /med.mwa.zɛl/ mayd-mwah-zehl Young ladies Do not forget to laison if saying Mesdames et Messieurs /me.dam z‿e me.sjø/ may-dam-zay-maysyuhew. V: Courtesy Please S'il te plaît.(Lit: If it pleases you.) S'il vous plaît.(formal/plural). Thanks a lot / thank you very much Merci beaucoup. You're welcome.De rien.(Lit: Of nothing.)Pas de quoi.(Lit: Not of what.) (No problem.)Je t'en prie.(zhuh tah(n) pree) (informal)Je vous en prie(zhuh voo-zah(n) pree) (formal/plural)Pas du tout (pah dew too) (not at all) V: Good-bye Salut.Hi./Bye.(informal)Au revoir.Good-bye.(oh ruh-vwahr) (ruh- optional)À demain.See you tomorrow.(ah duh-ma(n)) (Lit: To/Until Tomorrow)Au revoir, à demain.Bye, see you tomorrow. À tout à l'heure.See you (later today)!(ah too-tah lewr)À la prochaine.See you (tomorrow)!(ah lah proh-shehn)À bientôt.See you soon.(ah bya(n)-toh)À plus tardSee you later (ah plew tahr)À plusSee you (ah plews)CiaoBye.(chow) (Italian) V: Asking for the day/date/time Asking for the day. 1aAujourd'hui c'est quel jour?Today is what day?(oh-zhur-dewee seh kehl zhoor) 1bAujourd'hui c'est [jour].Today is [day]. 2aDemain c'est quel jourTomorrow is what day?(duh-ma(n) seh kehl zhoor) 2bDemain c'est [jour].Tomorrow is [day]. Asking for the date. 3aQuelle est la date(aujourd'hui)?What is the date(today)?(kehl eh lah daht) 3bC'est le [#] [month].It's [month] [#]. Asking for the time. 4aQuelle heure est-il? What hour/time is it? (kehl ewr eh-teel) 4bIl est quelle heure?(eel eh kehl ewr) 5Il est [nombre] heure(s).It is [number] hours.(eel eh [nombre] ewr) =Physical and mental health Reacting to events Thanking Complementing (Dis)agreeing Invitations Meetings Expressing opinions