French/Lessons/Greetings

Les salutations Vocabulary Greetings Les salutations Salut /sa.ly/ sah-lew Fr-salut.ogg Hi./Bye. informal Bonjour /bɔ̃.ʒuʁ/ boh(n)-zhoor Fr-bonjour.ogg Hello the normal greeting; all day Bonsoir /bɔ̃.swaʁ/ boh(n)-swahr Fr-bonsoir.ogg Good evening, good night, hello after 19h00 (7pm) Bonne soirée /bɔn swa.ʁe/ bohn swah-ray Good evening une soirée can also mean a party Bonne nuit /bɔn nɥi/ Fr-Bonne nuit.oga bohn nooee Good night the normal farewell after dark Quoi de neuf ? /kwɑ də nœf/ kwah duh nuhf What's up?, How's it going? lit: what's new Pas grand-chose. /pɑ gʁɑ̃ ʃoz/ pah grah(n) shohz Not much. lit: no big-thing When talking to one's peers or to children, Salut is used as a greeting. Its English equivalents would be hi and hey. Bonjour, literally meaning good day, should be used for anyone else. One way of remembering these greetings, is that they come in masculine/feminine pairs. One is upon arrival, the other upon departure. jour : bonjour / bonne journée matin : bonjour / bonne matinée (early in the morning), bonne journée (early or late in the morning) après-midi : bonjour / bon(ne) après-midi (early in the afternoon), bonne journée (early or late in the afternoon), bonne soirée (late in the afternoon) soir : bonjour, bonsoir / bonne soirée (early or late in the evening), bonne nuit (very late in the evening) nuit : bonjour, bonsoir / bonne nuit The French never say Bon matin, they do use matinée, journée, soirée but never use nuitée. Vocabulary Good-bye Au revoir Salut /sa.ly/ sah-lew Fr-salut.ogg Hi./Bye. informal Au revoir /o ʁə.vwaʁ/ oh ruh-vwahr Good-bye lit: to/until seeing again À demain /a də.mɛ̃/ ah duh-ma(n) See you tomorrow lit: to/until tomorrow À tout à l'heure /a tu‿ta lœʁ/ ah too-tah luhr See you (later today) idiomatic, lit: to all to the hour À la prochaine /a la proʃɛn/ ah lah proh-shehn See you (tomorrow) lit: to/until next time À bientôt /a bjɛ̃.to/ ah byuhe(n)-toh See you soon lit: to/until soon À plus tard /a ply taʁ/ ah plew tahr See you later À plus (short version for "see you") Ciao /tʃao/ chow Bye Italian Bonne soirée /bɔn swaʁ.e/ bohn swahr-ay Have a good evening Bonne journée /bɔn ʒuʁ.ne/ bohn zhoor-nay Have a nice day In addition to being used as an informal greeting, Salut also means bye. Again, it should only be used among friends. Another informal greeting is ciao, an Italian word commonly used in France. Au revoir is the only formal way to say Good-bye. If you will be meeting someone again soon, use À bientôt or À tout à l'heure. À demain is used if you will be seeing the person the following day. Vocabulary Names Tu t'appelles comment ? Tu t appelles comment.ogg is used to informally ask someone for his or her name. It is normal to just reply by stating your name, however you may also respond with je m'appelle Je m' appelle.ogg, meaning I am called.... Jacques Marie Bonsoir, Marie. Good evening, Marie. Euh ? Tu t'appelles comment ? Eh? What's your name? Moi, je m'appelle Jacques. Me, my name is Jacques. Ah, oui. Quoi de neuf, Jacques ? Ah, yes. What's new, Jacques? Pas grand-chose. Alors, au revoir, à demain, Marie. Not much. Then, bye, see you tomorrow, Marie. À la prochaine, Jacques. See you, Jacques. French/Dialogue/Jacques et Marie.ogg Vocabulary How are you? Ça va ? Comment allez-vous ? (formal), Comment vas-tu ? (informal), Comment ça va ? / Ça va ? (informal) /kɔ.mɑ̃‿tal.e vu/ koh-mah(n) tahlay voo,/kɔ.mɑ̃ va ty/ koh-mah(n) vah tew,/kɔ.mɑ̃ sa va/ koh-mah(n) sah vah How are you? lit: How do you go?, It goes? Est-ce que vous allez bien ? /es.kə vu.z‿al.e bjɛ̃/ ehs kuh voo-zahlay byuha(n) Are you well? Ça va (très) bien Ça va.oga /sa va (tʁɛ) bjɛ̃/ sah vah (treh) byuha(n) I'm doing (very) well. lit. It's going (very) well Je vais bien /ʒə ve bjɛ̃/ zhuh vay byuha(n) I am well. Ça vaOui, ça va /sa va/ sah vah/wi sa va/ wee sah vah Things are going fine.Yes, I'm fine. Très bien, merci /tʁɛ bjɛ̃ mɛʁ.si/ treh byuha(n) mehr-see Very well, thanks. Pas mal /pɑ mal/ pah mahl Not Bad Pas si bien/pas très bien /pɑ si (tʁɛ) bjɛ̃/ pah see (treh) byuha(n) Not so well (très) mal /tʁɛ mal/ (treh) mahl (very) bad Comme ci, comme ça /kɔm si kɔm sa/ kohm see kohm sah So-so Désolé(e) Fr-désolé.ogg /de.zɔ.le/ day-zoh-lay Sorry. Désolée if feminine, same pronunciation Et toi ?Et vous ? /e twɑ/ ay twah/e vu/ ay voo And you? (informal)And you? (formal) DIALOGUE: Two good friends, Olivier and Luc, are meeting. Olivier Luc Salut Luc. Ça va ? Hi Luc. How are you? Ça va bien, merci. Et toi, ça va ? I'm well, thanks. And you, how are you? Pas mal. Not bad. Quoi de neuf ? What's new? Pas grand-chose. Au revoir Luc. Not much. Goodbye, Luc. Au revoir, à demain. Goodbye, see you tomorrow. French/Dialogue/A simple conversation.ogg Ça va ? is used to ask someone how they are doing. The phrase literally means It goes?, referring to the body and life. A more formal way to say this is Comment allez-vous ?. You can respond by using ça va as a statement; Ça va. in this case is used for I'm fine. The adverb bien /bjɛ̃/ byuha(n) Fr-bien.ogg is used to say well, and is often said both alone and as Ça va bien. Bien is preceded by certain adverbs to specify the degree to which you are well. Common phrases are assez bien, meaning rather well, très bien, meaning very well, and vraiment bien, meaning really well. The adverb mal /mal/ Fr-mal.ogg is used to say badly. Pas not /pɑ/ Fr-pas.ogg is commonly added to mal to form Pas mal., meaning Not bad. Comme ci, comme ça., literally translating to Like this, like that., is used to say So, so. To be polite, you can add merci /mɛʁ.si/ Fr-merci-fr-Paris.ogg, meaning thank you, in your responses to the questions e.g., très bien, merci. Exercises Translation : Translate from French to English. Bonne soirée Have a good evening. À tout à l'heure See you (later today) Je vais bien. I am well. Et vous ? And you? (formal) À demain See you tomorrow Comment allez-vous ? How are you? (formal) Salut Hi./Bye. Très bien, merci. Very well, thanks. Est-ce que vous allez bien ? Are you well? Je m'appelle My name is Bonne nuit Good night À bientôt See you soon Pas si bien/pas très bien Not so well Ça va bien I'm doing well. Bonjour Hello Translation : Translate from English to French. What's your name? Tu t'appelles comment ? Have a nice day Bonne journée Hi./Bye. Salut. Not much. Pas grand-chose. Have a good evening Bonne soirée Responses Your friend François sees you and starts a conversation. How might you respond? François: Salut. Comment vas-tu ? You: _________ François: Quoi de neuf ? You: _________ François: À la prochaine. You: _________ Basic phrases dialogue French Exercise - Basic Phrases.ogg Put the following conversation in order: FirstSecondThirdFourth 1. MichelJe ne vais pas très bien.Bonjour, JacquesAu revoirComment ça va? 2. JacquesDésolé.Ça va très bien! Et vous? Allez-vous bien?À demain.Salut, Michel! FirstSecondThirdFourth 1. MichelBonjour, JacquesComment ça va?Je ne vais pas très bien.Au revoir 2. JacquesSalut, Michel!Ça va très bien! Et vous? Allez-vous bien?Désolé.À demain. Alphabet Formal speech