Learn The French Greetings

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Learn The French Greetings
Learn The French Greetings
French greetings help you with making friends, but also it will come in handy when you are out shopping. When going into French shops, as a formality, customers always greet the shopkeeper with a simple “hello” and always make sure to say “goodbye” when leaving.

Remember when to use the formal and informal expressions. Otherwise you might insult someone by being too friendly too quickly! In general, until you get to know someone well, stick with the formal expressions. It’s better to be too formal than to not be formal enough and accidentally insult someone.

Practice Basic French Greetings


      French phrase                    Pronunciation             English translation

Bonjour                        bohnjoor                          Good Morning

Parlez lentement.        par-lay lehn-ta-mohn      Please speak slowly.
Je ne comprends pas. zhuh nuh kohn-prahn pah I don't understand.
Merci                            mehr-see                            Thank you.
De rien.                    dah ree-ehn                          You' re welcome
Excusez-moi.                       ehk-kew-zay mwah                 Excuse me.
Je t'aime.                          zhuh-tehm                  I love you. (informal)
  Je veux être avec toi. zheh-vooz ehtr ah-vehk-twah  I want to be with you.
Comment allez-vous?  kom-mohn tah-lay voo      How are you? (formal )
Je suis de...                         zhuh swee duh                         I am from...
Je voudrais...                    zhuh voo-dreh                 I would like...
Salut!                                      sah-loo                   Hi! / Bye! (informal)
Ça va?                                    sah vah                   How are you? (informal)
Où est-ce que se trouve...?            oo escuh suh troov                    Where is...?
         Combien coûte-t-il?         bee en coo teel         How much does it cost?
S'il vous plaît                             see voo play                               Please.
Ne t'en fais pas.              nuh tawn feh pah                      Don't worry. (informal)
Ne vous en faites pas.      nuh voo zawn fett pah        Don’t worry. (formal)
Non                                       nohn                                         No.
D'accord                                 dah-core                                    OK
Je ne comprends pas.     jhuhn kom-prohn pah         I don't understand.
Avez-vous...                ah-way voo                    Do you have...
Parlez-vous anglais?        pahr-lay voo ahn-leh       Do you speak English?
Qu'est-ce que vous avez dit?   kehs-kuh voo ah-vay dee What did you say?
Qu sont les toilettes?         oo sahn lay twah-leht       Where are the bathrooms?
Ce n'est pas grave.               suh neh pah grahv            No problem.
Je vais bien.             zhuh vay bee-ahn                 I’m fine.
Allons-y!                    ah-lohn-zee                   Let’s go!
Tu parles anglais?               tew parl on-glay            Do you speak English?
Je ne sais pas.              zheh-nuh say pah                 I don't know.
Au revoir.                 oh-reh-vwar                         Goodbye.

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