1.1: Comment se saluer
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- Greet others
- Use informal and formal ways to address people
- Say goodbye
On étudie !
Les salutations et adieux
How do people greet each other in French?
- Let's look at how these two people in the video greet each other.
- To practice, you can listen and repeat their dialogues.
Les salutations
The following audio is a media alternative for the French text in the table under the column header 'Français'.
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Français |
Anglais |
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Bonjour |
Hello |
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Salut |
Hi |
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Bonsoir |
Good evening |
Watch this video tutorial to learn about the 10 most common French Greetings.
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Français: Comment ça va ? ou Ça va ? |
Anglais: How's it going? |
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Ça va. |
Fine, good. |
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Ça va (très) bien. |
Very well, good. |
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Ça va comme-ci, comme-ça. |
So-so, ok. |
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Pas mal. |
Not bad. |
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Ça va (très) mal. |
Not so good. It's bad. |
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Non, ça ne va pas. |
No, I'm not ok. |
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Français: Comment vas-tu ? (informal) ou Comment allez-vous ? (formal) |
Anglais: How are you (doing)? |
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Je vais (très) bien. |
I'm (doing) (very) well, fine. |
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Je vais (très) mal. |
I'm feeling (very) bad. |
Look for the words ne and pas. Whenever you see or hear them -- especially the word pas -- you are dealing with a negation.
Notice the difference: J'aime (I like) vs. Je n'aime pas (I don't like); or ça va vs. ça ne va pas.
Les adieux
The following audio is a media alternative for the French text in the table under the column header 'Français'.
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Français |
Anglais |
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Au revoir. (most common) |
Goodbye. (also: "until we see each other again") |
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À bientôt. |
See you soon. |
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À demain. |
See you tomorrow. |
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À plus tard (À plus) |
See you later. |
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À ce soir. |
See you tonight. |
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À tout à l'heure. |
See you in a little bit, while. |
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À tout de suite ! |
See you very soon. |
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Bonne journée. |
Have a good day. |
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Bonne soirée. |
Have good evening. Enjoy your evening. |
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Ciao. |
Bye. |
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Salut. |
Bye |
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À la prochaine. |
Until the next time. |
For a more detailed description of how these goodbye expressions are different read this article: 10 ways to say goodbye in French.
Formules de politesse
"Couple Out to Eat" by j4p4n is in the Public Domain
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Français |
Anglais |
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Merci. |
Thank you. |
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Merci beaucoup. |
Thanks a lot. |
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De rien. |
You're welcome. |
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Je vous en prie. (formal) |
You're welcome; please. |
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Pardon. |
Pardon (me). |
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Excusez-moi. (formal) |
Excuse me. |
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S'il vous plaît. (formal) |
Please. |
Les étiquettes
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Français |
Anglais |
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Monsieur (M.) |
Sir (Mr.) |
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Madame (Mme.) |
Ma'am (Mrs.) |
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Mademoiselle (Mlle.) |
Miss |
On pratique !
Activité A
Using the expressions above, answer the questions below:
- How would you greet a salesperson that you are meeting for the first time?
- How do you say goodbye to a friend?
- What do you say if you bump into someone that you don’t know?
- What do you say to a waiter, waitress who brings you your drink?
Activité B
Faisons connaissance ! Let's get to know each other. Practice the following conversation with a partner, then switch roles and repeat. When you finish, find a new partner and repeat the process. After changing partners several times, continue to repeat it with a new partner, but this time without reading it.
- Follow the examples of Patrick and Marie who are getting to know each other.
- To practice, you can listen and repeat their dialogues.
Étudiant(e) 1 : Bonjour, je m’appelle Patrick.
Étudiant(e) 2 : Salut ! Moi, c’est Marie. Enchantée. *
Pratiquez →
Étudiant(e) 1 : Bonjour, je m’appelle _____________.
Étudiant(e) 2 : Salut ! Moi c’est _____________. Enchanté(e).
There are many different ways to have this conversation. This is just an example. You will see more examples below, along with a list of useful vocabulary to practice. You are free to change it up a little or add other elements.
Activité C
In the video below, Diane and Didier have just met on the steps of the Sorbonne University in Paris.
- Listen to them get to know each other.
- To practice, you can listen and repeat their dialogue.
Now, like Didier and Diane, practice greeting each other using the dialogue below.
Étudiant(e) 1 : Bonjour, je suis Didier. Comment t'appelles-tu ?
Étudiant(e) 2 : Je m'appelle Diane.
Pratiquez →
Étudiant(e) 1 : Bonjour, je suis ___________. Comment t'appelles-tu ?
Étudiant(e) 2 : Je m'appelle ____________.
Activité D
Listen to the dialogue below.
Ask each other how you are doing using the dialogue below.
Étudiant(e) 1 : Ça va ?
Étudiant(e) 2 : Ça va bien, merci. Et toi ?
Étudiant(e) 1 : Ça va.
Pratiquez →
Étudiant(e) 1 : __________ ?
Étudiant(e) 2 : ___________________. Et toi ?
Étudiant(e) 1 : ___________________.
Activité E
Let's ask each other how we are doing in a different way.
Étudiant(e) 1 : Bonjour Jean !
Étudiant(e) 2 : Salut, Stéphanie. Comment vas-tu ?
Étudiant(e) 3 : Je vais bien, merci.
Pratiquez →
Étudiant(e) 1 : Bonjour _________ !
Étudiant(e) 2 : Salut, _________. Comment vas-tu ?
Étudiant(e) 3 : Je vais bien, merci.
Activité F
Now it's time to say goodbye:
(a)
Étudiant(e) 1 : Au revoir !
Étudiant(e) 2 : A bientôt !
(b)
Étudiant(e) 1 : À la prochaine !
Étudiant(e) 2 : Ciao.
(c)
Étudiant(e) 1 : À plus tard.
Étudiant(e) 2 : Salut !
Sophie : Ça va, Véro ?
Véro : Oui, ça va très bien, merci. Et vous ?
Sophie : Je vais bien, merci.
Paul : Bonjour Madame Renoue. Je vous présente Charles Leblanc.
Catherine : Bonjour, Monsieur.
Charles : Enchanté.
Aurélie : Excusez-moi, Monsieur.
M. Gautier : Je vous en prie, Madame.
Marc : Merci.
Anne : Pas de problème.
Kapenda : Comment allez-vous ?
Jacqueline : Pas mal, merci.
Valérie : Tu vas bien ?
Marie-Laure : Oui, et toi ?
Françoise : Au revoir Guillaume !
Guillaume : A plus tard Françoise.
On approfondit !
Use the following resources to type accents and/or search for words:
- Accents: ç, à, é, è, â, ê, î, ô, û, ù, ë, ï, ü
- Dictionnaire français-anglais