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French |
Hello
Good morning
Good afternoon
Good day |
Bonjour
"bon" means good, "jour" day.
Do not say "BUN-JAW" ! |
| Hello Peter |
Bonjour Pierre |
Good evening
Good evening ladies and gentlemen |
Bonsoir
Bonsoir mesdames et messieurs |
Hi
Hi everybody! |
Salut *
Salut tout le monde! * |
*[Very informal,
use this only with close friends.] |
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Comments: |
* It is very common in France to say "bonjour" to
everybody, when you enter a shop, restaurant or bar etc.
* Men normally shake hands as a greeting and farewell.
* When you greet someone who you know well, you often kiss
him or her on each cheek. This is a fixed French rule.
* Within the family cheek kissing is normal between all sexes. In the north of
France you kiss each check twice, whilst in other regions it is once. |
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French |
Good day
Good bye |
Bonne journee
Au revoir |
| Good bye and see you tomorrow. |
Au revoir et à demain |
Good evening
Good evening ladies and gentlemen |
Bonsoir
Bonsoir mesdames et messieurs |
Good night
Good evening ladies and gentlemen |
Bonne nuit
Bonsoir mesdames et messieurs. Exactly the same as Good evening. |
Good night children
This is used to conclude the day as in going to bed. |
Bonne nuit les enfants |
Bye
See you soon
See you tomorrow
Bye everybody! |
Salut
A bientôt
A demain
Salut tout le monde! |
| See you soon my friend |
A bientôt mon ami |
| See you tomorrow morning |
A demain matin |
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I'm Peter |
Je suis Pierre [Je - I (First person) |
| My name is Vanessa |
Je m'appelle Vanessa
[The french say 'I call myself"] |
I'm John from New York
I'm from the United States |
Je suis Jean de New York
Je suis des Etats Unis |
| I come from England |
Je viens d'Angleterre |
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Comments: |
When introducing yourself in a formal situation you can
simply extend the hand to shake with the other person and pronounce your
name.
Depending on the situation, just say your first name and shake, or if
it is more formal, your first and surname then shake. |
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