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Scene illustrating a French-language basic greetings conversation

Key Phrases

Bonjour

Hello

Comment vous appelez-vous ?

What is your name?

Enchanté de vous rencontrer

Nice to meet you

Skills You'll Learn

Greeting someone

Saluer quelqu'un

Asking for someone's name

Demander le nom de quelqu'un

Responding politely

Répondre poliment

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Bonjour

bohn-zhoor

Hello / good morning

💬 Can be used throughout the day until late afternoon. It's quite formal.

🇫🇷 Used both for greetings and when entering shops or cafés.

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🧐

Comment ça va ?

koh-mahn sah vah

How are you?

💬 Common informal way to ask someone about their well-being.

🇫🇷 Often follows 'Bonjour' in conversations to show politeness.

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👋

Au revoir

oh ruh-vwahr

Goodbye

💬 Literally means 'until we see each other again'.

🇫🇷 Used when leaving any type of gathering or even when leaving a shop.

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🔤🔠

Nom

nom

Name

💬 It's a masculine noun: 'le nom'.

🇫🇷 Important for introductions and formal occasions.

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❓📝

Comment vous appelez-vous ?

kɔ-mɑ̃ vu a-pə-le vu

What's your name?

💬 Formal way of asking, suitable for new acquaintances.

🇫🇷 Often accompanied by a handshake in France.

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👤💬🔤🆗

Mon nom est Emily

mohn noh eh

My name is Emily

💬 Use 'Je m'appelle' for a more common everyday introduction.

🇫🇷 Typically used in more formal situations like interviews.

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😊🤝

Enchanté de vous rencontrer

ahn-shan-tay duh voo ron-con-tray

Nice to meet you

💬 'Enchanté' can be used stand-alone during introductions.

🇫🇷 In France, this is often said with a smile and sometimes a light handshake.

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☀️🌆

Bon après-midi

bohn ah-pray-mee-di

Good afternoon

💬 Not as commonly used as 'bonjour'.

🇫🇷 Typically used when leaving someplace in the afternoon.

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🌇

Bonsoir !

bohn-swahr

Good evening!

💬 Used after 6 PM.

🇫🇷 Said upon entering and leaving places in the evening.

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