Basic greetings: Greeting your neighbor
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Key Phrases
Ça va ce matin ?
How are you this morning?
Vous avez bien dormi ?
Did you sleep well?
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
The weather is nice today.
Skills You'll Learn
Greeting someone and asking how they are
Saluer quelqu'un et demander comment il va
Talking about sleep and how you feel in the morning
Parler du sommeil et de son état le matin
Describing the weather and ending a conversation politely
Décrire le temps et terminer une conversation poliment
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in France on a pleasant morning, greeting someone politely and having a short, friendly conversation about how you slept and the beautiful weather before wishing each other a good day.
Bonjour !
Hello!
Bonjour, Emily ! Ça va ce matin ?
Hello, Emily! How are you this morning?
Oui, ça va bien, merci. Et vous ?
Yes, I'm fine, thank you. And you?
Ça va bien, merci. Vous avez bien dormi ?
I'm fine, thank you. Did you sleep well?
Oui, très bien. Et vous ?
Yes, very well. And you?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour !
bohn-ZHOOR
Hello!
Ça
sah
That / It
Va
vah
Goes / is going
Ça va ?
sah vah
How are you?
💬 [Ça va ?] asks and answers. Reply [Ça va] and you are done.
🇫🇷 With a neighbor, this is often just a quick greeting, not a real request for details. A short answer is the normal move.
See breakdown →Ce
suh
This / this (before a masculine noun)
💬 [Ce] changes before different kinds of nouns: compare [ce matin] but [cette journée]. Before a vowel sound, it becomes [cet], as in [cet été].
See breakdown →Matin
mah-TAN
Morning
Ce matin
suh mah-TAN
This morning
Ça va ce matin ?
sah vah suh mah-TAN
How are you this morning?
🇫🇷 This sounds warm and natural with a neighbor you know a bit. With someone you do not know well, many people would stick to a simple [Ça va ?] first.
See breakdown →Oui
wee
Yes
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