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How to Say ‘Have a nice day, goodbye.’ in French

Bonne journée, au revoir.

bun zhoor-nay oh ruh-vwar

[bun zhoor-nay oh ruh-vwar]

Phrase Breakdown

Bonne journée,

bun zhoor-nay

Have a good day,

A common farewell during the day. Say 'bun zhoor-NAY'.

Example

Merci, bonne journée !

Thanks, have a good day!

Words in this phrase

Bonne

[bun]

Good

Used to describe something positive or favorable.

Example

Bonne chance pour votre entretien.

Good luck with your interview.

journée

[zhoor-nay]

day

The time between sunrise and sunset.

Example

La journée est chaude.

The day is hot.

au revoir.

oh ruh-vwar

goodbye.

The standard goodbye. Say 'oh ruh-VWAR'.

Example

Au revoir et à demain.

Goodbye and see you tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

(part of 'goodbye')

Contraction of 'à le'; in 'au revoir' it forms the set expression for goodbye.

Example

Au revoir, à demain !

Goodbye, see you tomorrow!

revoir

[ruh-vwar]

see again

The infinitive meaning 'to see again' or 'to meet again'.

Example

Dans « De vous revoir », revoir veut dire voir une autre fois.

In 'to see you again,' 'revoir' means to see another time.

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