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How to Say ‘Goodbye, have a nice day.’ in French

Au revoir, bonne journée.

oh ruh-vwar bun zhoor-nay

[oh ruh-vwar bun zhoor-nay]

Phrase Breakdown

Au revoir,

oh ruh-vwar

Goodbye,

Standard farewell. Say it 'oh ruh-VWAHR'. In casual speech the 'e' often drops: 'oh r'vwar'.

Example

Au revoir, madame !

Goodbye, madam!

Words in this phrase

[oh]

to the

Contraction of “à le,” often meaning to the.

Example

On va au fond pour mieux discuter.

We're going to the back to talk more easily.

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.

bonne journée.

bun zhoor-nay

have a good day.

Polite wish used when leaving during the day. 'bonne' rhymes with 'bun', and 'journée' is 'zhoor-NAY'.

Example

Merci, bonne journée !

Thank you, have a good day!

Words in this phrase

bonne

[bun]

good

Used to describe something pleasant or enjoyable.

Example

Dans « Une bonne soirée ? », « bonne » décrit la soirée positivement.

In “Une bonne soirée ?,” “bonne” describes the evening positively.

journée

[zhoor-nay]

Day

A period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight.

Example

Passe une bonne journée!

Have a nice day!

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