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How to Say ‘Have a good evening, see you soon!’ in French

Bonne soirée, à bientôt !

bun swah-RAY ah bee-ahn-toh

[bun swah-RAY ah bee-ahn-toh]

🇫🇷 In France: Ending with à bientôt rather than a plain au revoir hints that you'd like to meet again. It's a friendly signal after a date.

Phrase Breakdown

Bonne soirée,

bun swah-RAY

Have a good evening,

'Bonne' is 'bun', not nasal because of the double 'n'. 'Soirée' is 'swah-RAY'. This is a common way to say goodbye in the evening.

Example

Merci, bonne soirée !

Thanks, have a good evening!

Words in this phrase

Bonne

[bun]

good

Feminine form of 'bon'.

Example

Bonne nuit !

Good night!

soirée

[swah-RAY]

evening

The evening as a period of time or event; used in wishing someone a nice evening.

Example

On a passé une super soirée.

We had a great evening.

à bientôt !

ah bee-ahn-toh

see you soon!

Say 'ah byan-TOH': 'bien' is nasal and the final 't' is silent. Keep 'à' attached to 'bientôt'.

Example

Salut, à bientôt !

Bye, see you soon!

Words in this phrase

[ah]

see you (until)

Used before a time or day to say goodbye until then.

Example

À demain !

See you tomorrow!

bientôt

[bee-ahn-toh]

soon

Adverb meaning in the near future.

Example

Bientôt, il y aura plus d'offres d'emploi au salon.

Soon, there will be more job offers at the fair.

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