How to Say ‘Bye, have a good evening!’ in French
Salut, bonne soirée !
sa-LU bun swah-RAY
[sa-LU bun swah-RAY]
🇫🇷 In France: Salut is casual, fine with friends or after agreeing on tu. With strangers or shopkeepers, Au revoir is the safer goodbye.
Phrase Breakdown
Salut,
sa-LU
Hi / Bye,
An informal greeting used for both hello and goodbye. The final 't' is silent: 'sa-LU'.
Salut, Marie !
Hi, Marie!
Words in this phrase
Salut
[sa-LU]
Bye
Informal greeting used for leaving too.
Salut, bonne soirée !
Bye, have a nice evening!
bonne soirée !
bun swah-RAY
have a good evening!
A wish for someone's evening. Say 'bun swa-RAY'. 'Bonne' is feminine because 'soirée' is feminine.
Merci, bonne soirée !
Thanks, have a good evening!
Words in this phrase
bonne
[bun]
good
Feminine form of 'bon'.
Bonne nuit !
Good night!
soirée
[swah-RAY]
evening
The evening as a period of time or event; used in wishing someone a nice evening.
On a passé une super soirée.
We had a great evening.
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