Meeting my kid's school teachers: Asking how child is doing

💬 Standard French greeting. Literally 'good day.' You can use it for both hello and good morning.

🇫🇷 In France, saying bonjour first is almost a social superpower—use it when entering a shop, school, or office.

💬 A single-word welcome. Pronounced roughly bee-ahn-vuh-new. The final e is not strongly pronounced.

🇫🇷 You'll often see bienvenue on school signs, hotel doors, and public places in France.

💬 Je suis = 'I am.' Le père = 'the father.' Père has a grave accent: è.

🇫🇷 In school conversations, French parents often introduce themselves clearly by their relationship to the child.

💬 De means 'of.' In natural English, French de often becomes apostrophe-s: 'Lucas's.'

🇫🇷 French often prefers structures like de Lucas instead of the English possessive 's.

💬 This is a very natural introduction at school. Compare: de Lucas = 'of Lucas' but translated naturally as 'Lucas's.'

🇫🇷 At parent-teacher meetings in France, short direct self-introductions like this are very common.

💬 Sa means 'his/her' depending on context. Professeure is a feminine form for a female teacher.

🇫🇷 In modern French, many speakers use feminine job titles like professeure, though usage can vary by person and region.

💬 Comment va...? means 'How is ... doing?' It's a useful pattern: Comment va Marie ? Comment va votre fils ?

🇫🇷 French teachers and parents often ask about a child's overall well-being before discussing details.

💬 À = 'at/to.' L' is short for la before a vowel: la école becomes l'école.

🇫🇷 School vocabulary is very useful in France, where home-school communication is often quite structured.

💬 A very natural question. Va here comes from aller, which is often used for 'to be doing' or 'to be going.'

🇫🇷 This sounds polite and caring, ideal for a parent-teacher conversation in France.