Meeting old friends: Friend is single and no kids
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Key Phrases
Ça fait si longtemps.
It's been so long.
Quoi de neuf dans ta vie?
What's new in your life?
À bientôt!
See you soon!
Skills You'll Learn
Expressing duration and time
Exprimer la durée et le temps
Inquiring about someone's life
Demander des nouvelles de quelqu'un
Farewell expressions
Expressions de fin de conversation
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine a chance encounter between two old friends who haven't seen each other in a long time. They catch up, share updates about their lives, and express a desire to meet more regularly. The conversation is casual and friendly, set against the backdrop of their shared experiences and life in the city.
Salut! Ça fait si longtemps. Comment ça va?
Hi! It's been so long. How are you?
Salut Emily ! Oui, ça fait une éternité. Je vais bien, merci. Et toi?
Hi Emily! Yes, it's been ages. I'm good, thank you. And you?
Je vais bien aussi, merci. Quoi de neuf dans ta vie?
I'm good too, thanks. What's new in your life?
Pas grand-chose. Je suis toujours célibataire et sans enfants. Et toi?
Not much. I'm still single and childless. And you?
Moi aussi, je suis célibataire. C'est la vie, n'est-ce pas?
Me too, I'm single. That's life, isn't it?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Salut!
sa-loo
Hi!
💬 Common informal greeting, equivalent to saying 'hey' in English.
🇫🇷 Used among friends and people of the same age group.
See breakdown →Ça fait
sa feh
It has been
💬 Often used in conversational French to indicate the passage of time.
See breakdown →Si longtemps
see long-tomp
So long
💬 The phrase tends to emphasize the extent of time passed.
See breakdown →Ça fait si longtemps.
sa feh see long-tawn
It's been so long.
💬 A common way to express surprise at not having seen someone in a while.
🇫🇷 Often a cue to start catching up.
See breakdown →Comment
koh-mahn
How
Ça va?
sa vah
Are you?
Comment ça va?
koh-mahn sa va
How are you?
💬 A staple of polite conversation in French, equivalent to 'How are you?'
🇫🇷 Even in informal conversations, it's polite to ask this.
See breakdown →Je vais bien
zhuh veh bee-yen
I am well
💬 A standard response indicating that you are doing well.
See breakdown →Merci
mehr-see
Thank you
💬 A simple but essential word in French.
🇫🇷 Expressing gratitude is important in French culture.
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