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!
🇫🇷 [Salut !] is casual. Perfect with an old friend, but not for a formal first meeting.
See breakdown →Ça fait
sa feh
It has been
💬 [Ça fait] is a common way to say how long something has been going on: [Ça fait deux ans] = "It's been two years." You can swap in a time phrase after it.
See breakdown →Si longtemps
see long-tomp
So long
Ça fait si longtemps.
sa feh see long-tawn
It's been so long.
💬 French often uses [ça fait + time] where English uses "it's been." For example, [Ça fait longtemps] or [Ça fait trois mois].
See breakdown →Comment
koh-mahn
How
Ça va?
sa vah
Are you?
💬 [Ça va ?] works both as a question and as an answer. You can ask [Ça va ?] and reply simply [Ça va.].
See breakdown →Comment ça va?
koh-mahn sa va
How are you?
🇫🇷 [Comment ça va ?] is friendly and everyday. With old friends, it is often just an opening line before the real conversation starts.
See breakdown →Je vais bien
zhuh veh bee-yen
I am well
Merci
mehr-see
Thank you
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