Meeting the in laws again: Family updates and events
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Key Phrases
Comment allez-vous ?
How are you?
Envoyez-nous des photos
Send us photos
Comment va Paul ?
How is Paul?
Skills You'll Learn
Asking about someone's well-being
Poser des questions sur le bien-être de quelqu'un
Discussing plans and activities
Discuter des projets et des activités
Expressing excitement or happiness
Exprimer l'enthousiasme ou le bonheur
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine meeting your French teacher again after some time and having a casual conversation. You discuss each other's well-being, your family's situation, the new changes in life like Marie's new school, and your new job. You also talk about future vacation plans and how Paul is doing with his new business. The conversation winds down with a plan to catch up over coffee soon.
Bonjour, c'est agréable de vous revoir ! Comment allez-vous ?
Hello, it's nice to see you again! How are you?
Bonjour Emily , nous allons bien, merci. Et toi ? Comment va ta famille ?
Hello Emily, we are fine, thank you. And you? How is your family?
Tout le monde va bien, merci. Marie a commencé une nouvelle école et elle aime beaucoup ses professeurs.
Everyone is fine, thank you. Marie started at a new school and she really likes her teachers.
C'est merveilleux ! Et comment est votre nouveau travail ?
That's wonderful! And how is your new job?
Oh, c'est très intéressant et les collègues sont gentils. J'apprends beaucoup de choses chaque jour.
Oh, it's very interesting and the colleagues are nice. I'm learning a lot every day.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Bonjour
bohn-zhoor
Hello
💬 Use 'Bonjour' until around 6 PM, after which 'Bonsoir' (Good evening) is more appropriate.
🇫🇷 Greeting people is important in France. Always greet shopkeepers, waiters, and others when entering.
See breakdown →C'est agréable
seh eht ah-gray-ah-bluh
It's nice
💬 Use 'C'est agréable' to express pleasure in a formal or informal setting.
See breakdown →De vous revoir
duh voo ruh-vwahr
To see you again
💬 Use 'vous' for formal relationships or when meeting someone new.
See breakdown →C'est agréable de vous revoir
seh eht ah-gray-ah-bluh duh voo ruh-vwahr
It's nice to see you
💬 In French, 'vous' (you) is used as a formal or polite way to address someone, especially appropriate for in-laws.
🇫🇷 French social interactions often start with polite greetings and expressions of delight at seeing someone again.
See breakdown →Comment
koh-mahn
How
💬 Often used at the start of a question, combined with a verb to ask about someone's state or condition.
See breakdown →Allez-vous ?
ah-lay voo
Are you?
💬 This is a formal way to ask 'how are you?' in French, full expression being 'comment allez-vous?'
See breakdown →Comment allez-vous ?
koh-mahn ah-lay voo
How are you?
💬 'Comment allez-vous?' is the polite way to ask someone how they are.
🇫🇷 French people often respond with 'Ça va bien, merci' even if things aren't going great, similar to saying 'I'm fine'.
See breakdown →Allons bien
ah-lohn byehn
Are well
💬 This is how you express collective well-being in French.
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