How to Say ‘Le Petit Jardin restaurant, hello!’ in French
Restaurant Le Petit Jardin, bonjour !
reh-steu-RAHN luh puh-tee zhar-dan bon-zhoor
[reh-steu-RAHN luh puh-tee zhar-dan bon-zhoor]
🇫🇷 In France: French businesses answer the phone with their name then bonjour. Reply with your own bonjour before asking anything, since skipping the greeting comes across as rude.
Phrase Breakdown
Restaurant
[reh-steu-RAHN]
restaurant
A place where meals are served; same meaning as in English.
Le restaurant dispose d'un parking privé.
The restaurant has a private parking lot.
Le Petit Jardin,
luh puh-tee zhar-dan
The Little Garden,
The restaurant's name. Say 'luh puh-TEE zhar-DAN'.
J'aime Le Petit Jardin.
I like the Little Garden.
Words in this phrase
Le
[luh]
the
Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.
Le chat noir.
The black cat.
Petit
[puh-tee]
small / little
Describes something as small in size or modest.
Un petit gâteau avec une bougie serait parfait.
A small cake with a candle would be perfect.
Jardin
[zhar-dan]
garden
An outdoor green area; often a pleasant restaurant view.
Une table près du jardin est plus calme.
A table near the garden is quieter.
bonjour !
bon-zhoor
hello!
The standard greeting when answering the phone. Say 'bon-ZHOOR'.
Bonjour, monsieur !
Hello, sir!
Words in this phrase
bonjour
[bon-zhoor]
Hello / Good morning
A polite standard greeting, very common in the morning at school drop-off or pick-up.
Le matin, je dis Bonjour au papa devant l'école.
In the morning, I say hello to the dad in front of the school.
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