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How to Say ‘Thank you, goodbye!’ in French

Merci, au revoir !

mair-see oh ruh-VWAR

[mair-see oh ruh-VWAR]

Phrase Breakdown

Merci,

mair-see

Thank you,

Say 'mehr-see', with a throaty 'r'.

Example

Merci beaucoup !

Thank you very much!

Words in this phrase

Merci

[mair-see]

thank you

A polite expression of one's gratitude.

Example

Merci pour votre aide.

Thank you for your help.

au revoir !

oh ruh-VWAR

goodbye!

Say 'oh ruh-vwar'. The middle 'e' is often almost swallowed: 'oh-rvwar'.

Example

Au revoir et bonne journée !

Goodbye and have a nice day!

Words in this phrase

au

[oh]

to the (part of 'goodbye')

Contraction of 'à' + 'le'; here part of the fixed expression 'au revoir'.

Example

Au revoir, madame !

Goodbye, madam!

revoir

[ruh-VWAR]

goodbye

A phrase used when parting from someone.

Example

Il dit toujours 'revoir' après chaque appel téléphonique.

He always says 'goodbye' after each phone call.

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