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GREETINGS AND SALUTATIONS

ALLÔ → ‘hello’ ↳ appropriate for answering the phone BIENVENUE → ‘welcome’ ↳ appropriate for greeting guests BONJOUR → ‘hello’ ↳ literal translation is ‘good day’ (‘bon’ good + ‘jour’ day) ↳ appropriate in formal and casual settings ↳ appropriate for morning and afternoon BONSOIR → ‘hello’ ↳ literal translation is ‘good evening’ (‘bon’ good + ‘soir’ evening) ↳ appropriate in formal and casual settings ↳ appropriate in the evening HÉ → ‘hey’ ↳ when used in conjunction with ‘là’ (‘hé là!’), it means ‘hey there!’ ↳ appropriate in casual settings SALUT → ‘bye/hi’ ↳ appropriate in casual settings

A BIENTÔT → ‘see you soon’ À PLUS TARD → ‘see you later’ ↳ informal, but can be made even more informal by just saying ‘à plus’ ADIEU → ‘goodbye forever’ ↳ used for people you’ll never see or speak to again AU REVOIR → ‘goodbye’ ↳ literal translation is ‘to see/meet again’ (‘au’ to + ‘revoir’ see/meet again), so you’re really saying ‘until i see you again!’ ↳ appropriate in formal and casual settings BONNE NUIT → ‘goodnight’ ↳ literal translation is ‘good night’ (‘bonne’ good + ‘nuit’ night) ↳ appropriate in formal and casual settings ↳ appropriate at night PASSEZ UNE BONNE JOURNÉE → ‘have a good day’ ↳ formal, but can be made informal by just saying ‘bonne journée’ SALUT → ‘bye/hi’ ↳ appropriate in casual settings

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

‘vous’ and ‘tu’ mean ‘you’. the difference is the context in which you use them. to put it simply: ‘vous’ is formal and used for multiple people, and ‘tu’ is informal. read here for more info.

INTRODUCTIONS

ÇA VA? → ‘How are you?’ ↳ learn how to respond here COMMENT ALLEZ-VOUS? → ‘How are you?’ ↳ learn how to respond here COMMENT T’APPELLES-TU? → ‘What’s your name?’ COMMENT VOUS APPELEZ-VOUS? → ‘What’s your name?’ ELLE S’APPELLE → ‘Her name is…’ ENCHANTÉ → ‘Nice to meet you.’ ↳ used when the speaker is a man ENCHANTÉE → ‘Nice to meet you.’ ↳ used when the speaker is a woman  IL S’APPELLE → ‘His name is…’ JE M’APPELLE… → ‘My name is…’ JE SUIS… → ‘I am…’ MON NOM EST… → ‘My last name is…’ MON PRÉNOM EST… → ‘My first name is…’ MON SURNOM EST… → ‘My nickname is…’ VOICI → ‘This is…’

EMOTING AND PHRASES

C’EST PAS GRAVE → ‘No problem.’ EMBRASSE-MOI → ‘Kiss me.’ FERME-LA → ‘Shut up.’ JE NE SAIS PAS → ‘I don’t know.’ JE SUIS DÉSOLÉ → ‘I’m sorry.’ ↳ used when the speaker is a man  JE SUIS DÉSOLÉE → ‘I’m sorry.’ ↳ used when the speaker is a woman   JE T’AIME → ‘I love you.’ JE T’AIME POUR TOUJOURS → ‘I love you forever.’ JE TE DÉTESTE → ‘I hate you.’ QU’EST-CE QUE JE FERAIS SANS TOI? → ‘What would I do without you?’ T’EN FAIS PAS → ‘Don’t worry about it.’ TU AS DE TRÈS BEAUX YEUX → ‘You have beautiful eyes.’ TU ME MANQUES → ‘I miss you.’ VOUS ME MANQUEZ → ‘I miss you.’

OUTSIDE RESOURCES

french numbers

french days and months