Language/French/Vocabulary/Dire-bonjour

Greetings in French

To say hello in French here are the most simple ways:

1. If you already know the person you can say: salut !
2. If you don't know the person you have to say: bonjour !

And don’t Forget to smile 😄

More greetings in French:

Greeting	Register	Meaning
Bonjour !	neutral	A polite way to say good morning , good day in French
Hello !	informal	Most common way to say hello in French
Salut !	informal	Hi : Greeting friends and family
Coucou !	informal	Use hey! with all  friends and family.
Bonsoir !	neutral	When you greet someone with “Hello” in French in the evening.
Rebonjour !	informal	“Hello again“ If you’ve already said hello to someone and run into them again.
Ça va ?	informal	Meaning: “How’s it going?”  Litteraly “does it go?”
Tu vas bien ?	neutral	“How’s it going?”  approximation to say like “does it go?”
Au plaisir	formal	Literally "with pleasure". said when parting.
Enchanté(e) !	formal	Pleased to meet you after you greet someone
Quoi de neuf ?	informal	Literally means “what's new?”. Meaning : what's up?
Au revoir	neutral	Goodbye, a formula used to another person or persons when person addressed is departing.
Adieu	neutral	Farewell
à plus	informal	See you later

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