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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Greeting
!Greeting
!Register
!Meaning
!Meaning
|-
|-
|Bonjour !
|Bonjour !
|neutral
|A polite way to say good  morning , '''good day''' in French
|A polite way to say good  morning , '''good day''' in French
|-
|-
|Hello !
|Hello !
|informal
|Most common way to say '''hello''' in French
|Most common way to say '''hello''' in French
|-
|-
|Salut !  
|Salut !  
|informal
|'''Hi''' : Greeting friends and family
|'''Hi''' : Greeting friends and family
|-
|-
|Coucou !
|Coucou !
|informal
|Use hey! with all  friends and family. 
|Use hey! with all  friends and family. 
|-
|-
|Bonsoir !
|Bonsoir !
|neutral
|When you greet someone with '''“Hello” in French in the evening'''.
|When you greet someone with '''“Hello” in French in the evening'''.
|-
|Allô ?
|'''Hello''' in French, but  only spelled phonetically.
|-
|-
|Rebonjour !
|Rebonjour !
|informal
|“'''Hello  again“''' If you’ve already said hello to someone and run into them again.
|“'''Hello  again“''' If you’ve already said hello to someone and run into them again.
|-
|-
|Ça va?
|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?”
|“'''How’s  it going'''?”  approximation to say  like “does it go?”
|-
|Au plaisir
|formal
|Literally "with pleasure". said when parting.
|-
|-
|Enchanté(e) !
|Enchanté(e) !
|formal
|'''Pleased to meet you''' after you greet someone
|'''Pleased to meet you''' after you greet someone
|-
|-
|Faire la bise !
|Quoi de neuf ?
|Faire la bise means to '''kiss''' someone on the cheek or cheeks
|informal
|-
|Literally  means “'''what's new?”.''' Meaning : what's up?
|Quoi de neuf ?
|Literally  means “'''what's new?”.'''
|-
|-
|Au revoir
|Au revoir
|neutral
|'''Goodbye''', a  formula used to another person or persons when person addressed is departing.
|'''Goodbye''', a  formula used to another person or persons when person addressed is departing.
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|}

Revision as of 21:24, 15 May 2021

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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.
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