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🤗 French Greetings for Everyday Life
Hi French learners! 😃
Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in French?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn French, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.
Let’s get started! 🤗
Greetings
| English | French |
|---|---|
| general greeting | Bonjour |
| evening greeting | Bonsoir |
| informal greeting | Salut ! |
| informal greeting | Coucou ! |
| informal greeting | Hello ! (with a French accent, without the H English pronunciation) |
| afternoon greeting (rarely used) | Bon après-midi |
| how are you? formal | Comment allez-vous? |
| how are you? informal | Comment vas-tu? |
| reply to Comment allez-vous and Comment vas-tu | Très bien, merci |
| how are you? | Comment ça va? |
| how are you? informal | Ça va? |
| reply to Comment ça va and Ça va | Ça va bien |
| welcome greeting | Bienvenue |
| morning greeting spoken in Québec (rarely used) [fra-que] | Bon matin |
| general greeting in the Bourguignon-Morvandiau dialect [fra-bor] | Bonjôr |
| general greeting in the Bourguignon-Morvandiau dialect [fra-bor] | Salutâs |
| morning greeting in the Gallo dialect [fra-gal] | Bonjórn |
| evening greeting in the Gallo dialect [fra-gal] | Bonseir |
| how are you? in the Gallo dialect [fra-gal] | Comant q'c'est? |
| general greeting in the Guernésiais dialect [fra-dge] | Warro |
| general greeting in the Cauchois dialect [fra-nor] | Boujou |
| general greeting in the Poitevin-Saintongeais dialect [fra-poi] | Beajhor |
| general greeting in the Poitevin-Saintongeais dialect [fra-poi] | Bunjhor |
| general greeting in the Poitevin-Saintongeais dialect [fra-poi] | Bunjhour |
| general greeting in the Poitevin-Saintongeais dialect [fra-poi] | Bonadié |
| general greeting in the Normand dialect [fra-nor] | Warro |
| welcome greeting in the Normand dialect [fra-nor] | Byinvenûn |
| morning greeting in the Vosgien dialect [fra-lor] | Bonjô |
| afternoon greeting in the Vosgien dialect [fra-lor] | Bonsouère |
More details in this lesson: https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/Language/French/Vocabulary/How-to-say-Hello
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Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this French lesson. 👍
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/