1 – Bonjour et bienvenue!
Vocabulaire: Les salutations
Greetings
1. Preparation
In this vocabulary list below, you will notice formal vs. informal speech. Please review the cultural reading over addressing someone using formal vs. informal language if needed.
2. Read and Listen
Read and click on each recording to hear the pronunciation of the vocabulary.
| Salutations | Greetings |
Formal speech:
| Monsieur (M.) | Sir (Mr.) | |
| Madame (Mme.) | Ma’am (Ms.) | |
| Bonjour | Hello | |
| Comment vous appelez-vous? | What is your name? | |
| Comment allez-vous? | How are you? | |
| Je vais (très) bien, merci. | I am (very) well, thank you. | |
| Vous êtes d’où? | Where are you from? | |
| Et vous? | And you? | |
| Bonsoir | Good evening | |
| Au revoir | Goodbye |
Informal speech:
| Salut! | Hi! | |
| Comment tu t’appelles? | What is your name? | |
| Comment vas-tu? | How are you? | |
| Ça va? | How are you? | |
| Très bien! | Great! | |
| Bien, merci! | Well, thanks! | |
| Bof… Pas top… |
Meh / Not great. | |
| Quoi de neuf? | What’s new? | |
| Pas grand chose. Beaucoup! |
Not much. Lots (of things)! |
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| Tu es d’où? | Where are you from? | |
| Et toi? | And you? | |
| À tout à l’heure! | See you later! | |
| À ce soir! | See you tonight! | |
| À plus tard! | See you later! | |
| À bientôt! | See you soon! | |
| À demain! | See you tomorrow! |
Vocabulaire supplémentaire – Texting in French!
When sending texts in French, informal words such as “salut” are shortened. Here are a few examples of greetings in “texting” format:
- slt = Salut!
- cv = Ça va?
- b1 = Bien
- a tt = À tout à l’heure!
- a+ = À plus tard!
3. Focus on…
spelling and meaning:
Answer the following questions to focus on spelling specificities:
pronunciation:
Answer the following questions to focus on pronunciation specificities:
4. Test your knowledge
Start with recalling the English translation (on the left), and then try recalling the French translation (on the right).
