Learn common French greetings and farewells
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| Bonne nuit. |
| Bonjour. |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer. |
| What do these words mean? |
| Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you'll learn basic French greetings that all beginners must know. |
| Before we start, did you know that in France, saying hello to a friend can involve cheek kisses and that the number can change depending on where you are? |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| Bonjour. |
| Hello. |
| Bonjour. |
| Bonjour. |
| Bonjour is actually the combination of bon for good and jour for day. |
| Bonjour. |
| Jack greets Steve at a networking event. |
| Bonjour. |
| Comment ça va aujourd'hui ? |
| Je vais bien, merci. |
| Et toi, comment ça va ? |
| Bonne nuit. |
| Goodnight. |
| Bonne nuit. |
| Bonne nuit. |
| Bonne nuit uses the feminine form of bon as in bonjour. |
| Steve and Tom say goodnight after watching a movie. |
| Bonne nuit. |
| Je me suis bien amusé. |
| Bonne nuit. |
| À demain. |
| Bonjour. |
| Good morning. |
| Bonjour. |
| Bonjour. |
| In French, we don't have a phrase for good morning, so we don't say bon matin. |
| In the morning, you should use bonjour. |
| Daphne greets her friends before heading out on a hiking trip. |
| Bonjour à tous. |
| Bonjour. |
| Content de te voir. |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer. |
| Nice to meet you. |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer. |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer. |
| Unless you attend a very fancy event, you only need to say enchanté. |
| Sadia greets a new student. |
| Veuillez entrer. |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer. |
| Merci. |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer aussi. |
| Comment vas-tu ? |
| How are you? |
| Comment vas-tu ? |
| You can also say comment ça va or make it even shorter. |
| Ça va? |
| It can be a question or an answer. |
| It just depends on the intonation. |
| Steve greets Tom at a party. |
| Salut, je suis content de te voir ici. |
| Comment vas-tu, Tom? |
| Je vais bien, merci. |
| Et toi, comment vas-tu ? |
| Au revoir. |
| Goodbye. |
| Au revoir. |
| Au revoir. |
| Au revoir is the polite way to say goodbye, but usually we say salut for hello and goodbye. |
| Jack says goodbye after meeting with Steve. |
| Au revoir, à bientôt. |
| Bien sûr, prends soin de toi. |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in French. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say hello? |
| Bonjour. |
| And how to say good night? |
| Bonne nuit. |
| How about good morning? |
| Bonjour. |
| Do you remember how to say nice to meet you? |
| Enchanté de vous rencontrer. |
| And how to say how are you? |
| Comment vas-tu? |
| And finally, do you remember how to say goodbye? |
| Au revoir. |
| Did you know that in France, saying hello to a friend can involve cheek kisses, and that the number can change depending on where you are? |
| In France, people often greet each other with cheek kisses, known as la bise. |
| The fun part is, the number of kisses you give varies by region. |
| Some areas might do one kiss, while others go up to four. |
| Thanks for watching. |
| Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time. |
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