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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