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Lessons
Introductory
0.01 Introduction
0.02 Learning French
0.03 The Alphabet
0.04 Accents
0.05 Greetings
0.06 Formal Speech
0.07 How are you?
0.08 Numbers
0.09 Dates
0.10 Telling Time
Review • Test
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[edit] D: Greetings

French Dialogue • Greetings • audio (upload) Greetings Les salutations
Jacques et Marie
Jacques	Bonsoir, Marie.
Marie	Euh ? Tu t'appelles comment ?
Jacques	Moi^[1], je m'appelle Jacques.
Marie	Ah, oui. Quoi de neuf, Jacques ?
Jacques	Pas grand-chose. Alors^[2], au revoir, à demain, Marie.
Marie	À la prochaine, Jacques.
Olivier et Luc
Olivier	Salut.
Luc	Bonjour.
Olivier	Tu t'appelles comment ?
Luc	Luc. Et toi ?^[3]
Olivier	Je suis Olivier.
Luc	Ah, oui. Alors, à bientôt, Olivier.
Olivier	Salut, Luc !

^ me

^ so, then

^ And you ? (informal)

[edit] V: Greetings

French Vocabulary • Greetings • audio (info •111 kb • help) Greetings Les salutations
Salut	Hi./Bye.	(informal)
Bonjour	Hello	(more formal than salut) (all day)
Bonsoir	Hello	(after 19h00)
Bonne soirée	Good evening
Bonne nuit	Good night	bun nwee
Quoi de neuf ?	What's up (about you)? (lit. what's new)
Pas grand-chose.	Not much. (lit. no big-thing)

[edit] Formal Lesson - Greetings

When talking to one's peers or to children, Salut is used as a greeting. Its English equivalents would be hi and hey. Bonjour, literally meaning good day, should be used for anyone else. Bonsoir is used to say Good evening. Bonne nuit is used to say Good night before going to bed.

[edit] V: Good-bye

French Vocabulary • Greetings • audio (info •202 kb • help) Good-bye Au revoir
Salut.	Hi./Bye.	(informal)
Au revoir.	Good-bye.	ohrvwahr (ev not pronounced)
À demain.	See you tomorrow.	ah duhman (Lit: To/Until Tomorrow)
Au revoir, à demain.	Bye, see you tomorrow.
À tout à l'heure.	See you (later today)!	ah tootah luhr
À la prochaine.	See you (tomorrow)!	ah lah proh shayn
À bientôt.	See you soon.	ah byantoe
Ciao	Bye.	chow (Italian)

[edit] Formal lesson - Good-byes

In addition to being used as an informal greeting, Salut also means bye. Again, it should only be used among friends. Another informal greeting is ciao, an Italian word commonly used in France. Au revoir is the only formal way to say Good-bye. If you will be meeting someone again soon, use À bientôt or À tout à l'heure. À demain is used if you will be seeing the person the following day.

[edit] V: Names

Tu t'appelles comment ? is used to informally ask someone for his or her name. It is normal to just reply by stating your name, however you may also respond Je m'appelle [name] (I am called...). In the next lesson, you will learn more formal ways of asking someone for their name.

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One of your good friends is introducing you to his younger cousin who is visiting on a trip from France, and doesn't speak a word of English. You want to introduce yourself to him, tell him your name, and ask "What's up?"

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Introductory Lessons

0.01 Introduction • 0.02 Learning French • 0.03 The Alphabet • 0.04 Accents • 0.05 Greetings • 0.06 Formal Speech • 0.07 How are you? • 0.08 Numbers • 0.09 Dates • 0.10 Telling Time • Review • Test