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(?ex-ku-zay-MWA?)

I don?t

Je ne

/?? n? kõp??? pa/

understand comprends pas

(?zhe ne co(n)

m-pro(n) PAH?)

where's the Où sont les

(?ooh so(n) lay

Where are

/u s?? le twal?t/

toilet?

toilettes ?

twa-LET?)8

the toilets?

generic

Santé !

/s??te/

Santé ! =

toast

Tchin !

Health!

(familiar)

/?in/ ||(?sah(n)-TAY?)

(?cheen?)

Do you

Parlez-vous

speak

(?par-lay voo ah(n)

/pa?le vu ??gl?/

-GLAY?)

English?

anglais ?

Excuse me, Pardonnez-moi, /pa?d?ne mwa m? ?? n? pa?l? pa tr? bj?? fr??s?/

Pardon me,

I don?t

mais je ne parle

(par-dohn-ay

but I do not

speak

pas très bien

MWAH may zheu speak very

French very

neuh parl pah tray well French.

français

well.

byen frah(n)-SAY)

V: Greetings

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Greetings Les salutations

Salut

Hi./Bye.

(informal)

Bonjour

Hello

(more formal than salut) (all day)

Bonsoir

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)

V: How are you?

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How are you? Ça va?

Comment allez-vous? (formal),

Comment vas-tu? (informal),

How are you?

Comment ça va?/Ça va ? (informal)

I'm doing (very) well

Ça va (très) bien

(lit. It's going (very) well)

Oui, ça va.

Yes, it goes.

Très bien, merci.

Very well, thanks.

Pas mal.

Not Bad

pas si bien/pas très bien

not so well

(très) mal

(very) bad

Comme ci, comme ça.

So-So.

Désolé(e).

I'm sorry.

Et toi?

And you? (informal)

Et vous?

And you? (formal)

Titles

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Titles Les titres

French

Abbr. Pronunciation English, Usage