Lesson 0.05 - Greetings
D: Greetings
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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)
V: Greetings
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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)
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.
V: Good-bye
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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)
Formal lesson - Good-byes
