French for Dummies Chpt 3 bonjour, hello, greetings and introductions
Ah, Mr. Renee. I am Claire Rivet. Delighted to meet you. How are you?
Ah monsieur Renee. Je suis Claire Rivet. Enchantée! Comment allez vous? (ah muh-syuh so-vahl zhe sew-ee klehr ree-vay ko-mahN-tah -ay voo)
Vous allez bien? (voo-zah-lay byaN)
Are you well? (voo-zah-lay byaN)
Goodbye, Mrs. Leblanc. Have a nice day.
Au revoir, Madame Leblanc. Bonne journée. (ohr-rvwahr mah-dahm luh-blahN bohn zhoor-nay)
Hello, Mrs. Leblanc. How are you?
Bonjour, Madame Leblanc. Comment allez-vous? (bohN-zhoor mah dahm luh blahN koh-mahn tah-lay voo)
Hello, ma'am. My name is Renee.
Bonjour, madame. Je m'appelle Renee. (BohN-zhoor mah-dahm zhuh mah-pehl Renee)
He's my brother. His name is Thomas
C'est mon frère. Il s'appelle Thomas. (seh mohN frehr eel sah-pehl to mah.)
(When you ask someone) Who is that (Qui est-ce?) you might be told That is... what is the french translation for that is?
C'est... (seh)
Delighted
Enchanté (man) (ahN-shahN-tay)
And who is she?
Et elle, qui est-ce (ay ehl kee ehs)
And who is he?
Et lui, qui est-ce? (ay lew-ee kee ehs)
Easy, isn't it?
Facile, non? (fah-seel nohN)
Bonsoir (bohN-swar)
Good evening (bohN-swar)
Bonne nuit (bohn new-ee)
Good night (bohn new-ee)
Au revoir (o-ruh-vwahr or ohr-vwahr)
Goodbye (o-ruh-vwahr or ohr-vwahr)
Bonne Journée (bohn zhoor-nay)
Have a nice day (bohn zhoor-nay)
bonjour (bohN-zhoor)
Hello (bohN-zhoor)
Salut (sah-lew)
Hi Bye (sah-lew)
Comment vas-tu?
How are you (informal) (koh-mahN vah-tew)
Comment ça va?
How are you - (really informal) (koh-mahN sah vah)
comment allez vous? (koh-mahN-tah-lay voo)
How are you? (FORMAL) (koh-mahN-tah-lay voo)
ça va?
How are you? or I'm Okay (really informal) (sah vah)
ça va bien!
I'm fine! (sah vah byaN)
My name is
Je m'appelle (zhuh mah pehl)
My name is Sophie. And who is he?
Je m'appelle sophie. Et lui, qui est-ce? (zhuh mah-pehl so-fee ay lew-ee kee ehs)
I am
Je suis (zhuh sew-ee)
Let me introduce...
Je vous présente (zhe voo pray-zehNt)
Julien. What about you?
Julien Et toi? (zhew-lyaN ay twah)
Mrs. Rivet, let me introduce you to my wife, Christine
Madame Rivet, je vous présente ma femme, Christine ( mah-dahm ree-vay voo pray-zahNt mah faHm krees-teen)
not bad, and you?
Pas mal. Et toi? (pah mahl ay twah)
Who is that?
Qui est-ce? (kee ehs?)
Hi, Thomas
Salut, Thomas (sah-lew to-mah)
Hi Michel. How are you?
Salut, michel, comment ça va? (sah-lew mee-shehl coh-mahN sah vah)
Hi!, What's your name?
Salut? comment tu t'appelles? (sah-lew ko-mahN tew tah-pehl)
a tout à l'heure (ah-too-tah-luhr)
See you later (ah - too - tah-luhr)
a bientôt (ah-byaN-to)
See you soon (ah-byaN-to)
a demain (ah-duh-maN)
See you tomorrow (ah-duh-maN)
Very well, thank you
Très bien, merci (treh byaN mehr-see)
Very well, thank you, and you?
Très bien, merci, et vous? (treh byaN mehr-see ay voo)
Here is
Voici (vwah-see)
Here you are/There it is
Voilá (vwah-lah)
Goodbye, sir
au revoir, monsieur. (ohr-vwahr muh-syuh)
Bien, merci
fine, thank you (byen mehr-see)
oh, I'm okay.
oh, ça va (o sah vah)
I'm fine, thank you
ça va bien, merci. (sah vah byaN mehr-see)
