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Basic French I

Les Salutations Greeting people. Basic French I. Lesson I. Lesson Summary. In this lesson you will learn: B asic French greetings Asking someone his or her name Asking people how they are How to say goodbye. Les Salutations Greetings. Bonjour = Hello

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Basic French I

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  1. Les Salutations Greeting people Basic French I Lesson I

  2. Lesson Summary • In this lesson you will learn: • Basic French greetings • Asking someone his or her name • Asking people how they are • How to say goodbye

  3. Les Salutations Greetings • Bonjour = Hello • Bonjour literally means “good day”. It is used as a greeting before 5 P.M. The expression is used in both formal and casual contexts. • Bonsoir = Hello, Good Evening • Bonsoir literally means “good evening”. It is used as a greeting after 5 P.M. The expression is used in both formal and informal contexts. • Salut= Hello, Hi • “Salut” is used as a greeting strictly in casual contexts. It is the equivalent of our “hi” as opposed to “hello.”

  4. Formal vs Informal Bonjour and Bonsoir may be used both in formal and informal situations. In formal situations, add - Madame (Ma'am) - Monsieur (Sir) - Mademoiselle (Miss) to your greeting: Bonjour, Monsieur! Bonsoir, Madame! Bonjour, Mademoiselle! Salut! Is used strictly in informal situations: Salut, Monique! Salut, Claude!

  5. What is your name? • Formal situation: - Comment vousappelez-vous? - Je m’appelleMarie Dupont. • Informal situation: - Comment t’appelles-tu? - Je m’appelleMarie. vous (formal): -Bonjour, je m’appelle Luc LeBlanc -Bonjour, Monsieur. Je m’appelle Marie Dupont. -Enchanté. tu, informal: -Salut! Je m’appelle Marie, et toi? -Je m’appelle Luc. -Enchantée.

  6. How are you? • Formal situation (vous): - Comment allez-vous? • Informal situation (tu): - Comment vas-tu? Réponses: Je vaisbien, merci.Je vaistrèsbien, merci. Bien, merci. Trèsbien, merci. Çava.Çavatrèsbien. Çava mal. Çavatrès mal. Pas mal.

  7. Conversations . . . and you? • Formal situation (vous): - Je vaisbien, merci, et vous? . . . and you? • Informal situation (tu): - Çava, merci, et toi? Formal: -Bonjour, Monsieur. Je m’appelle Marie Dupont. -Enchanté, Madame. Comment allez-vousaujourd’hui? -Je vaistrèsbien, merci. Et vous? -Trèsbien, merci. Informal: -Salut. Je m’appelle Anne. -Enchantée, je m’appelle Marie. Çava? - Pas mal, et toi? -Bien, merci.

  8. Saying Goodbye Au revoir = Goodbye. Used in formal and informal situations. Salut = Bye. Used in informal situations. Ciao = Bye. Used in informal situations. Formal and informal: À bientôt! = See you soon! À plus tard! = See you later! À cesoir! = See you this evening (tonight)! À demain! = See you tomorrow!

  9. Conversations • Informal • Salut, Anne! Çava? • Salut Philippe! Oui, çavatrèsbien, et toi? • Pas mal. Au revoir, Anne. À bientôt! • Ciao! • Formal • Bonjour, Madame Hupert. Comment allez-vousaujourd’hui? • Bonjour, Monsieur Dupont. Je vaistrèsbien, merci, et vous? • Trèsbien, merci. • Au revoir, Madame Hupert, à bientôt. • Au revoir, Monsieur.

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