Sing along: French greetings
A song about greetings in French
It’s important to know how to greet people and respond in French.
You can practise greetings in French with this fun song.
'Hello' and 'goodbye' in French
There are different ways of greeting each other in French.
To say 'hello' to someone, you can say
If you want to say 'goodbye' to someone, you say
The greeting you use can change depending on who you are talking to and what time of day it is.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| see you soon | |
| see you tomorrow | |
| goodbye | |
| hello, good morning | |
| good night | |
| good evening | |
| hi |
'How are you?' in French
If you want to ask someone how they are feeling, you can say
So if someone asks you how you are, you could reply
Did you also spot the space before the question mark? In French, punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation marks, colons, and semi-colons have a space before them.
Here are some different ways of saying how you are in French:
| French | English |
|---|---|
| good | |
| And you? | |
| yes, ok | |
| not bad | |
| bad | |
| very good |
'Please' and 'thank you' in French
To say 'thank you' in French, you say
To say 'please' in French, there are two different phrases to use. If you’re saying 'please' to a friend or family member, you use the informal
If you want to say 'please' to more than one person or to one person in a formal situation, such as when speaking to a shop assistant, you say
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