Salut | Hi |
Bienvenue | Welcome |
Bonjour | Good day (greeting) |
Bonsoir | Good evening/night (greeting) |
Bonne journée | Good day (farewell) |
Bonne soirée | Good evening/night (farewell) |
Bonne nuit | Good night (farewell) |
Comment allez-vous ? | How are you? formal |
Comment vas-tu ? | How are you? informal |
-Bien | -good |
-Pas mal | -not bad |
Ça va ? (familier) | How's it going? informal |
-Oui, ça va. (familier) | It's going well. |
-Ça (ne) va pas. (familier) | It's not going too well |
Au revoir | Goodbye (See you later) |
À bientôt | See you soon |
À tout à l'heure | See you soon |
S'il vous plaît | Please (informal) |
s'il te plaît Please | |
Merci | Thank you |
De rien | You're welcome |
Excusez-moi | Excuse me (asking a question) |
Excuse-moi Please | |
Pardon | Excuse me - bumping into someone, or moving through people |
Félicitations | Congratulations |
Bonne chance | Good luck |