French greetings and salutations translated into English with phonetic pronunciation, notes, and able to be downloaded as PDF, CSV or Excel spreadsheet.
| English | French | Pronunciation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | bonjour | boh[ng]-zhooh[r] | |
| Goodbye | au revoir | oh [r]huh-VWAH[r] | |
| My name is {. . .} | je m'appelle {. . .} | zhuh mah-PEHL {. . .} | |
| What is your name? | comment t'appelles-tu ? | KOH-mah[ng] tah-pehl-TOOH? | |
| Nice to meet you. | enchanté (m) / enchantée (f) | ah[ng]-chah[ng]-TAY | same pronunciation |
| How are you? | comment allez-vous? | KOH-mah[ng] tah-lay-VOOH? | |
| Good/Very Good | bien/très bien | byuh[ng] / t[r]ay byuh[ng] | |
| Bad/Very Bad | mal/très mal | mahl / t[r]ay mahl | |
| And you/yourself? | et toi ? | eh twah? | |
| Please | s'il vous plaît | seel vooh play | |
| Thank you | merci | meh[r]-SEE | |
| You're welcome | je t'en prie | zhuh tah[ng] p[r]ee | |
| Yes | oui | wee | |
| No | non | noh[ng] | |
| Excuse me (Getting attention) | excuse-moi | ehk-skoo-zeh-MWAH | |
| Excuse me (Getting by someone) | excuse-moi | ehk-skoo-zeh-MWAH | |
| Excuse me (Begging pardon) | pardon | PAH[r]-doh[ng] | |
| Sorry | désolé (m) / Désolée (f) | DEH-zoh-lay | |
| Do you speak {English}? | parles-tu {anglais}? | parl-tooh {ah[ng]-lay}? | same pronunciation |
| I understand | je comprends | zhuh koh[ng]-prah[ng] | |
| I don't understand | je ne comprends pas | zhuh nuh koh[ng]-prah[ng] pah | |
| Can you repeat that {please}? | peux-tu répéter {s'il te plaît}? | pə-ty-re-pe-te {seel tuh play}? | |
| Good morning | bonjour | boh[ng]-zhooh[r] | |
| Good afternoon | bon après-midi | boh[ng] ah-p[r]ay-mee-dee | In French, there is a liaison when a consonant is before a vowel. Therefore the 'n' is not silent. |
| Good night | bonne nuit | buhn nwee | |
| I am from {. . .} | je viens de {. . .} | zhuh vyuh[ng] duh {. . .} | |
| Where are you from? | d'où viens-tu ? | dooh vyuh[ng]-tooh? | |
| Help me {please} | aide-moi {s'il te plaît} | EHD-mwah {seel tuh play} | |
| See you {later/soon} | à {plus tard/bientôt} | ah {plooh tah[r]/byuh[ng]-toh} | |
| See you tomorrow | à demain | ah duh-mah[ng] | |
| I'll talk to you/we'll talk {later/soon} | je t'en parlerai {plus tard/bientôt} | zhuh tah[ng] pah[r]-luh-[r]HAH {plooh tah[r]/byuh[ng]-toh} | |
| we'll talk {later/soon} | nous en parlerons {plus tard/bientôt} | nooh zoh[ng] pah[r]-luh-roh[ng] {plooh tah[r]/byuh[ng]-toh} | |
| I'll talk to you tomorrow | je t'en parlerai demain | zhuh tah[ng] pah[r]-luh-[r]HAH duh-mah[ng] | |
| we'll talk tomorrow | nous en parlerons demain | nooh zoh[ng] pah[r]-luh-roh[ng] duh-mah[ng] | |
| Have a good day | bonne journée | buhn zhuh[r]-nay | |
| Have a great day | passe une excellente journée | pahs yoon ehk-suh-lah[ng]t zhooh[r]-nay | |
| Have a good night | passe une bonne nuit | pahs yoon buhn nwee | |
| Have a good week | passe une bonne semaine | pahs yoon buhn suh-mayn | |
| Have a great weekend! | passe un excellent week-end! | pahs yoon ehk-suh-lah[ng]t week-ehnd | |
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