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| bonjour madame hello, ma'am | bonjour monsieur hello, sir |
| au revoir, madame goodbye, ma'am | au revoir, monsieur goodbye, sir |
| hello, mademoiselle hello, miss | au revoir, miss goodbye, miss |
| salut! hi and bye (informal) | enchanté de faire votre connaissance nice to meet you (formal) |
| enchanté de faire ta connaissance nice to meet you (informal) | comment allez-vous how are you? (formal) |
| comment vas-tu? how are you? (informal) | ça va? how's it going? (informal) |
In this lesson you will learn some basic French salutations and greetings. In French you must distinguish between formal and informal speech. You’ll use the informal greetings for people who you know, your own age and younger than yourself. You’ll use the formal greetings for strangers, people in positions of authority and people older than yourself.
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