Bonjour
This greeting literally means "good day".
Bonjour
Say "thank you, bye!" in French
Merci, au revoir!
(Other formats are also valid, but this is the most common.)
voyage
friend! French & English = voyage
"au revoir" literally means...
until we see each other again
The "how are you" greeting that can be both the question AND the answer
Ça va
Bonjour, Madame Rose!
Thank you very much
Thanks a lot
avertissement
false friend! "avertissement" means "warning"
this word can mean BOTH hello and goodbye
salut
This response should be a valid way to say "it's going like poo", but isn't.
Ça va ca-ca.
Pardonnez-moi and excusez-moi both mean
excuse me
cousin
friend! cousin = French & English
Have a good trip!
The very polite way to ask "how are you?" of someone you don't know
Comment allez-vous?
State your name in a complete sentence.
Je m'appelle....
S'il vous plaît means
please
chair
false friend! "chair" means flesh (f.)
à lundi! means...
see you Monday! (until Monday/ at Monday)
The name for the cheek-bumping, air-kissing greeting common in France.
la bise
Ask "what's your name?", using the informal "you".
Comment tu t'appelles? OR
Comment t'appelles-tu?
You're welcome in very polite French
Je vous en prie
balance
false friend! "balance" means "scale"... like a "triple beam balance" in science class.
"see you later"
à plus tard OR à plus
This is "so-so" in response to "ça va?"
Ça va comme ci, comme ça.