French Greetings and Politeness

Question 1

Cou cou

Answer 1

Hey. extremely informal

Question 2

Plural of Monsieur

Answer 2

Messieurs

Question 3

Plural of Madame

Answer 3

Mesdames

Question 4

Plural of Mademoiselle

Answer 4

Mesdemoiselles

Question 5

À plus (tard)

Answer 5

See you later, probably sooner than later

Question 6

À bientôt

Answer 6

See you soon. But really, I don’t know when

Question 7

À tout à l’heure

Answer 7

See you later TODAY.
“a too ta leur”

Question 8

À demain

Answer 8

See you tomorrow

Question 9

À lundi

Answer 9

See you Monday

Question 10

À la semaine prochaine

Answer 10

See you next week

Question 11

Bonne journée

Answer 11

Have a good day

Question 12

Bonne soirée

Answer 12

Have a good evening

Question 13

Bon weekend

Answer 13

Have a good weekend

Question 14

Bonne nuit

Answer 14

Sleep well

Question 15

Au revoir

Answer 15

Good bye, bye
“or voir”

Question 16

Je m’appelle

Answer 16

My name is

Question 17

Comment vous appelez-vous?

Answer 17

What’s your name? (using vous)

Question 18

Comment t’appelles-tu?

Answer 18

What’s your name? (using tu)

Question 19

Enchanté(e)

Answer 19

Nice meeting you

Question 20

Je suis enchantée de faire votre connaissance

Answer 20

Nice making your acquaintance

Question 21

Ravi(e)

Answer 21

Delighted

Question 22

Je suis ravie de faire votre connaissance

Answer 22

I’m delighted to make your acquaintance

Question 23

Je vous présente

Answer 23

Let me introduce you to (using vous)

Question 24

Je te présente

Answer 24

Let me introduce you to (using tu)

Question 25

Si vous préférez que je vous vouvoie, alors moi aussi je préfère que vous me vouvoyez

Answer 25

If you'd rather have me use "vous", then I too prefer that you use "vous" to talk to me

Question 26

Comment allez-vous?

Answer 26

How are you? "coman tallay voo"

Question 27

Je vais bien, merci, et vous?

Answer 27

I'm well, thanks, and you? (need to include all this to avoid being rude)

Question 28

Comment vas-tu?

Answer 28

How are you? (more formal environment)

Question 29

Je vais bien, merci, et toi?

Answer 29

I'm well, thanks, and you?

Question 30

For more than one person, you greet by using vous or tu?

Answer 30

Vous

Question 31

Comment ça va? or ça va? (informal)

Answer 31

Are you ok?

Question 32

Ça va, merci, et toi/et vous?

Answer 32

I'm fine, thanks, and you?

Question 33

Ça va bien, merci

Answer 33

Fine, thanks

Question 34

Je vais bien/ ça va bien

Answer 34

I'm fine

Question 35

Je vais très bien/ ça va très bien

Answer 35

I'm doing great

Question 36

Je vais assez bien Je vais pas mal Ça va assez bien Ça va pas mal

Answer 36

I'm ok (but really something is troubling me a bit, but you don't have to ask me about it)

Question 37

Je vais comme-ci, comme-ça Ça va comme-ci, comme-ça

Answer 37

I'm not too good (and really, I would like you to ask me why)

Question 38

"ah bon? Pourquoi?"

Answer 38

Really? Why?

Question 39

Je vais mal Ça va mal

Answer 39

I'm not well (you are expected to explain why right away and its pretty dramatic) e.g. Je suis malade - I'm sick

Question 40

Aller

Answer 40

To go

Question 41

Verbs used for aller

Answer 41

Je vais Tu vas Il/elle/on va Nous allons Vous allez Ils/elles vont

Question 42

Quoi de neuf? - "Koad neuf?" (informal setting)

Answer 42

What's new?

Question 43

rien de spécial - "riend spécial"

Answer 43

Nothing much

Question 44

S'il vous plaît

Answer 44

please (using vous)

Question 45

S'il te plaît

Answer 45

Please (using tu)

Question 46

Merci

Answer 46

Thanks

Question 47

Merci beaucoup

Answer 47

Thanks a lot

Question 48

Merci mille fois

Answer 48

A thousand thanks

Question 49

Je vous remercie pour...ce délicieux dîner

Answer 49

I thank you for...this delicious dinner

Question 50

Je vous en prie

Answer 50

You are welcome (using vous)

Question 51

Je t'en prie

Answer 51

You are welcome (using tu)

Question 52

Est-ce que je peux téléphoner?

Answer 52

May I use the phone?

Question 53

Bien sûr, je t'en prie

Answer 53

Of course, go ahead

Question 54

Il n'y a pas de quoi

Answer 54

Don't mention it

Question 55

Après vous/toi

Answer 55

After you

Question 56

À vos souhaits, à tes souhaits

Answer 56

Bless you, after someone sneezes (using vous and tu)

Question 57

Excusez-moi, excuse-moi

Answer 57

Excuse me, to attract someone's attention (vous and tu) Also: Please accept my apologies (using vous and tu)

Question 58

Je suis désolé(e)

Answer 58

I am sorry