This month, we will not focuse on a specific grammar point but on vocabulary !
The different way to say “Hi” according to the time of the day and the person (s).
| 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 ? informal | How’s it going? informal |
| -oui, ça va. informal | it’s going good |
| -ça va pas. informal | it’s not going too well |
| au revoir | see you later |
| à bientôt | see you soon |
| à tout à l’heure | see you soon |
| s’il vous plaît | Please |
| s’il te plaît informal | |
| merci | thank you |
| de rien | you’re welcome |
| excusez-moi | Excuse me (asking a question) |
| excuse-moi informal | |
| pardonnez-moi | Excuse me – bumping into someone, or moving through people |
| pardonne-moi informal | |
| pardon | |
| félicitations | Congratulations |
| bonne chance | Good luck |
| Monsieur | Sir |
| Madame | Madam |
| Mademoiselle | Miss |
- October 1st, 2018
- Grammar for Dummies
Pronunciation
PRONUNCIATION There is nothing worse than knowing the right word but once you pronounce it, people don’t understand you !! So let’s have a look at a few pronunciation rules. Once you know how to pronounce the word, your brain identifies it very rapidly when it hears it, so by…
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- September 17th, 2018
- Grammar for Dummies
VOUS vs TU
VOUS or TU ?? How embarrassing not to know which one to use ? Is there a rule, how do the French know which one to use ? You are speaking to an adult : If the person is a family member = TU If the person is not a family member…
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- September 3rd, 2018
- Grammar for Dummies
Grammar for Dummies Nous vs On
Nous / On What’s the difference bewteen « nous » and « on » ? Is there any ? NOUS = ON In reality in 90% of the cases, they both mean « we » in English. When speaking, the French tend to use less and less the « nous » form as it is always longer to pronounce. Give…
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- March 1st, 2018
- Grammar for Dummies
Devoir and its many facets
The verb « devoir » = to must, to have The verb “devoir” is an irregular verb with various meanings. Je dois Tu dois Il/elle doit Nous devons Vous devez Ils/ells doivent 1st meaning : the notion of debt in the literal and figurative meanings : Combien est-ce que je vous…
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Word of the Day
Manger les pissenlits par la racine
(expression familière) Être mort et enterré.
En anglais = To be pushing up daisies
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