French Greetings (French Essentials Lesson 1)

They say first impressions are the most important thing, so learning French Greetings is the best way to make a great first impression when speaking with a native.

In this video, Alexa teaches you all of the essential French greetings and how to use them - the perfect video for French beginners.

Learn French With Alexa presents some really useful French greetings in Alexa’s popular Beginner’s French Essentials course - Lesson 01.

Bisou Bisou 💋

0:00 - 0:31 Intro
0:32 - 3:34 Basic French greetings
3:35 - 5:33 Polite French phrases
5:34 - 6:58 How to say goodbye in French
6:59 - 9:53 Recap of French greetings
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Notes I took during this lesson:

Basic greetings:
Bonjour = Hello/Good Morning
Bienvenue = Welcome
Bonsoir = Good evening
Salut = Hi

Ways to introduce yourself:
Je m'appelle ___ = My name is ___ (Literal translation = I call myself ___)
Je suis ___ = I am ___
Mon nom est ___ = My name is ___
Je parle ___ = I speak ___

Ways to ask "how are you?":
Comment ça va? = How are you?
Comment vas-tu? = How are you? (Literal translation = How are you going?)
Comment allez-vous? = How are you (all)? (Literal translation = How are you (all) going?)

Ways to answer:
Ça va (trés) bien = I'm (very) good
Ça va mal = I'm bad
Ça va pas mal = I'm not bad
Ça va comme ci comme ça = I'm so-so/I'm okay (Literal translation = Like this, like that)
Ça va = I'm okay

Ways to say please/thank you:
S'il te plait = Please (Literal translation = If it pleases you)
S'il vous plait = Please (Literal translation = If it pleases you (all))
Merci (beaucoup) = Thank you (very much/a lot)
De rien = You're welcome (Literal translation = It's nothing)

Other polite phrases:
Excuse-moi = Excuse me
Excusez-moi = Excuse me
Pardonne-moi = Excuse me (Literal translation = Forgive me)
Pardonnez-moi = Excuse me (Literal translation = Forgive me)
Pardon = Sorry/Forgive

Important:
Vous = Formal/Plural
- Use the "vous" form when speaking to someone you don't know or when speaking to more than one person
Tu = Informal/Singular
- Use the "tu" form when speaking to one person you are very familiar with (a parent, friend, teacher, etc.) ---> if you are speaking to more than one person, use the "vous" form (even if you know them very well)

Extras:
français (m.) / française (f.) = French
anglais = English
Oui = Yes
Non = No
À = To
Moi = Me
Jour (m.) / Journée (f.) = Day
Monsieur = Mr
Madame = Mrs
Mademoiselle = Miss

Basic Goodbyes:
Au revoir = Goodbye/See you soon (Literal translation = To see you again)
À bientôt = See you soon
À tout à l'heure = See you later/shortly
Bonne soirée = Have a nice evening
Bonne journée = Have a nice day
Bonsoir = Goodbye
Salut = Bye
Bonne nuit = Goodnight

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