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French​ ​101:​ ​Greetings​ ​and​ ​Goodbyes 

Basic​ ​Greetings: 
● Bonjour​ ​-​ ​Hello 
● Comment​ ​vous​ ​appelez-vous​ ​?​ ​-​ ​What’s​ ​your​ ​name? 
(formal/plural) 
● Comment​ ​t’appelles-tu​ ​?​ ​-​ ​What’s​ ​your​ ​name?​ ​(informal) 
● Je​ ​m’appelle​ ​________.​​ ​-​ ​My​ ​name​ ​is​ ​_________. 
● Comment​ ​allez-vous​ ​?​ ​-​ ​How​ ​are​ ​you?​ ​(formal/plural) 
● Comment​ ​ça​ ​va​ ​?​ ​/​ ​Ça​ ​va​ ​?​ ​-​ ​How​ ​are​ ​you?​ ​(informal) 
● Ça​ ​va​ ​(bien,​ ​mal,​ ​comme​ ​ci​ ​comme​ ​ça)​​ ​-​ ​I’m​ ​doing​ ​(well, 
badly,​ ​or​ ​so-so). 
● Enchanté(e)​​ ​-​ ​Nice​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​you. 
Holiday​ ​Greetings: 
● Bonnes​ ​fêtes​​ ​-​ ​Happy​ ​Holidays 
● Joyeux​ ​Noël​​ ​-​ ​Merry​ ​Christmas 
● Joyeux​ ​Hanouka​​ ​-​ ​Happy​ ​Chanukah 
● Bonne​ ​année​​ ​-​ ​Happy​ ​New​ ​Year  
● Bonne​ ​santé​​ ​-​ ​Good​ ​health 
Goodbyes: 
● Au​ ​revoir​​ ​-​ ​Goodbye 
● Bonne​ ​journée​​ ​-​ ​Have​ ​a​ ​nice​ ​day 
● Bonne​ ​soirée​​ ​-​ ​Have​ ​a​ ​nice​ ​evening 
● À​ ​bientôt​​ ​-​ ​See​ ​you​ ​soon 
● À​ ​demain​​ ​-​ ​See​ ​you​ ​tomorrow

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