Grades 4-7

Beginner French

Greetings &
Introductions
Bonjour!

Salut!
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French Basic Greetings

You can use the words and phrases in the chart below to greet
people, and to begin and end conversations.

French English
bonjour hello, good morning
(bon-zhoor)

salut hi, bye

(sa-loo) Bonjour!
bonsoir good evening
(bon-swahr)

bonne nuit good night Salut!

(bon-nwee)

au revoir goodbye
(ohr-vwah)

à bientôt see you soon

(ah-bee-en-toh)

à demain see you tomorrow

(ah-da-mahn)

Turn to a partner and practice saying these phrases. Try to

pronounce them properly using the pronunciation guides.

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How are you?

You can use the words and phrases in the chart below to ask
people how they’re doing and to give answers when someone asks
you.

French English
Comment ça va? How’s it going?
(Koh-mahn sah vah)
Comment vas-tu? How are you?
(Koh-mahn vah-too)

Ça va bien It’s going well

(Sah vah bee-ehn)

très bien very well

(tray bee-ehn) Comment
ça va?
bien well
(bee-ehn)

pas mal not bad Très

(pah mal)
bien!
comme ci, comme ça so-so, fine
(Kohm see kohm sah)
Ça va mal It’s going badly
(Sah vah mal)

Turn to a partner and practice saying these phrases. Try to

pronounce them properly using the pronunciation guides.

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What’s your name?

To ask someone their name in French, you can use the phrases:

Comment t’appelles-tu? (What’s your name?)

(Koh-mahn ta-pell-too)

To answer and give your name, you can use the phrase:

Je m’appelle ____________. (My name is_______.)

(zhe mah-pell ________.)

Pick a role (either Nicole or Roman) and practice this conversation

with a partner.
Nicole: Bonjour!

Roman: Salut!

Nicole: Je m’appelle Nicole. Et toi? Comment t’appelles-tu?

Roman: Je m’appelle Roman. Comment ça va?

Nicole: Ça va bien, merci! Comment ça va?

Roman: Comme ci, comme ça.

Nicole: Au revoir, Roman!

Roman: À bientôt!

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Dialogue
Now it’s your turn!

Write a dialogue with a partner. Include a greeting, ask how your

partner is doing, and include a closing. Then perform it for your
class.

Criteria:
❑ Both partners must include a greeting (salut, bonjour, etc.)
❑ Both partners must ask how the other person is doing (comment
vas-tu, comment ça va, etc.)
❑ Both partners must say how they are doing (bien, pas mal, etc.)
❑ Both partners must include a closing (au revoir, à demain, etc.)

Here are some other helpful words and phrases for you:

French English
s’il-te-plait please (informal)
(seel-t-play)
s’il-vous-plait please (formal)
(seel-voo-play)
merci thank you
(mayr-see)
merci beaucoup thank you so much
(mayr-see boh-coo)
et toi? and you? (informal)
(ay-twa)
et vous? and you? (formal)
(ay voo)

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Greetings and Introductions Quiz

Write the letter of the English word or phrase by its corresponding
French translation in the space provided.

______ 1. bien A. goodbye

______ 2. merci B. and you?
______ 3. bonjour C. good night
______ 4. et toi? D. well
______ 5. à bientôt E. see you soon
______ 6. je m’appelle F. how’s it going?
______ 7. salut G. see you tomorrow
______ 8. Comment ça va? H. thank you
______ 9. au revoir I. hello
______ 10. bonsoir J. What’s your name?
______ 11. très bien K. hi, bye
______ 12. à demain L. not bad
______ 13. pas mal M. good evening
______ 14. bonne nuit N. my name is
______ 15. Comment O. very well
t’appelles-tu?
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Greetings and Introductions Quiz

Write the letter of the English word or phrase by its corresponding
French translation in the space provided.

D 1. bien A. goodbye
H 2. merci B. and you?
I 3. bonjour C. good night
B 4. et toi? D. well
E 5. à bientôt E. see you soon
N 6. je m’appelle F. how’s it going?
K 7. salut G. see you tomorrow
F 8. Comment ça va? H. thank you
A 9. au revoir I. hello
M 10. bonsoir J. What’s your name?
O 11. très bien K. hi, bye
G 12. à demain L. not bad
L 13. pas mal M. good evening
C 14. bonne nuit N. my name is
J 15. Comment O. very well
t’appelles-tu?
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