Greeting People

Hello / Good Morning / Good Afternoon

Hi! (Informal greeting used with people your own age)

Salut

Good Evening

BONSOIR

Titles of RespectTitle Meaning Abbreviations

Monsieur Mister M.

(Mr.)Madame Ma’am Mme

(Mrs.)Mademoiselle Miss Mlle

(Miss)

How would YOU greet the following people?

To ask someone’s name

Comment tu t’appelles?Comment t’appelles-tu?

What is your name?

Comment il/elle s’appelle?What is his/her name?

To respond…

My name is…..

His/Her name is…

Je m’appelle…

Il/Elle s’appelle…

To ask someone’s age…

How old are you?

How old is he/she?

Tu as quel âge?

Il/Elle a quel âge?

To respond…

I am …years old.

He/She is … years old.

J’ai…ans.

Il/Elle a …ans.

Enchanté(e)!)

To introduce someone…

I’d like to introduce you to…

This is…..

He/She’s a friend.

Je te/vous présente…

Ça, c’est…

C’est un ami/une amie.

When someone wants to know how you are doing, and asks there are several

different answers you can give:

1. Oui, ça va (bien).2. Très bien. 3. Pas mal/Plus ou moins. 4. Comme ci, comme ça.

Ça va?

How would these people respond to Ça va?

Note….

The FORMAL way to ask Ça va is….

COMMENT ALLEZ-VOUS?

Ça va bien…

et toi?et vous?

Saying GoodbyeGoodbye.

See you soon.

See you later.

See you tomorrow.

Au revoir

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