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With our serie “French in 10 minutes a day”, you learn the basics of French by increasing difficulty. You will find vocabulary, grammar or even typical French expressions for all situations.
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This lesson is part of Chapter 1: Expressing ideas and feelings
Level: Easy

To start your learning of French language, let’s learn to say hello, goodbye and ask how things are.

Hello in French

Bonjour	Good morning / good afternoon / hello
Salut (informal)	Hi
Bonsoir	Good evening

Now listen to the pronunciation of these words and repeat aloud several times, trying to imitate what you hear:

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Asking after in French

Comment allez-vous ? (formal)	How are you?
Comment vas-tu ? (informal)	How are you?
Je vais bien, merci.	I am fine, thanks.
Ça va ?	Are you ok ?
Ça va, oui.	I’m all right.
Très bien, merci.	I’m fine, thank you.
Pas mal.	Not bad.
Non, je ne me sens pas bien.	No, I’m not feeling well.
Et vous ? (formal)	How about you?
Et toi ? (informal)	How about you?
Quoi de neuf ? (informal)	What’s up?
Pas grand chose.	Not much.
Ravi de vous rencontrer.	Nice to meet you.
Moi aussi.	Nice to meet you too.
Je suis content de te voir. (m) Je suis contente de te voir. (f)	It’s good to see you.
Ça fait longtemps qu’on ne s’est pas vus !	We have not seen each other for a long time!

Now listen to the pronunciation of these words or expressions and repeat aloud several times, trying to imitate what you hear:

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Goodbye in French

Au revoir	Goodbye
Salut (informal)	Bye
À bientôt.	See you soon.
À demain.	See you tomorrow.
À la prochaine ! (informal)	I’ll see you sometime!
À plus tard.	See you later.
À plus ! (informal)	See you later.
Il faut que je parte.	I have to go now.
Bon, on y va ? (informal)	Right, shall we go?
On reste en contact !	Let’s keep in touch!
Tiens-moi au courant.	Keep me posted.

Now listen to the pronunciation of these words or expressions and repeat aloud several times, trying to imitate what you hear:

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Did you enjoy this first lesson? Have you any questions? I look forward to reading your comments!

See you soon for Lesson #2 about personal pronouns!