Greetings and Small Talk

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Greetings and Small Talk
a few essentials...
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bonjour
hello
bienvenue
welcome
enchanté
delighted
je voudrais présenter
I'd like to introduce
bonne journée
have a good day
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see you soon
à bientôt
à toute à lheure
see you later
au revoir
goodbye
bonsoir
good evening
bonne nuit
good night
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Listen to these

• Bonjour vous allez bien?
• Très bien merci et vous?
• Je voudrais vous présenter mon mari Gérard.
• Enchantée.
• Bienvenue au Yorkshire.
• Merci. Je suis ravie dêtre ici.
• Que faites-vous aujourdhui?
• Je vais visiter un château.
• Super. Bonne journée.

• Hello are you well?
• Very well thank and you?
• Id like to introduce my husband Gerard to you.
• Delighted to meet you.
• Welcome to Yorkshire.
• Thank you. Im delighted to be here.
• What are you doing today?
• Im going to visit a castle.
• Fantastic. Have a good day.

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And to these!

• Aujourdhui je vais me promener.
• Daccord à bientôt.
• Au revoir.
• Oui, à tout à lheure.
• Je vais me coucher.
• Bonne nuit Madame.
• Bonsoir messieurs/dames.
• Hello have you made a table reservation?

• Today Im going to go for a walk around.
• Ok see you soon.
• Goodbye.
• Yes, see you later.
• Im going to bed.
• Goodnight (madame)
• Goodevening (ladies and gentlemen).
• Hello have you made a table reservation?

French nearly always say hello when entering a
shop, restaurant etc.
NB Still usual to say monsieur, madame,
mademoiselle in French but dont use it if you
feel daft.
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Try and say the sentences in French and check to
see if you were close keep practising!

• Today Im going to go for a walk around.
• Ok see you soon.
• Goodbye.
• Yes, see you later.
• Im going to bed.
• Goodnight (madame)
• Goodevening (ladies and gentlemen).
• Hello have you made a table reservation?

• Hello are you well?
• Very well thank and you?
• Id like to introduce my husband Gerard to you.
• Delighted to meet you.
• Welcome to Yorkshire.
• Thank you. Im delighted to be here.
• What are you doing today?
• Im going to visit a castle.
• Fantastic. Have a good day.