Les salutations en français

Question 1

How do you say ‘Hello’ in French?

Answer 1

Bonjour (bohn-zhoor)

Question 2

What is the French phrase for ‘Nice to meet you’?

Answer 2

Enchanté(e) (ahN-shahn-tay)

Question 3

Translate ‘What is your name?’ into French.

Answer 3

Comment vous appelez-vous? (koh-mahn voo za-peh-lay voo)

Question 4

How do you ask ‘Where are you from?’ in French?

Answer 4

D’où venez-vous? (doo veh-nay voo)

Question 5

What is the French phrase for ‘I am from…’?

Answer 5

Je viens de… (zhuh vyen duh…)

Question 6

How do you say ‘How are you?’ in French?

Answer 6

Comment ça va? (koh-mahn sah vah)

Question 7

Translate ‘It’s a pleasure to meet you’ into French.

Answer 7

C’est un plaisir de vous rencontrer (seh uhn pleh-zeer duh voo rahn-kohn-tray)

Question 8

What is the French way to say ‘I would like to introduce you to…’?

Answer 8

Je voudrais vous présenter… (zhuh voo-dray voo preh-zahn-tay…)

Question 9

‘Do you speak English?’

Answer 9

Parlez-vous anglais?
(par-lay voo ahn-glay)

Question 10

What is the French phrase for ‘I don’t understand’?

Answer 10

Je ne comprends pas
(zhuh nuh kohm-prahn pah)

Question 11

I have an eventing company.

Answer 11

“I have an eventing company.”
➡ J’ai une entreprise d’événementiel. (I have an event company.)
🗣️ zhay ewn ah(n)-treuh-preez day-vay-nuh-mahn-syel

Question 12

I do events for corporate clients.

Answer 12

(I do events for corporate clients.)
💡 More casual:
**➡ Je fais des événements pour des clients d’entreprise. **
🗣️ zhuh feh day-zay-vay-nuh-mahn poor day klee-ahn dahn-truh-preez

Question 13

What do you do for a living?

Answer 13

(What do you do for a living?)
“What do you do?”
**➡ Qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie ? **
🗣️ kes-kuh voo feht dah(n) lah vee ?

💡 More formal:
➡ Quel est votre métier ? (What is your profession?)
🗣️ kel eh voh-truh meh-tyay ?

Question 14

‘I like to travel’ in French?

Answer 14

J’aime voyager
(zhem vwaj-ah-zhay)

Question 15

‘Do you have any siblings?’

Answer 15

Avez-vous des frères et sœurs?
(ah-vay voo day frehr eh suhr)

Question 16

‘Let’s keep in touch’?

Answer 16

Restons en contact
(res-tohn ahN kohn-takt)

Question 17

I hope we’ll see each other again

Answer 17

I hope we’ll see each other again.
➡ J’espère qu’on se reverra.
🗣️ zhess-pair kohn suh ruh-vuh-rah

💡 More formal version:
“I hope to see you again.”
➡ J’espère vous revoir.
🗣️ zhess-pair voo ruh-vwahr

Question 18

‘Goodbye’?

Answer 18

Au revoir (oh ruh-vwahr)

Question 19

‘It was nice meeting you’

Answer 19

“It was nice to meet you.”
➡ C’était un plaisir de vous rencontrer.
🗣️ say-tay uh(n) pleh-zeer duh voo rawn-kohn-tray

Question 20

‘What do you like to do?’

Answer 20

Qu’est-ce que vous aimez faire?
(kes-kuh voo zeh-may fehr)

Question 21

‘Where do you live?’

Answer 21

Où habitez-vous?
(oo ah-bee-tay voo)

Question 22

‘Thank you’

Answer 22

Merci (mehr-see)

Question 23

‘You’re welcome’

Answer 23

De rien (duh ryen)

Question 24

‘I enjoy meeting new people’

Answer 24

J’aime rencontrer de nouvelles personnes
(zhem rahn-kohn-tray duh noo-vel pehr-sohn)

Question 25

'Can we exchange contact information?'

Answer 25

Pouvons-nous échanger nos coordonnées? (poo-von noo ay-shahn-zhay noh koh-or-don-nay)

Question 26

What is the French way to say 'I would love to chat more'?

Answer 26

J'aimerais discuter davantage (zhay-may-rah dis-kew-tay dah-vahn-tahzh)

Question 27

Excuse me, I don’t speak French very well and I haven’t spoken French in a long time.

Answer 27

"Excusez-moi, je parle pas très bien français et j’ai pas parlé français depuis longtemps." 🗣️ Pronunciation: 👉 "ek-skew-zay mwah, zhuh parl pah tray byan frahn-say ay zhay pah parl-ay frahn-say duh-pwee lohn-tah(n)." **Breakdown of tricky parts:** "Excusez-moi" → ek-skew-zay mwah "je parle pas" → zhuh parl pah (dropping "ne" makes it sound more natural) "très bien" → tray byan (the "bien" sounds like "byan") "français" → frahn-say (nasal "an" sound) "j’ai pas parlé" → zhay pah parl-ay "depuis longtemps" → duh-pwee lohn-tah(n) (silent "n" at the end)

Question 28

She does not speak French

Answer 28

Formal version (with "ne") She does not speak French. ➡ Elle ne parle pas français. 🗣️ ell nu parl pah frahn-say Casual spoken French (dropping "ne") She doesn’t speak French. ➡ Elle parle pas français. 🗣️ ell parl pah frahn-say 💡 Tip: In everyday speech, French speakers often drop the "ne", so "Il ne parle pas français" becomes "Il parle pas français" (same for "elle"). This sounds more natural in casual conversation.

Question 29

He does not speak French

Answer 29

He does not speak French. ➡ Il ne parle pas français. 🗣️ eel nu parl pah frahn-say Casual spoken French (dropping "ne") He doesn’t speak French. ➡ Il parle pas français. 🗣️ eel parl pah frahn-say 💡 Tip: In everyday speech, French speakers often drop the "ne", so "Il ne parle pas français" becomes "Il parle pas français" (same for "elle"). This sounds more natural in casual conversation.

Question 30

My wife does not speak French.

Answer 30

Formal version (with "ne") My wife does not speak French. ➡ Ma femme ne parle pas français. 🗣️ mah fam nu parl pah frahn-say

Question 31

My father-in-law does not speak French.

Answer 31

My father-in-law does not speak French. ➡ Mon beau-père ne parle pas français. 🗣️ mohn boh-pehr nu parl pah frahn-say

Question 32

My brother-in-law does not speak French.

Answer 32

My brother-in-law does not speak French. ➡ Mon beau-frère ne parle pas français. 🗣️ mohn boh-frehr nu parl pah frahn-say

Question 33

I’m the only one who speaks a bit of French… and even then, it’s not great!

Answer 33

➡ **Je suis la seule à parler un peu français… et encore, c’est pas terrible!** 🗣️ Pronunciation: 👉 zhuh swee lah suhl ah parl-ay uh(n) puh frahn-say… ay ah(n)-kor, say pah teh-ree-bluh ! **Breakdown of tricky parts: **"Je suis" → zhuh swee "la seule" → lah suhl (if you were a man, it would be "le seul" → luh suhl) "à parler" → ah parl-ay "un peu" → uh(n) puh (soft nasal sound on "un") "français" → frahn-say "et encore" → ay ah(n)-kor (slight nasal sound in encore) "c’est pas terrible" → say pah teh-ree-bluh (French "terrible" here means "not great" rather than "awful"—which adds to the humor!)

Question 34

My wife is the COO of Cinnabon in South Africa.

Answer 34

My wife is the COO of Cinnabon in South Africa." **➡ Ma femme est la directrice des opérations de Cinnabon en Afrique du Sud.** 🗣️ mah fam eh lah dee-rehk-trees day zo-pay-rah-syon duh See-nah-bon ahn ah-freek dew sued

Question 35

Cinnabon is an American sweet cinnamon roll treat.

Answer 35

Cinnabon is an American sweet cinnamon roll treat." ➡ Cinnabon est une gourmandise américaine, ➡ un roulé à la cannelle sucré. 🗣️ See-nah-bon eh ewn goor-mahn-deez ah-may-ree-kayn, uh(n) roo-lay ah lah kah-nell sue-kray

Question 36

How long have you been married?

Answer 36

How long have you been married?" ➡ Depuis combien de temps êtes-vous marié(s) ? 🗣️ duh-pwee kohm-byah(n) duh tah(n) eht voo mah-ryay ?

Question 37

We've been married for 9 years.

Answer 37

We've been married for 9 years. **➡ Nous sommes mariés depuis neuf ans.** 🗣️ noo sohm mah-ryay duh-pwee nuhf ah(n)

Question 38

We've been together for 12 years.

Answer 38

We've been together for 12 years. ➡ Nous sommes ensemble depuis douze ans. 🗣️ noo sohm ahn-sahm-bluh duh-pwee dooz ah(n)

Question 39

We are here (Mauritius) to celebrate my father-in-law’s 80th birthday.

Answer 39

"We are here (Mauritius) to celebrate my father-in-law’s 80th birthday." **➡ Nous sommes ici (à l’Île Maurice) pour célébrer les 80 ans de mon beau-père. ** 🗣️ noo sohm ee-see (ah leel mo-rees) poor say-lay-bray lay katr-uh-vahn ah(n) duh mohn boh-pehr

Question 40

1️⃣ Basic Greetings & Small Talk (Good morning / Good day!) Good evening! How are you? I’m well, thank you. And you? Nice to meet you. It was nice to meet you. I hope to see you again.

Answer 40

1️⃣ Basic Greetings & Small Talk ✔ Bonjour ! (Good morning / Good day!) 🗣️ bohn-zhoor ✔ Bonsoir ! (Good evening!) 🗣️ bohn-swahr ✔ Comment allez-vous ? (How are you?) 🗣️ koh-mahn tah-lay voo ✔ Je vais bien, merci. Et vous ? (I’m well, thank you. And you?) 🗣️ zhuh vay byan, mehr-see. Ay voo ? ✔ Enchanté(e) de vous rencontrer. (Nice to meet you.) 🗣️ ahn-shan-tay duh voo rawn-kohn-tray ✔ C’était un plaisir de vous rencontrer. (It was nice to meet you.) 🗣️ say-tay uh(n) pleh-zeer duh voo rawn-kohn-tray ✔ J’espère vous revoir. (I hope to see you again.) 🗣️ zhess-pair voo ruh-vwahr

Question 41

want when what powder for what why because so that would like i want i would like

Answer 41

vouloir quand quoi poudre pour quoi pourquoi parce que pour que voudrais je veux je voudrais

Question 42

How do you write that?

Answer 42

➡ "Comment écrivez-vous cela ?" (Formal & polite) 🗣️ koh-mahn ay-kree-vay voo suh-lah ? Comment ça s’écrit ?" (More natural & commonly used in speech) 🗣️ koh-mahn sah say-kree ?

Question 43

How do you say that?

Answer 43

Comment dit-on cela 🗣️ koh-mahn dee-tohn suh-lah ? or Comment ça se dit ?" (More natural, everyday speech.) 🗣️ koh-mahn sah suh dee