French Greetings and Introductions

Greetings

• Bonjour (good day) and salut (hello) are used to greet someone
• Enchanté(e) is used to greet someone with a handshake
• Bonsoir (good evening) and bonne nuit (good night) are used to bid farewell
• Bonne journée (good day) and à bientôt (see you soon) are used to part ways

Introductions

• Je m'appelle (my name is) and je suis (I am) are used to introduce oneself
• Je te/vous présente (I introduce you to) is used to introduce someone
• Il/elle s'appelle (his/her name is) is used to introduce someone else

Nationality

• Quelle est ta nationalité? (what is your nationality?) and je suis (I am) are used to ask and state one's nationality
• Nationalities include australien(ne), anglais(e), français(e), canadien(ne), italien(ne), and marocain(e)

Rejections

• Pas aujourd'hui, merci (not today, thank you) and non merci (no thank you) are used to decline an offer

Other Expressions

• Attention (attention) and bravo (bravo) are used to express surprise or admiration
• Formidable (great), génial(e) (genial), and sensationnel(le) (sensational) are used to express enthusiasm
• Triste (sad) and contente (happy) are used to express emotions
• J'ai faim (I'm hungry) and malade (sick) are used to express physical needs
• En colère (angry) is used to express anger

Apologize

• Je suis désolé(e) (I'm sorry) and désolé(e) (sorry) are used to apologize
• Oh pardon (oh sorry) and excusez-moi (excuse me) are used to express regret

Ask How Someone Is

• Comment ça va? (how are you?) and comment allez-vous? (how do you do?) are used to ask how someone is
• Tu vas bien? (are you well?) and vous allez bien? (are you doing well?) are used to ask about someone's well-being

Ask Someone's Name

• Comment t'appelles-tu? (what's your name?) and comment appelez-vous? (what is your name?) are used to ask someone's name
• Comment elle s'appelle (what is her name?) and comment il s'appelle (what is his name?) are used to ask someone's name

Ask Where Someone Lives

• Tu habites où? (where do you live?) and vous habitez où? (where do you live?) are used to ask where someone lives
• J'habite à (I live in) and j'habite au numéro (I live at number) rue (street) are used to state one's address

Offer Someone a Drink

• (Name of person), un thé? (would you like a tea?) or ou un café? (or a coffee?) are used to offer someone a drink

Pronouns

• Je (I), tu (you), and vous (plural or formal you) are personal pronouns

Definite Articles

• La (feminine), le (masculine), les (plural), and l' (vowel or h+vowel) are used to describe nouns

Conjugation of Être

• Je suis (I am), tu es (you are), il/elle/on est (he/she/it is), nous sommes (we are), vous êtes (you are), and ils/elles sont (they are) are used to conjugate the verb être

Conjugation of Avoir

• J'ai (I have), tu as (you have), il/elle/on a (he/she/it has), nous avons (we have), vous avez (you have), and ils/elles ont (they have) are used to conjugate the verb avoir

Numbers

• Un (one), deux (two), trois (three), etc. are used to count from 1 to 20

French Alphabet

• The French alphabet is similar to the English alphabet, with a few additional letters and accents

Ask Someone's Age

• Quel âge as-tu? (how old are you?) and vous avez quel âge? (how old are you?) are used to ask someone's age
• J'ai (I have) douze ans (twelve years) is used to state one's age

Negation

• Add 'ne' and 'pas' before and after the verb in that order to form a negation
• E.g. Je ne suis pas américaine (I am not American)

Object's Gender

• Une/La trousse (f) is a pencil case, un/le crayon (m) is a pencil, etc.
• Some objects have a specific gender, and it is important to use the correct article and pronoun.