French Greetings and Phrases Quiz

Greetings

• Bonjour is a formal greeting, used during the daytime
• Salut is an informal greeting, used with friends or people of similar age
• Bonsoir is a formal greeting, used in the evening or at night
• Bonne journée is a formal farewell, used during the daytime
• Bonne soirée is a formal farewell, used in the evening or at night
• Bonne nuit is a formal farewell, used when parting ways for the night

Asking About Someone's Well-being

• Comment allez-vous? is a formal way to ask "How are you?"
• Comment vas-tu? is an informal way to ask "How are you?"
• Bien means "good"
• Pas mal means "not bad"
• Ça va? is an informal way to ask "How's it going?"
• Oui, ça va is an informal response, meaning "it's going good"
• Ça va pas is an informal response, meaning "it's not going too well"

Ending Conversations

• Au revoir means "see you later"
• À bientôt means "see you soon"
• À tout à l'heure means "see you soon"

Polite Expressions

• S'il vous plaît means "Please" (formal)
• S'il te plaît means "Please" (informal)
• Merci means "thank you"
• De rien means "you're welcome"
• Excusez-moi means "Excuse me" (formal, used when asking a question)
• Excuse-moi means "Excuse me" (informal)
• Pardonnez-moi means "Excuse me" (formal, used when bumping into someone or moving through people)
• Pardonne-moi means "Excuse me" (informal)

Titles and Congratulations

• Monsieur means "Sir"
• Madame means "Madam"
• Mademoiselle means "Miss"
• Félicitations means "Congratulations"
• Bonne chance means "Good luck"