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Greetings (French - level 1)

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Teacher : In this lesson, we'll learn how to be civilised in French, and say hello and goodbye to people.
Teacher : The most usual way to say hello is
Teacher: Bonjour.
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Teacher : This is literally "good day".
Teacher : Listen to it bit by bit. First 'good'.
Teacher: Bon
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Teacher : Notice there is no 'n' sound at the end. Your tongue never touches the palate when you say it.
Teacher : and then 'day'.
Teacher: jour
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: Bonjour.
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Teacher : In the evening, you will often hear an equivalent to "good evening".
Teacher: Bonsoir.
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: Soir.
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: Bonsoir.
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Teacher : Repeat the word for hello during the day.
Teacher: Bonjour.
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Teacher : Say "good evening" again.
Teacher: Bonsoir.
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Teacher : It's not perfectly clear at what point you switch to it. When you think it's the evening, you can use it.
Teacher : Also, French does not have an equivalent to "good morning". You simply use the standard greeting then.
Teacher : To say goodbye, you'll want to say:
Teacher: Au revoir
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Teacher : Now some more unformal options. You can use these when meeting friends, or people who use it with you, then you're safe!
Teacher : Do not use them when walking into a shop, that will sound rude.
Teacher : Both hello and goodbye are the same word, which makes it easy.
Teacher: Salut.
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Teacher : Often you will also hear
Teacher: ça va?
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Teacher : This normally means "how are you?" but is often used to say hi, mostly by younger people.
Teacher : Do you remember how to say hello?
Teacher: Bonjour
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Teacher : What would you rather say in the evening?
Teacher: Bonsoir.
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Teacher : It is usual to ask people how they are doing in most circumstances.
Teacher : This is not normally used in shops, where people would feel you are interfering with their private life.
Teacher : Here is how to ask formally "how are you?"
Teacher: Comment allez vous?
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: Comment
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: allez
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: vous
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: Comment allez vous?
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Teacher : Notice the 't' sound that is added between 'comment' and 'allez'.
Teacher : It is called "liaison" in French, and is added for phonetic reasons.
Teacher : Ask again "how are you?"
Teacher: Comment allez vous?
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Teacher : Now the informal equivalent:
Teacher: Comment vas-tu?
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: vas-tu
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Teacher :
Hear it!
Teacher: Comment vas-tu?
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