Learn French: Basic Greetings and Introductions

30 vocabulary words with translations and phonetics. Download Repit to practice with spaced repetition and native audio.

Vocabulary list

English French
Hello Bonjour [bɔ̃.ʒuʁ]
Hi Salut [sa.ly]
Good evening Bonsoir [bɔ̃.swaʁ]
My name is Je m'appelle [ʒə m’a.pɛl]
What's your name? Comment t'appelles-tu ? [kɔ.mɑ̃ t’a.pɛl ty]
Nice to meet you Enchanté [ɑ̃.ʃɑ̃.te]
How are you? Comment ça va ? [kɔ.mɑ̃ sa va]
Very well Très bien [tʁɛ bjɛ̃]
Goodbye Au revoir [o ʁə.vwaʁ]
See you soon À bientôt [a bjɛ̃.to]
See you later À plus tard [a ply taʁ]
Please S'il vous plaît [sil vu plɛ]
Thank you Merci [mɛʁ.si]
You're welcome De rien [də ʁjɛ̃]
Excuse me Excusez-moi [ɛk.sky.ze mwa]
Sorry Désolé [de.zɔ.le]
Yes Oui [wi]
No Non [nɔ̃]
I am Je suis [ʒə sɥi]
I speak Je parle [ʒə paʁl]
English Anglais [ɑ̃.ɡlɛ]
French Français [fʁɑ̃.sɛ]
A little Un peu [œ̃ pø]
I understand Je comprends [ʒə kɔ̃.pʁɑ̃]
I don't know Je ne sais pas [ʒə nə sɛ pa]
Who? Qui ? [ki]
What? Quoi ? [kwa]
Where? Où ? [u]
When? Quand ? [kɑ̃]
How? Comment ? [kɔ.mɑ̃]

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