French Greetings French Letters How does the French

French Greetings

French Letters • How does the French alphabet compare with the English alphabet?

French Consonants – A (ah), B (bay), C (say), 1. Ç (soft c), D (day), E (eugh), F (eff), G (jay) , – H (ash), I (ee), J (jee), K (kaa), L (ell), M (emm), N (enn), – O (oh), P (pay), Q (koo), R (air), U (ooh), – V (vay), W (dooble-vay), X (eeks), Y (eegrek), Z (zayd). – C, R, F, L are the only consonants pronounced at the end of French words.

French Vowels Letters • • a e 2. è, ê 3. é, i o u Sounds Examples • • ami (ah-mee) de (deuh) bête (bet) été (ay-tay) lit (lee) bol (boll) tu (tew) ah euh eh ay ee oh oo

Saying Hello • 4. Formal speech is used when talking to adults, teachers, people older than you, and someone you wish to show respect. • 5. Informal speech is used when talking to friends or someone your own age. Quit

Greetings 1. Salut---Hi (informal) 2. Bonjour—Hello (formal) 3. Merci—Thank you 4. Derien—You’re welcome 5. S’il vous plait--please

How are things? 6. Comment Ça va? -How are you? 7. Très bien, merci. —Very well, thanks. 8. Ça va bien, merci. —Fine thanks 9. Comme ci comme Ça---So, so. 10. Mal. —Badly 11. Très mal!—Very badly

12. Bonjour!—Good morning! 13. Bonsoir---Good night!!

Titles 14. Mr. ---Monseiur 15. Mrs. --Madame 16. Miss--Mademosielle • The French do not use a person’s name with a title. We use a person’s name with a title in English.

Saying Good-bye 17. Au revoir—Good bye (informal) 18. Adieu—Formal goodbye 19. Á tout á l’heure—See you later. 20. Á demain- see you tomorrow

Formal—How are you? 21. Comment allez-vous? —How are you? (formal) 22. Je vais bien. I am doing well. • Et vous(formal)? And you? 23. Ca va bien. Merci. —I am doing well, thank you.

Informal—How are you? 24. Comment vas-tu? (informal)—How are you? 25. Très bien! Et toi? (informal)---Very well, thanks and you? 26. Ca va. ----I’m doing well. I’m alright.

Salut or Bonjour Would you use Salut (informal) or Bonjour (formal) to say hello to the following people?

1. Your best friend

2. Your teacher

3. Your Dad’s boss

4. Your Principal

5. An unmarried lady

6. The mailman

Write the following words in French.

7. Goodnight--

8. Very well--

So, so--

Very bad--

Fine--

Bad--

Good morning! (formal)--

What’s your name? 1. Comment vous appelez-vous? (formal)—What’s your name? 2. Comment t’appelles-tu? – (Informal) –What’s your name? 3. My name is _____. – Je m’appelle _____. 4. Delighted/ Nice to meet you. - Enchanté(e) Quit

5. These sayings can be used when asking for someone’s name and introducing yourself. 6. You will notice an e in parenthesis for “Enchanté(e). ” This deals with masculine and feminine forms. This does not affect the pronunciation of the word.

French Culture 7. La poignée de main – handshake 8. La bise – kiss 9. Shaking hands and kissing on the cheek are two ways to greet a person. 10. In France, deciding which greeting to chose depends on the people involved. 11. The way in which it is done is also specific to French culture. Quit

La poignée de main – handshake Male friends will shake hands when greeting each other. Business associates and co-workers will also shake hands upon meeting and again when leaving. A French handshake is firm but brief; it is a single downward motion. Quit

La bise – kiss Friends and family will exchange a kiss on the cheek. It can be anywhere from 1 to 4. It starting on the right cheek and alternates between cheeks. Sometimes friends of friends will also kiss cheeks when first meeting each other. How to “French Kiss” Quit

Matching Practice __1. Enchanté(e) __2. Bonjour. __3. Au revoir __4. Comment vous appellez-vous __5. Je m’appelle A. What is your name B. Delighted/ Nice to meet you C. My name is D. Hello E. Good-bye Put the conversation in logical order. _____ Enchanté, Marie. Je m’appelle Marc. _____ Bonjour. Je m’appelle Marie. _____ Comment vous appellez-vous? _____ Au revoir Marc. Quit

Matching Practice Answers _B_1. Enchanté(e) _D_2. Bonjour. _E_3. Au revoir _A_4. Comment vous appellez-vous _C_5. Je m’appelle A. What is your name B. Delighted/ Nice to meet you C. My name is D. Hello E. Good-bye Put the conversation in logical order. _3___ Enchanté, Marie. Je m’appelle Marc. _1___ Bonjour. Je m’appelle Marie. _2___ Comment vous appellez-vous? _4___ Au revoir Marc. Quit

Practice Answers page 2. Salutations 1. Your best friend----salut 2. your teacher------bonjour 3. your dad’s boss------bonjour 4. your principal------bonjour 5. an unmarried lady-----bonjour, madame 6. the mailman-----bonjour 7. salut 8. Bonjour 9. Madame 10. Bonsoir 11. Bonjour, Madame Quit 12. Bonjour

Practice Answers page 4 1. How are you? 2. Fine 3. Badly 4. So, so 5. Very well 6. very badly tres bien ca va bien mal comme ci comme ca tres mal Quit

Practice Answers page 5 1. monsieur 2. comment 3. ci comme ca 4. salut 5. ca va 6. bien merci 7. bonsoir 8. comment 9. tres 10. madame 11. comment ca va 12. tres bien Quit

Practice Answers page 7 1. appelles-tu 2. Je m’ 3. m’appelle 4. Je m’appelle 5. t’appelles 6. your name Quit

Practice Answers page 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. va tres tout a comment appelez-vous Je m’appelle salut Bonsoir monsieur Bonjour madame Quit

Practice Answers page 8 10. Bonjour monsieur Adieu, A demain, A tout l’ heure, Au revoir Quit

Ask the Author Hello my name is Grace Conley. I am currently a student at Grand Valley State University. I am majoring in French for secondary education. If you have any questions or comments feel free to e-mail me. E-mail Grace Quit

Resource Page • http: //www. worldhum. com/features/h ow-to/kiss_hello_in_france/ • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w. X IAHhbde. Qw Quit