Lesson 2 : Saying Goodbye in French
Lesson 2 : How to say Good-bye in French
Saying good bye is as easy as the greeting, you will generally adapt th phrase you use depending on the time of day and respect the form of politeness.
Listen to the audio player at the bottom of the page, and do not forget to repeat the phrases out loud and improve your accent
English |
French |
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Good day |
Au revoir |
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Good bye and see you tomorrow. |
Au revoir et à demain |
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Good evening |
Bonsoir |
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen |
Bonsoir mesdames et messieurs |
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Bye |
Salut |
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Bye everybody! |
Salut tout le monde! |
Comments
In France you shake hands to say good-bye. With friends of the opposite sex cheek kissing is common; whilst men friends normally shake hands. Within the family cheek kissing is normal between all sexes.
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