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Bonjour ! et l'alphabet

Vocabulary & pictures

👋 Greetings🔤 AlphabetVocabulary · Vocabulaire

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Good to know

French spelling has its own logic once you learn the patterns — many final consonants are silent (bonjour → sounds like "bohn-ZHOOR", not "bohn-ZHOOR-t"), and the letter H is always silent. We'll unpack this properly in the dedicated pronunciation chapter (Chapter 4) — for now, just listen and repeat.

Greetings — Salutations

FrançaisEnglishSounds like

👋 BonjourHello / Good morningbohn-ZHOOR

🙌 SalutHi / Bye (informal)sah-LU

🌤️ BonsoirGood eveningbohn-SWAHR

🌙 Bonne nuitGood nightbuhn NWEE

🙋 Au revoirGoodbyeoh ruh-VWAHR

🙏 Merci (beaucoup)Thank you (very much)mehr-SEE (bo-KOO)

🤲 S'il vous plaîtPlease (formal)seel voo PLEH

🙇 Excusez-moiExcuse me (formal)ex-kew-zay MWAH

🤝 Enchânté(e)Nice to meet youahn-shahn-TAY

Tricky letters & accents — L'alphabet

LetterExampleSounds like

🔇 H (silent)hôpitaloh-pee-TAL (no "h" sound)

🔤 Jbonjour"zh" like the "s" in "measure"

🔤 Rmercisoft, back-of-throat "r"

́ é / è / êécoleaccents change the vowel sound

̧ çgarçonalways an "s" sound

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Fill the blank · Texte à trous

✏️ Practice

Type the missing word for each sentence, then check your answer. Small accent slips are OK — we'll flag them without marking you wrong.

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Pronunciation · Prononciation

🎤 Speak & check

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Instructions

Listen to each phrase, then press record and say it out loud. Your score compares what the microphone heard to the target phrase.

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Grammar · Grammaire

📚 tu vs. vous

Formal vs. informal: tu / vous

French has two ways to say "you". Tu is informal (friends, family, other students). Vous is formal (strangers, teachers, anyone older, or more than one person). When in doubt, use vous — it's never wrong to be polite. We'll build full sentences with both in Lesson 2.

Situation	Use	Example greeting
Friend, classmate	tu (informal)	Salut !
Teacher, stranger, elder	vous (formal)	Bonjour !
A group of people	vous (always)	Bonjour à tous !

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Reading rule to remember

Most French words keep their final consonant silent (bonjour, salut) — but C, R, F, L at the end of a word are usually pronounced. Easy way to remember: the word "CaReFuL" spells out the exceptions.

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Listening · Écoute

🎵 Dialogue

Léa: Bonjour !

Marc: Bonjour ! Comment allez-vous ?

Léa: Très bien, merci. Et vous ?

Marc: Très bien aussi. Enchânté de faire votre connaissance.

Léa: Enchântée, Marc. À bientôt !

Marc: Au revoir !

Plays left: 2

1. How does Marc first greet Léa?

2. How does Léa say she is doing?

3. What does Marc say when they part?

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Reading · Lecture

📖 Short text

Read the text below, then check the English gloss if needed

Bonjour ! Je m'appelle Camille. Le matin, je dis "bonjour" à mes voisins. Le soir, je dis "bonsoir". Avec mes amis, je dis "salut" — c'est plus simple ! Quand quelqu'un me remercie, je réponds "de rien". Et quand je pars, je dis toujours "au revoir" ou "à bientôt".

English gloss

Hello! My name is Camille. In the morning, I say "bonjour" to my neighbors. In the evening, I say "bonsoir". With my friends, I say "salut" — it's simpler! When someone thanks me, I answer "you're welcome". And when I leave, I always say "goodbye" or "see you soon".

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Free writing · Expression écrite

✏️ Your turn

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Prompt

Write a short 3–4 line greeting exchange between two people meeting for the first time. Use at least three phrases from this lesson (e.g. bonjour, enchânté, au revoir).

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Free speaking · Expression orale

🗣️ Your turn

Introduce yourself out loud

Say hello, give your name, ask how the other person is doing, and say goodbye — all in French. Use at least four phrases from this lesson.

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Quiz

📝 Test yourself

Score at least 60% to complete this lesson.