Learning objective
Choose a greeting that fits the time of day and how well you know someone.
Choose a greeting that fits the time of day and how well you know someone.
Lesson notes
- Use bonjour during the day and bonsoir in the evening.
- Use comment allez-vous? politely; comment ça va? is familiar.
- Au revoir works in formal and informal situations.
Useful words
BonjourHello / good morning
BonsoirGood evening
SalutHi / bye (informal)
Au revoirGoodbye
MerciThank you
S’il vous plaîtPlease (polite)
Comment allez-vous ?How are you? (polite)
Comment ça va ?How are you? (informal)
Examples
Bonjour, Madame.Hello, Madam.
Salut, Léo !Hi, Léo!
Learning content and practice questions are original starter drafts for teacher review. The supplied syllabus PDF provides topic names and short descriptions.