French Greetings
Need to greet someone in French? This page should help! See below for several ways to say hello and goodbye, and other useful French greetings and farewells in English. There's also some timely greetings (like good afternoon, good evening, etc.) which you can use if the time is right.
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Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to French.
Hellos in French:
Allô ➔ Hello (used on the phone)
Bienvenue ➔ Welcome
Bonjour ➔ Hello
Coucou ➔ Hi there (mostly child speak)
Salut ➔ Hi (informal)
French to English Timely Greetings:
Bonne après-midi ➔ Good afternoon
Bonsoir ➔ Good evening (after 19h00)
Bonne soirée ➔ Have a good evening (said when leaving)
Bonne nuit ➔ Good night
Pleased to Meet You in French:
Enchanté (m) / Enchantée (f) ➔ Pleased to meet you
Goodbyes in French:
Salut ➔ Bye (informal)
Au revoir ➔ Goodbye
Adieu ➔ Farewell
Passez une bonne journée ➔ Have a nice day
À bientôt ➔ See you soon
À plus tard ➔ See you later
À tout à l'heure ➔ See you later
À demain ➔ See you tomorrow
A la semaine prochaine ➔ See you next week
À l'année prochaine ➔ See you next year
*French greetings last updated: April 5, 2018.
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