French Greetings and Farewells
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, good night, etc.) which you can also choose to use if the time is right.
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Greetings and Goodbyes in French:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from English to French.
Ways to Say Hellos in French
Allô ➔ Hello (used on the phone)
Bienvenue ➔ Welcome
Bonjour ➔ Hello
Content de vous voir. ➔ Nice to see you.
Coucou ➔ Hi there (mostly child speak)
Salut ➔ Hi (informal)
French 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.
Je suis enchanté (m) / enchantée (f). ➔ Pleased to meet you.
Ways to Say Goodbyes in French
À bientôt. ➔ See you soon.
À demain. ➔ See you tomorrow.
À la prochaine. ➔ See you later.
A la semaine prochaine. ➔ See you next week.
À l'année prochaine. ➔ See you next year.
À plus tard. ➔ See you later.
À tout à l'heure. ➔ See you later.
Adieu ➔ Farewell
Au revoir. ➔ Goodbye
Bonne journée. ➔ Have a nice day.
Passez une bonne journée. ➔ Have a nice day.
Salut ➔ Bye (informal)
This list of French greetings was last updated on March 24, 2025.
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