Comment se saluer et se présenter

Salutations Familières et Formelles

Bonjour! - Hello!/Good day!/Good morning! (formal)
Bonjour, professeur! - Hello, professor!
Salut! - Hello! (informal) (to friends)
- Note: Salut! is an informal greeting that you can use with people your own age.
Coucou! - Hello!/Hey there! (endearing to friends and family)
Bonjour, Docteur/Madame/Monsieur/Mademoiselle! - Hello, Doctor/Mrs./Mr./Miss!
- Docteur - Doctor (Dr.)
- Madame - Mrs./ma’am (Mme.)
- Monsieur - Mr./sir (M.)
- Mademoiselle - Miss (Mlle)
Mesdames et Messieurs - Ladies and gentlemen
- Note: Monsieur, madame, and mademoiselle are almost always used without the person’s last name.
Âllo. - Hello (phone)
Bon après-midi - Good afternoon.
Bonsoir - Good evening.
Bonne nuit - Good night. (only said when you’re going to bed)

Au revoir. - Goodbye.
- Note: Au revoir is a very common expression to use when saying goodbye to someone.
à bientôt! - Goodbye!/See you soon! (informal)
- Note: Say this if you plan to see the person again soon.
à demain! - See you tomorrow! (formal)
- Note: Say this if you plan to see the person the next day.
à tout à l’heure! - See you in a (little) while (informal)
- Note: Say this if you plan to see the person very soon.
à plus (tard)! - See you later. (informal)
Bonne journée! - Have a nice day!
Bonne soirée! - Have a nice evening!
Salut! - Bye! (greeting and goodbye)
Ciao! - Bye!
- Note: Ciao is an informal expression you often hear. It comes from Italian and is used in many parts of Europe.
Tchao! - Bye!

C’est qui? - Who is this?
C’est nom. - C’est name.
Comment t’appelles-tu? - What’s your name? (informal)
Tu t’appelles comment? - What’s your name? (informal)
- Note: Use this when you want to find out the name of a person whose about the same age as you. However, don’t use this expression with an older person.
Comment tu t’appelles? - What’s your name?
Comment vous appelez-vous? - What’s your name (formal)
Comment s’appelle-t-il? - What’s his name?
Comment s’appelle-t-elle? - What’s her name?
Je m’appelle (votre prénom). - My name is …
Je me présente… - I present myself/I introduce myself/My name is
Mon nom est… - My name is…
Mon prénom est… - My name is…
Je te présente mon ami. - This is my friend. (informal)
Je vous présente mon ami. - This is my friend. (formal)
Mon nom s’écrit… - My name is spelled…

Quoi de neuf? - What’s up?/What’s new?
Comment ça va? - How are you?/How are you doing? (informal)
Comment vas-tu? - How are you doing? (informal)
Comment allez-vous? - How are you doing? (formal)
Comment vous appelez-vous? - How are you doing? (formal)
Salut, ça va? - Hello, how are you? (informal)
Ça va? - How are you? (informal)
Ça va. - I’m fine. (informal response to the expression above)
Oui, ça va bien merci! - Yes, I’m doing fine. Thanks!
Ça va… - I’m doing…
Ça ne va… - I’m not doing…
Bien, merci. - Well, thanks.
Très bien. - Very well
Très mal. - Very bad
Mal. - Bad
Non, ça va mal. - No, it’s bad.
Comme ci, comme ça. - So-so
Pas mal, merci. - Not bad, thanks.
Pas trop. - Not too…
Et toi? - And you? (informal)
Et vous? - And you? (formal)
Tu es en forme? - Are you feeling well? (informal)
Ça baigne? - How’s it going?
Ça bouge? - How’s it going?
Je vais bien. - I’m doing well/I’m fine.
Tout va bien. - Everything is going fine.
Bienvenue! - Welcome!
Enchanté(e). - Nice to meet you.
Heureux(se) de faire votre reconnaissance. - Happy to meet you.
Ravi(e) de faire votre reconnaissance./Très heureux(se). - Nice to meet you./Happy to meet you. (formal)