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Making Conversation
Let's go over the main points you've learned so far. First you learned how to greet someone:
| Bonjour | Hello. |
| Salut | Hi. |
| Bonsoir | Good evening. |
And to introduce yourself:
| Je m’appelle… | My name is … |
You'll learn more about this expression in the next Take It Further
Formal and Informal
You've seen a few expressions for addressing people both formally and informally:
| Comment allez-vous? | How are you? (formal) |
| Comment vous appelez-vous? | What's your name? (formal) |
| Comment vas-tu? | How are you? (informal) |
| Comment t’appelles-tu? | What's your name? (informal) |
More Greetings and Answers to Comment ça va?
Now you’ve learned two more greetings:
| Bonsoir | Good evening |
| Comment ça va? | How’s it going? |
And you can answer that last question in several ways:
| ça va bien | well |
| ça va mal | not well |
| pas mal | not bad |
| comme ci, comme ça | so-so |
| super | really well |
| formidable | fantastic |
Another nice expression to know is:
| Enchanté/Enchantée. | Nice to meet you. |
The first form, ending in -é is masculine, so it's used by men, and the second, ending in -ée, is feminine, used by women. Both words sound alike, but later on you'll see that adding that extra -e in the feminine often changes the pronunciation of a word.