COMMON FRENCH PHRASES http://www.geocities.com/pcawizman/index.html BASIC INFORMATION There are around 120 million (120,000,000) people who speak French in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, the Carribean, French Guyana, a number of African countries, by the nobility of many countries throughout the Middle East and Asia, and by a small minority in the United States. BASIC WORDS AND PHRASES These are some of the more common phrases you would hear coming from the mouth of a French speaker on a daily basis, so, if you wish to become acquainted with the language, these are a great way to start: Bonjour! = Good day! Tiens! = Hey! Comment ça va? = How are you?, How's it going? Comment allez-vous? = How are you? (formal) Bien. = Well. Mal. = Badly. Comme si, comme ça. = So-so. Très... = Very... Comment t'appelles-tu? = What's your name? Comment vous appelez-vous? = What's your name? (formal) Et toi? = And you? Et vous? = And you? (formal) Monsieur = Sir, Mr Madame = Madam, Mrs Madamoiselle = Miss Enchanté/Encantée. = Pleased to meet you. (from male/female) S'il te plaît. = Please. S'il vous plaît. = Please. (formal) Pardon. = Excuse me. Voici... = Here is... Voilà... = There is (over there)... Il y a... = There is/are... Oui. = Yes. Non. = No. Merci. = Thank you. Pas de quoi. = You're welcome. Quoi? = What? Qui? = Who? Pourquoi? = Why? Quelle heure est-il? = What time is it? Adieu! / Au revoir! = Goodbye!, See you later!