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    Example Dialog 1

    Two good friends—Marie and Jean—are meeting:

    • Marie: Salut Jean. Ça va ?
    • Jean: Ça va bien, merci. Et toi, ça va ?
    • Marie: Pas mal.
    • Jean: Quoi de neuf ?
    • Marie: Pas grand-chose.
    • Marie: Au revoir Jean.
    • Jean: Au revoir, à demain.

    Vocabulary 1

    bonjour, salut hello (formal), hi (informal)
    ça va ? how are you?
    ça va bien I'm doing well
    merci thank you
    et toi ? et vous ? and you? (informal) and you? (formal)
    pas mal not bad
    quoi de neuf ? what's new with you?
    pas grand-chose not much
    au revoir bye
    à demain see you tomorrow


    Example Dialog 2

    Two persons—Monsieur Bernard and Monsieur Lambert—are meeting for the first time:

    • Monsieur Bernard : Bonjour. Comment vous appelez-vous ?
    • Monsieur Lambert : Je m'appelle Jean-Paul Lambert. Et vous ?
    • Monsieur Bernard : Moi, je suis Marc Bernard. Enchanté.
    • Monsieur Lambert : Enchanté.

    Vocabulary 2

    bonjour hello; good day
    comment vous appelez-vous ? what is your name? (formal)
    je m'appelle my name is
    vous you (formal)
    moi me
    je suis I am
    enchanté(e) enchanted; nice to meet you


    Notes

    Technically, "vous" is a plural form of "you". English doesn't have a singular and plural/formal version of "you" (although "thou" used to be the singular version in the days of Shakespeare). In colloquial English, this would be the equivalent of "y'all" (in some American English dialects) or "you guys". However, in formal occasions, "vous" is used as a singular "you".

    The French alphabet

    The French alphabet is: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

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