The informal French greeting “Salut!” (pronounced sah-lu) has several meanings including hi and bye. The French strictly use salut with acquaintances and not strangers. In more formal situations the French use both bonjour and au revoir. Keep reading to learn how to use salut in conversational French. Salut – [saly] Hi/bye Salut – hi, bye …
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The word, d’accord in French has several uses. With an exclamation mark, ‘D’accord!‘ translates to “okay” or “alright”. When combined with a conjugated form or être (to be), d’accord means to agree. For example, Je suis d’accord avec vous translates to “I agree with you”. d’accord D’accord How to use d’accord in French 1. To …
The French greeting “ça va” (pronounced sah-vah) in English literally means “it goes” or “that goes”. Ça va is used commonly in everyday informal French greetings. The translation of “Comment ça va?” is “How’s it going?”. Ça va Ça Va How to to use ça va as a greeting 1. How’s it going? When used …
In French, il faut can cause a lot of frustration among beginner students. It is frequently used and can translate to: To be necessary, needed and to have to. This post explains precisely how to use il faut and provides example sentences with audio.
In French au revoir (pronounced oh-ruh-vwahr) means goodbye, bye and farewell. It is the most formal way of saying good-bye. In this post we’ll closely examine the pronunciation of au revoir, salut vs. au revoir and look at some related expressions. Au revoir Good-bye Au revoir Before we go any further let’s have a closer …
