How To Say Hello in French

Learning how to say hello is one of the first things to learn when studying any language. In French, there are different ways of saying hello depending on the context. The appropriate word or phrase may differ based on the situation, time of day and to whom you are speaking.http://www.france-pub.com/french/french_1.htm French is a Romance language, meaning that it is one of the languages that descended from the Latin spoken during the times of the Roman Empire. It is spoken by more than 265,000 million people as either a first or second language.http://www2.ignatius.edu/faculty/turner/languages.htm You can learn how to say hello in French with the help of the video and information on this page.

If you'd like to learn how to say more words and phrases in French, please visit our page on how to speak French.

The standard and most common way to greet someone in French is to say Bonjour (pronounced bohn zhoor). This literally means "Good day" in French. When answering the telephone, many French speakers use the word Allô (ah lo) as a greeting. Friends who meet in an informal setting often use the word Salut (sah loo) to say "Hi." If you are trying to attract someone's attention, the word Hé (ay) is appropriate.http://french.lovetoknow.com/Hello_in_French

In more formal situations or when speaking to someone that you do not have a casual relationship with, it is appropriate to use formal greetings. When using these forms, you will also have to take into consideration the time of day. Bonjour is both the standard and formal way of saying hello when speaking during the morning. When speaking in the afternoon, you will want to use the phrase Bon aprés midi (buhn ah pray mee dee), which literally means "Good afternoon." At night, the phrase Bon soir (buhn swahr) is used as a greeting (literally "Good evening").http://french.lovetoknow.com/Hello_in_French

Many times, you will want to use other phrases in place of, or in addition to the standard ways of saying hello. To say "Nice to see you again," you can say Ça fait plaisir de te revoir (sah fay play seehr duh tuh reh vwahr). The word Enchante (ohn chohn tay) means "Nice to meet you." If you would like to say "How are you?" in an informal situation you would say Comment allez vous? (co mo tah lay voo) and in a formal situation, Comment vous allez vous? (co mo voo zha lay voo). To say "How's it going?" in an informal situation with friends, you would use the phrase Ça va? (sah vah).http://french.lovetoknow.com/Hello_in_French

Check out the how tos below to learn more about how to speak French.

1. How to Say Goodbye in French
2. How to Say Please in French
3. How to Say Thank You in French
4. How to Say My Name is in French
5. How to Say Excuse me in French
6. How to Say How Much is it in French
7. How to Say What's Your Name in French
8. How to Say Good in French
9. How to Say Nice to Meet You in French
10. How to Say I Had a Good Time in French
11. How to Say I Want to Buy in French
12. How to Count in French
13. How to Say I Don't Speak in French
14. How to Say I Don't Understand in French
15. How to Say How Are You in French
16. How to Say do You Speak English in French
17. How to Say Where is the Phone in French
18. How to Say Where is the Bathroom in French
19. How to Say This Food is Good in French
20. How to Say Where is a Good Restaurant in French
21. How to Toast in French
22. How to Flirt in French
23. How to Say Goodnight in French
24. French Travel Phrases
25. Common French Food Phrases