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Greetings and Exclamations 01

What do ‘bienvenue’, ‘à bientôt’ and ‘meilleurs voeux’ mean? How would you say, ‘see you tomorrow’ or ‘welcome’?

Studying Year 10 or 11 French? This rapid revision quiz was written for you.

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When we interact with others we should be polite. That’s where greetings come in. In this quick-fire quiz we take a look at some greetings in French. Phrases like good evening, best wishes, happy birthday or good luck. If you want to do well in the GCSE exams then these are essential phrases for you to learn and revise.

In each question you will be given a word or words in English. All you have to do is choose the French equivalent from the four choices offered.
1.
Happy birthday
Bon anniversaire
Bon appétit
Bonnes vacances
Bonne année
Bon appétit = enjoy your meal
Bonnes vacances = have a good holiday
Bonne année = happy new year
2.
See you tomorrow
À quelle heure
À demain
Amities
Sans doute
À quelle heure = at what time
Amitiés = best wishes
Sans doute = undoubtedly
3.
Hello (on the phone)
Felicitations
Combien
Allô
Bien sûr
Felicitations = congratulations
Combien = how much
Bien sûr = of course
4.
Welcome
Bonne idée
Ça suffit
Au secours
Bienvenue
Bonne idée = good idea
Ça suffit = that’s enough
Au secours = help
5.
See you soon
À bientôt
Bon voyage
À mon avis
Santé
Bon voyage = have a good trip
À mon avis = in my opinion
Santé = cheers
6.
Good evening
Bonne nuit
À tout à l’heure
Bonsoir
D’accord
Bonne nuit = good night
À tout à l’heure = see you later
D’accord = okay
7.
Hi
Salut
Il faut
Pardon
Donnez details
Il faut = it’s necessary
Pardon = excuse me
Donnez details = give details
8.
Best wishes
À part
D’un côté
Meilleurs voeux
De rien
À part = apart from
D’un côté = on the one hand
De rien = don’t mention it
9.
Good luck
Valoir mieux
Bonne chance
Ça depend
Quel dommage
Valoir mieux = preferable
Ça depend = that depends
Quel dommage = what a pity
10.
Sorry
Excusez-moi
Ça m’est égal
Ça m’énerve
Désolé
Excusez-moi = excuse me
Ça m’est égal = it’s all the same to me
Ça m’énerve = it gets on my nerves
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French

Author:  Graeme Haw

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