{"id":41,"date":"2016-06-20T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T13:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french-and-france.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2026-05-27T20:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:38:33","slug":"useful-french-phrases-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french-and-france.com\/?p=41","title":{"rendered":"Useful French phrases\/expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 25px;\">\n<h4>Fran\u00e7ais <i>(English)<\/i><\/h4>\n<div>Every expression is said twice: slow version and then the natural way.<\/div>\n<div><i><br \/><\/i><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 25px;\">Bonjour. <i>(Hello. \/ Good morning!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Bonjour\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/bonjour.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Bonsoir.<i>(Good evening! (Evening greeting))<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Bonsoir\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/bonsoir.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Salut !&nbsp;(informal)<i> (Hi!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Salut !\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/salut.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Enchant\u00e9(e). <i>(Pleased to meet you.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Enchant\u00e9(e).\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/enchante.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Comment est-ce que vous vous appelez ? <i>(What&#8217;s your name?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Comment est-ce que vous vous appelez ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/appelez.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Comment vous appelez-vous ? (formal)<i> (What&#8217;s your name?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Comment vous appelez-vous ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/appelezfrm.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Comment allez-vous ? (formal)<i>&nbsp;(How are you?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Comment allez-vous ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/allezvous.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Comment \u00e7a va ? (informal)<i> (How are you?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Comment \u00e7a va ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/cava.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Au revoir. <i>(Goodbye!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Au revoir !\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/aurevoir.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>A bient\u00f4t. <i>(See you soon!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"A bient\u00f4t !\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/abientot.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Bonne nuit ! <i>(Good night!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Bonne nuit !\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/bonnenuit.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Bonne journ\u00e9e ! (<i>Have a nice day!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Bonne journ\u00e9e !\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/bonnejournee.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet. (formal)<i> (Please.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"S'il vous pla\u00eet.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/svp.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>S&#8217;il te pla\u00eet. (informal) <i>(Please.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"S'il te pla\u00eet.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/stp.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Merci. <i>(Thank you! \/ Thanks!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Merci.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/merci.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Merci beaucoup. <i>(Thank you very much!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Merci beaucoup.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/mercibeaucoup.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>De rien. <i>(Your welcome.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"De rien.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/derien.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Je vous en prie. <i>(Your welcome.\/Please.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je vous en prie.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/jevousenprie.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Excusez-moi ! <i>(Excuse me! \/ Sorry.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Excusez-moi !\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/excusezmoi.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Pardon. <i>(Excuse me! \/ Sorry.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Pardon !.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/pardon.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Je suis d\u00e9sol\u00e9(e). <i>(I&#8217;m sorry. \/ Sorry.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je suis d\u00e9sol\u00e9(e)\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/desole.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>R\u00e9p\u00e9tez s&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet. <i>(Please say that again. \/ Please, repeat!)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"R\u00e9p\u00e9tez s'il vous pla\u00eet.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/repetez.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Je ne comprends pas. <i>(I don&#8217;t understand.)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je ne comprends pas.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/comprends.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>\u00c7a s&#8217;\u00e9crit comment ? <i>(How do you spell it?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Comment \u00e7a s'\u00e9crit ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/casecrit.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Comment dit-on &#8220;&#8230;&#8221; en fran\u00e7ais ? <i>(How do you say &#8230; in French?)<\/i><br \/><audio ...=\"\" ais=\"\" controls=\"controls\" en=\"\" fran=\"\" title=\"Comment dit-on \"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/commentdit.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Qu&#8217;est-ce que \u00e7a veut dire ? <i>(What does it mean?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Qu'est-ce que \u00e7a veut dire ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/caveutdire.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>C&#8217;est combien ? <i>(How much is this?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"C'est combien ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/cestcombien.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>\u00c7a co\u00fbte combien ? <i>(How much is this?)<\/i><br \/><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"\u00c7a co\u00fbte combien ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/cacoute.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Parlez vous anglais? 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