Saluer en Français selon le Contexte

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Objective

I can demonstrate appropriate French greetings in different social contexts.

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Warm-up video

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    The basic French greeting for "hello" is Bonjour, and "welcome" is bienvenue.

  2. 2

    To ask "how are you" in a formal way, you would say Comment allez-vous?, while for an informal situation, you would use Comment vas-tu?.

  3. 3

    When saying "please," you use s'il vous plaît for formal situations and s'il te plaît for informal ones, and "thank you" is Merci.

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Practice

12 questions

1

How would you say "hello" in French?

2

A friend asks you "Comment ça va?". List three different ways you could respond to indicate how you are feeling.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

For each situation below, write the most appropriate French greeting or phrase and explain why you chose that particular phrase or level of formality. 1. You are meeting an adult you don't know for the first time in the morning. 2. You are saying goodbye to a close friend you expect to see again later today. 3. You accidentally bump into a stranger on the street.

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