This year you are learning French, a little every week, and today we start with hello. Before nine o'clock this morning, how many different ways did you say hello? Think of four. English has more than you might expect: hi, hello, morning, hey...
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Recognise and say common French greetings
- Match each French greeting to its English meaning
- Greet a partner properly in French
Here are today's eight French greetings on the board. Listen to each one, then say it back together.
We will meet them in two short waves so they stick. Listen for the soft zh sound in Bonjour, like the s in treasure.
Watch the board. Volunteers click each French greeting, then its English meaning. When a match is found, the whole class says the French aloud together.
Freeze-frame next: you will hear a situation in English. Answer together with one French greeting from today's list, meeting a teacher at 9am, seeing a friend, evening, afternoon, asking how someone is (friend or teacher), answering how you are, or meeting someone new.
Open your copy. Write four greetings you could use at school before lunch, and write the English meaning beside each one.
Tip: Bonsoir is for the evening. Pick four you could say this morning or at break.
- Bonjour — Hello / Good morning
- Salut — Hi (informal)
- Bonsoir — Good evening
- Bon après-midi — Good afternoon
- Comment ça va ? — How are you? (informal)
- Comment allez-vous ? — How are you? (formal)
- Ça va — I'm fine / OK (informal)
- Enchanté — Nice to meet you
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