Basic French in 30 Days: Hello and goodbye

1. Domanda 1 di 10

   What does 'Au revoir' mean?

   • AGoodbye
   • BGood night
   • CGood evening
   • DSee you tomorrow
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   Risposta: A. Goodbye

   Au revoir means goodbye. Bonsoir is good evening, bonne nuit is good night and à demain is see you tomorrow.

2. Domanda 2 di 10

   Which word is informal, for friends and family?

   • ABonsoir
   • BSalut
   • CEnchanté
   • DBonjour
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   Risposta: B. Salut

   Salut is an informal hi or bye. Bonjour, Bonsoir and Enchanté can be used with anyone.

3. Domanda 3 di 10

   You speak to your new boss for the first time. Which word for 'you' do you use?

   • Atoi
   • Btu
   • Cvous
   • Dte
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   Risposta: C. vous

   Use vous with people you do not know well and with people like a boss, a client or a teacher.

4. Domanda 4 di 10

   You arrive at a dinner at 8 p.m. How do you greet people?

   • ABonne nuit
   • BBonne journée
   • CÀ demain
   • DBonsoir
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   Risposta: D. Bonsoir

   Bonsoir is the greeting for the evening. Bonne nuit is said before bed, and bonne journée and à demain are said when you leave.

5. Domanda 5 di 10

   Choose the best reply: 'Comment allez-vous ?'

   • ABonne nuit, madame Roy.
   • BJe m'appelle Paul Martin.
   • CAu revoir et à demain, monsieur.
   • DTrès bien, merci. Et vous ?
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   Risposta: D. Très bien, merci. Et vous ?

   Comment allez-vous ? means 'How are you?' A good answer is Très bien, merci, then ask back with Et vous ?

6. Domanda 6 di 10

   Complete the informal question 'What is your name?': Comment tu ___ ?

   • Am'appelle
   • Bt'appelles
   • Cs'appelle
   • Dvous appelez
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   Risposta: B. t'appelles

   With tu, the form is tu t'appelles: Comment tu t'appelles ? Vous appelez goes with vous, and m'appelle goes with je.

7. Domanda 7 di 10

   Your friend says: 'Je te présente Luc.' What do you say to Luc?

   • ABonne nuit !
   • BEnchanté !
   • CÀ demain !
   • DAu revoir !
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   Risposta: B. Enchanté !

   When you meet someone new, say Enchanté (a woman writes Enchantée). The other phrases are for leaving.

8. Domanda 8 di 10

   Listen. Are Léa and Tom speaking formally or informally?

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   Léa: Salut, Tom ! Ça va ? Tom: Oui, ça va bien, merci. Et toi ?

   • AInformally: they say salut and toi.
   • BFormally: they say monsieur and madame.
   • CFormally: they say vous.
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   Risposta: A. Informally: they say salut and toi.

   Salut and toi are informal. People use them with friends and family.

   Trascrizione

   Léa: Salut, Tom ! Ça va ? Tom: Oui, ça va bien, merci. Et toi ?

9. Domanda 9 di 10

   Listen. What time of day is it?

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   Claire: Bonsoir, monsieur. Je m'appelle Claire Roy. Amadou: Enchanté, madame. Je m'appelle Amadou Diallo.

   • AAt noon
   • BIn the morning
   • CEarly in the afternoon
   • DIn the evening
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   Risposta: D. In the evening

   They say Bonsoir, which is the greeting for the evening. During the day, people say Bonjour.

   Trascrizione

   Claire: Bonsoir, monsieur. Je m'appelle Claire Roy. Amadou: Enchanté, madame. Je m'appelle Amadou Diallo.

10. Domanda 10 di 10

    Listen. When will they see each other again?

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    Au revoir, Julie ! À demain !

    • ATomorrow
    • BIn one hour
    • CThis evening
    • DNext week
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    Risposta: A. Tomorrow

    À demain means 'See you tomorrow'.

    Trascrizione

    Au revoir, Julie ! À demain !

Tastiera: 1–4 per rispondere, Invio per la domanda successiva.