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| photo credit: KFLC/my daughter Audrey at the Louvre, her first trip to Paris. Can't you just hear her saying "Bonjour"? |
Greetings are usually the first things one learns when learning a new language. It seems that even people who don't fluently or even conversationally speak a foreign language will know hi/bye, good morning and good night, (along with a yes/no and please/thank you).
Even if you do not speak French, greetings are important if you are traveling there. It is considered rude to enter a shop in France without greeting the shopkeeper.
If you are a new language learner, start with these greetings, listed below and commit them to memory (M of our MERCI method, "Master the Vocabulary") and then Practice the pronunciations with this great youtube video by the travellinguist.
You can find a free downloadable PDF file of these French greetings with their English translations on our FREE dowloadables Page here.
Oh to go back to Paris! I'd love to take my family! I spent a month there when I was just 23 and my BFF met me there! lovely blog!
ReplyDeleteTres bon! Bonjour, mes ami! Mon dieu! I think that's all I got - how'd I do?
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThe youtube video is very helpful!
Katie, I have goose bumps!! You are such an amazing gal and so very gifted (in so many areas). I love what I see, and pray it will bless and help many. We have a friend (who my son met in Bali) who is doing a semester in France right now. We were in France In November of 2010 with our young people. We have lots of ties b/c my father's life was saved by a French women who worked in the French underground ~he was in the dutch underground~ and she helped him get out when he was found out! Thank you for sharing it with me!
ReplyDeleteKelli, oh to spend a month there! I am going back again this year; I haven't decided spring this year or fall like last time. To quote the movie Sabrina, "Paris is always a good idea!"
ReplyDeleteCraig, you did great! Tres bien! Thanks for supporting my new endeavor!~~Katie
ReplyDeleteTheresa, I thought that was a great one for independent practice of the greetings! Thanks for coming by. I hope it is the first of many visits!
ReplyDeleteJaqueline, Oh my goodness, now I have goosebumps! What an amazing story! I am so glad you shared it with me!
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