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	Text	Audio	Language	Speaker	Gender
1	In this lesson, we'll learn how to be civilised in French, and say hello and goodbye to people.	play	English	Teacher	Male
2	The most usual way to say hello is:	play	English	Teacher	Male
3	Bonjour.	play	French	Teacher	Male
4	Bonjour.	play	French	Teacher	Male
5	This is literally "good day".	play	English	Teacher	Male
6	Listen to it bit by bit. First 'good'.	play	English	Teacher	Male
7	Bon	play	French	Teacher	Male
8	Bon	play	French	Teacher	Male
9	Notice there is no 'n' sound at the end. Your tongue never touches the palate when you say it.	play	English	Teacher	Male
10	and then 'day'.	play	English	Teacher	Male
11	jour	play	French	Teacher	Male
12	jour	play	French	Teacher	Male
13	Bonjour.	play	French	Teacher	Male
14	Bonjour.	play	French	Teacher	Male
15	In the evening, you will often hear an equivalent to "good evening".	play	English	Teacher	Male
16	Bonsoir.	play	French	Teacher	Male
17	Bonsoir.	play	French	Teacher	Male
18	Soir.	play	French	Teacher	Male
19	Soir.	play	French	Teacher	Male
20	Bonsoir.	play	French	Teacher	Male
21	Bonsoir.	play	French	Teacher	Male
22	Repeat the word for hello during the day.	play	English	Teacher	Male
23	Bonjour	play	French	Teacher	Male
24	Say "good evening" again.	play	English	Teacher	Male
25	Bonsoir	play	French	Teacher	Male
26	It's not perfectly clear at what point you switch to it. When you think it's the evening, you can use it.	play	English	Teacher	Male
27	Also, French does not have an equivalent to "good morning". You simply use the standard greeting then.	play	English	Teacher	Male
28	To say goodbye, you'll want to say:	play	English	Teacher	Male
29	Au revoir	play	French	Teacher	Male
30	Au revoir	play	French	Teacher	Male
31	Now some more unformal options. You can use these when meeting friends, or people who use it with you, then you're safe!	play	English	Teacher	Male
32	Do not use them when walking into a shop, that will sound rude.	play	English	Teacher	Male
33	Both hello and goodbye are the same word, which makes it easy.	play	English	Teacher	Male
34	Salut.	play	French	Teacher	Male
35	Often you will also hear:	play	English	Teacher	Male
36	ça va?	play	French	Teacher	Male
37	This normally means "how are you?" but is often used to say hi, mostly by younger people.	play	English	Teacher	Male
38	Do you remember how to say hello?	play	English	Teacher	Male
39	Bonjour	play	French	Teacher	Male
40	What would you rather say in the evening?	play	English	Teacher	Male
41	Bonsoir	play	French	Teacher	Male
42	It is usual to ask people how they are doing in most circumstances.	play	English	Teacher	Male
43	This is not normally used in shops, where people would feel you are interfering with their private life.	play	English	Teacher	Male
44	Here is how to ask formally "how are you?"	play	English	Teacher	Male
45	Comment allez vous?	play	French	Teacher	Male
46	Comment allez vous?	play	French	Teacher	Male
47	Comment	play	French	Teacher	Male
48	Comment	play	French	Teacher	Male
49	allez	play	French	Teacher	Male
50	allez	play	French	Teacher	Male
51	vous	play	French	Teacher	Male
52	vous	play	French	Teacher	Male
53	Comment allez vous?	play	French	Teacher	Male
54	Comment allez vous?	play	French	Teacher	Male
55	Notice the 't' sound that is added between 'comment' and 'allez'.	play	English	Teacher	Male
56	It is called "liaison" in French, and is added for phonetic reasons.	play	English	Teacher	Male
57	Ask again "how are you?"	play	English	Teacher	Male
58	Comment allez vous?	play	French	Teacher	Male
59	Comment allez vous?	play	French	Teacher	Male
60	Now the informal equivalent:	play	English	Teacher	Male
61	Comment vas-tu?	play	French	Teacher	Male
62	Comment vas-tu?	play	French	Teacher	Male
63	vas-tu	play	French	Teacher	Male
64	vas-tu	play	French	Teacher	Male
65	Comment vas-tu?	play	French	Teacher	Male
66	Comment vas-tu?	play	French	Teacher	Male

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