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If you’ve ever watched Beauty and the Beast — La Belle et la Bête — you’re probably already familiar with “Bonjour”. But do you know how to use it, when to use it, and other ways to say Good morning in French?If you enjoyed our article on “How to say hello in French”, here’s the perfect occasion to go one step further and enhance your French greeting skills. Show
Learning how to say “Good morning” in French can be helpful in the following situations:
Beginning your French language learning journey? Download your free French language essentials eBook here. How to say good morning in FrenchÊtes-vous matinal(e)? Morning person or not, here’s a first word for you: “matin”, which means “morning”. And Québécois, who tend to use anglicisms, actually say “Bon matin” for “Good morning”. However…what about France? Good morning vs good day in FrenchThe Québécois way was too logical for the French — don’t get me started on numbers (our guide to French numbers here) — who decided to go for “Bonjour”, literally “Good day”. Below are a few ways to greet somebody in the morning. As a rule of thumb, you may use “Bonjour” until about 6pm. Then, “Bonsoir” takes over. English French IPA Context/Note Morning! Salut ! saly ! Informal Good morning! Bonjour ! bõʒuɾ ! Hey! Coucou ! kuku ! Informal, cute Good morning, how are you? Bonjour, comment ça va ? bõʒuɾ, kɔmə sa va ? Have a good day! Passez une bonne journée ! pasez‿ ynə bɔnə ʒuɾneə ! This is not a greeting and should be used when saying goodbye. Good day to you! Bonne journée ! bɔnə ʒuɾneə ! This is not a greeting and should be used when saying goodbye. Good morning, nice to meet you. Bonjour, enchanté(e) bõʒuɾ, ɑ̃ʃɑ̃te(ɛ) Good morning everyone. Bonjour à tous. bõʒuɾ a tu. Good morning my friends. Bonjour mes amis. bõʒuɾmez‿ ami. Good morning, looks like you had a good night sleep! Bonjour, tu as l’air d’avoir passé une bonne nuit ! bõʒuɾ, ty a lɛɾ davwaɾ pase ynə bɔnə nɥi ! Informal Good morning, you seem to be in a good mood! Bonjour, tu as l’air d’être de bonne humeur ! bõʒuɾ, ty a lɛɾ dɛtɾə də bɔnə ymœɾ ! Informal Good morning, did you get up on the wrong foot? Bonjour, tu t’es levé(e) du pied gauche ? bõʒuɾ, ty tɛ ləve(ɛ) dy pje goʃə ? Informal Good morning, would you like a coffee? Bonjour, voulez-vous un café ? bõʒuɾ, vule-vuz‿ œ̃ kafe ? Good morning, children. Bonjour les enfants ! bõʒuɾlez‿ ɑ̃fɑ̃ ! Good morning, François. Bonjour François. bõʒuɾ fɾanswa. Good morning in French using titles for a man or womanWhen greeting someone in a formal context, it can be useful to know how to say “Good morning” in French to a woman, and “Good morning” in French to a man. And if you’re unsure of the gender… you might want to stick to “Bonjour”! If you’re meeting someone for the first time, you might want to say your name too. English French IPA Good morning, madam. Bonjour Madame. bõʒuɾ madamə. Good morning, miss. Bonjour Mademoiselle. bõʒuɾ madəmwazɛlə. Good morning, sir. Bonjour Monsieur. bõʒuɾməsjø. Romantic good morning in FrenchAaahhh French. For many, the language of love. After all, is there anything more romantic than a warm croissant with a café in bed? Learn to say Good morning my love in French and other sweet morning greetings in the table below. A word of advice: If your French fling or love interest is kind enough to get you this, hold on to them! English French IPA Context/Note Good morning, my love. Bonjour mon amour. bõʒuɾ mõn‿ amuɾ. Good morning, beautiful. Bonjour ma belle. bõʒuɾ ma bɛlə. For ladies only. Good morning, handsome. Bonjour mon beau. bõʒuɾ mõ bo. Not widely used in French. We basically don’t compliment a man’s physique! Good morning, I made you some coffee. Bonjour, je t’ai fait un café. bõʒuɾ, ʒə te fɛt‿ œ̃ kafe. More drinks in French here. Good morning, I made breakfast. Bonjour, j’ai préparé le petit-déjeuner. bõʒuɾ, ʒe pɾepaɾe lə pəti-deʒœne. You look so beautiful this morning. Tu es si belle ce matin. tyɛ si bɛlə sə matɛ̃. For ladies only. Good morning, darling. Bonjour ma chérie/mon chéri. bõʒuɾ ma ʃeɾjɛ/mõ ʃeɾi. Good morning, love of my life. Bonjour, amour de ma vie. bõʒuɾ, amuɾ də ma vjə. Save this one only if he/she went to get you a croissant! And check out more ways to say I love you in French. Hey, you Salut toi. saly twa. Download our free French essentials eBookOther morning greetings in FrenchIf “bonjour” is too plain or too short for you, here are a few other greetings to spice up your morning game. English French IPA Context/note Rise and shine! C’est l’heure de se lever ! kɛ lœɾə də sə ləve ! Get up! Debout ! / Lève-toi ! dəbu ! / lɛvə-twa ! Informal, usually for children or partners. Did you sleep well? Vous avez bien dormi ? / Tu as bien dormi ? vuz‿ ave bjɛ̃ dɔɾmi ? / ty a bjɛ̃ dɔɾmi ? It’s a beautiful day! Quelle belle journée ! kɛlə bɛlə ʒuɾneə ! The sun is shining this morning! Il fait grand soleil ce matin ! il fe gɾɑ̃ sɔlɛj sə matɛ̃ ! More French weather words and expressions here. It snowed last night. Il a neigé cette nuit. il a n(e)ʒe sɛtə nɥi. Good morning in French songI still remember the first song I learned in English class: “Good morning, good morning, good morning, and how are you this morning, good morning, good morning…” 27 years and a lifelong earworm later, my point is that music is one of the most efficient tools to learn a language. So here is a selection of French songs to wish you a good day in French!
la belle et la bête : BonjourFrench idioms with morningL’avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt.
Simple comme bonjour.
Voir sous un nouveau jour.
Passer le bonjour.
If someone greets you with one of the expressions above, you’ll probably want to be polite and answer. Well, that’s entirely up to you but strongly recommended! The response to “good morning” in French is — drumrolls — “Bonjour”. You may also throw a “How are you” in there. Also, if you find yourself in the awkward “bise” moment, check out our tips to know how to react. It’s so complex that a Brit even created a website about the proper number of “bises” by French region! |