Lesson overview
French has formal and informal expressions. Knowing how to use them will help you build great relationships with people. Learn what you can say when you're talking to people you're meeting for the first time and start on the right foot.
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11 words/phrases to learn
merci
thank you
de rien
you're welcome
s'il te plaît
please (informal)
s'il vous plaît
please
je suis désolé
I'm sorry (said by a man)
je suis désolée
I'm sorry (said by a woman)
poli; polie
polite (masc.; fem.)
grossier; grossière
rude (masc.; fem.)
c'est grossier de ne pas dire merci
it's rude not to say thank you
à tes souhaits !
bless you! (singular)
restez poli !
stay polite!
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