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      1 Use vous instead of tu until you are asked to use the familiar form. Do not use first names until you are invited.

      2 If you visit French people at their home, your hosts will appreciate a small gift of something typically British, such as tea, jam or biscuits.

      3 Do not forget to stamp your train ticket before getting on the train – otherwise it will not be valid.

      4 By law, French people must carry their ID cards all the time, and there could be ID inspections in the street (especially in big cities). The police will ask ‘Vos papiers, s’il vous plaît’.

      5 If giving someone flowers, you should avoid chrysanthemums (they are funeral flowers) and red roses (they have romantic connotations).

      6 Keep your hands on the table at all times during a meal – do not place them on your lap. Elbows, however, should be kept off the table!

      7 If you are travelling by car in France, you should always be aware not to leave valuables in plain sight when parking in tourist sites and villages.

      8 When addressing a stranger, always add Monsieur or Madame, even if you are only asking for directions.

      9 In some areas (especially the countryside) people do not speak a word of English, so have your phrasebook ready!

      10 If you are travelling and have a medical issue, you can call SOS Médecins (dial 3624). They will come to your hotel or home at any time, 24/7. You will usually be charged around 50–70 euros for this service.

Talking to people

Hello/goodbye, yes/no

      You will find the French quite formal in their greetings, shaking hands both on meeting and on parting. French people, when they know each other well, greet each other with a kiss on each cheek. Bonjour, madame or bonjour, monsieur are the politest ways to greet someone. Mademoiselle is becoming less frequently used. Salut is more informal than bonjour. If someone offers you something, perhaps an extra serving of food, and you simply reply merci, they will take this to mean ‘no’. You must say oui, merci or you will go hungry!

Please	S’il vous plaît seel voo pleh
Thanks (very much)	Merci (beaucoup) mehr-see (boh-koo)
You’re welcome!	De rien! duh ryañ!
Yes	Oui wee
No	Non noñ
Yes, please	Oui, merci wee, mehr-see
No, thanks	Non, merci noñ, mehr-see
OK!	D’accord! da-kor!
Sir/Mr	Monsieur/M. muh-syuh
Madam/Mrs/Ms	Madame/Mme ma-dam
Miss	Mademoiselle/Mlle mad-mwa-zel
Hello/Hi	Bonjour/Salut boñ-zhoor/sa-lew
Goodbye/Bye	Au revoir/Salut oh ruh-vwar/sa-lew
Bye for now	À bientôt a byañ-toh
Good evening	Bonsoir boñ-swar
Goodnight	Bonne nuit bon nwee
See you tomorrow	À demain a duh-mañ
Excuse me! (to catch attention)	Pardon, monsieur/madame! par-doñ, muh-syuh/ma-dam!
Sorry!	Pardon! par-doñ!
I’m sorry	Je suis désolé(e) zhuh swee day-zo-lay
How are you?	Comment allez-vous? ko-mahñ ta-lay voo?
Fine, thanks	Très bien, merci treh byañ, mehr-see
And you?	Et vous? ay voo?
I don’t understand	Je ne comprends pas zhuh nuh koñ-prahñ pa
I speak very little French	Je parle très peu le français zhuh parl treh puh luh frahñ-seh

Key phrases

      You don’t need to say complicated things to get what you want. Often simply naming the thing and adding s’il vous plaît will do the trick, even when asking for directions.

the (masculine)	le luh
(feminine)	la la
(plural)	les lay
the museum	le musée luh mew-zay
the station	la gare la gar
the shops	les magasins lay ma-ga-zañ
a/one (masculine)	un uñ
(feminine)	une ewn
a ticket/one stamp	un billet/un timbre uñ bee-yeh/uñ tañbr
a room/one bottle	une chambre/une bouteille ewn shahñbr/ewn boo-tay-yuh
some (masculine)	du dew
(feminine)	de la duh la
(plural)	des day
some wine	du vin dew vañ
some jam	de la confiture duh la koñ-fee-tewr
some chips	des frites day freet
Do you have…?	Est-ce que vous avez…?/Vous avez…? es kuh voo za-vay…?/voo za-vay…?
Do you have a room?	Est-ce que vous avez une chambre? es kuh voo za-vay ewn shahñbr?
Do you have some milk?	Vous avez du lait? voo za-vay dew leh?
I’d like…	Je voudrais… zhuh voo-dreh…
We’d like…	Nous voudrions… noo voo-dree-oñ…
I’d like an ice cream	Je voudrais une glace zhuh voo-dreh ewn glas
We’d like to visit Paris	Nous voudrions visiter Paris noo voo-dree-oñ vee-zee-tay pa-ree
Some more…	Encore du/de la/des… ahñ-kor dew/duh la/day…
Another…	Un/Une autre… uñ/ewn ohtr…
Some more bread	Encore du pain ahñ-kor dew pañ
Some more soup	Encore de la soupe ahñ-kor duh la soop
Some more glasses	D’autres verres dohtr vehr
Another coffee	Un autre café uñ ohtr ka-fay
Another beer	Une autre bière ewn ohtr byehr
How much is it?	C’est combien? say koñ-byañ?
How much is the room?	C’est combien la chambre? say koñ-byañ la shahñbr?
large/small	grand/petit grahñ/puh-tee
with/without	avec/sans a-vek/sahñ
Where is/are…?	Où est/sont…? oo ay/soñ…?
the nearest	le/la plus proche luh/la plew prosh
How do I get…?	Pour aller…? poor a-lay…?
to the museum	au musée oh mew-zay
to the station	à la gare a la gar
to Brioude	à Brioude a bree-ood
There is/are…	Il y a… eel ya…
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