| salut | hi |
| bienvenue | welcome |
| bonjour | good day (greeting) |
| bonsoir | good evening/night (greeting) |
| bonne journée | good day (farewell) |
| bonne soirée | good evening/night (farewell) |
| bonne nuit | good night (farewell) |
| Comment allez-vous ? | How are you? formal |
| Comment vas-tu ? | How are you? informal |
| -bien | -good |
| pas mal | -not bad |
| ça va ? informal | How's it going? informal |
| -oui, ça va. informal | it's going good |
| -ça va pas. informal | it's not going too well |
| au revoir | see you later |
| à bientôt | see you soon |
| à tout à l'heure | see you soon |
| s'il vous plaît | Please |
| s'il te plaît informal | |
| merci | thank you |
| de rien | you're welcome |
| excusez-moi | Excuse me (asking a question) |
| excuse-moi informal | |
| pardonnez-moi | Excuse me - bumping into someone, or moving through people |
| pardonne-moi informal | |
| pardon | |
| félicitations | Congratulations |
| bonne chance | Good luck |
| Monsieur | Sir |
| Madame | Madam |
| Mademoiselle | Miss |