| Salutations | Greetings | |
| Monsieur | Sir | |
| Madame | Ma’am (Mrs.) | |
| Mademoiselle | Miss | |
| Bonjour, Monsieur | Good day (Hello), Sir | |
| Bonsoir | Good evening | |
| Au revoir | Goodbye | |
| Salut! | Hi! | |
| À tout à l’heure! | See you in a little while. (same day) | |
| À ce soir. | See you this evening. | |
| À demain. | See you tomorrow. | |
| À bientôt. | See you soon. (probably not on the same day) | |
| Comment vous appelez-vous? | What’s your name? (formal) | |
| Comment tu t’appelles? | What’s your name? (informal) | |
| (Comment t’appelles-tu?) | ||
| Je m’appelle… | My name is… | |
| Comment allez-vous? | How are you? (formal) | |
| Comment vas-tu? | How are you? (informal) | |
| Je vais très bien, merci. | I am very well, thank you. | |
| Je vais bien, merci. | I am fine, thank you. | |
| Pas mal, merci. | Not bad, thank you. | |
| Bien, merci! | Great, thanks! | |
| Comment ça va? | How are things going? | |
| Ça va (bien)? | Are things going (well)? | |
| Ça va bien. | Things are going well. | |
| Et vous? Vous êtes d’où? | And you? Where are you from? (formal) | |
| Et toi? Tu es d’où? | And you? Where are you from? (informal) | |
| Présentations | Introductions | |
| Monsieur, je vous présente… | Sir, I would like to introduce to you… (formal) | |
| Je te présente… | I would like to introduce to you…. (informal) | |
| Voici… | This is… | |
| Qui est-ce? | Who is it? | |
| C’est… | It’s… | |
| Ce sont… | They are… | |
| Comment s’appelle-t-il/elle? | What’s his/her name? | |
| Il/Elle s’appelle… | His/Her name is… | |
| Il/Elle est de… | He/She is from… | |
| Comment s’appellent-ils/elles? | What are their names? | |
| Ils/Elles s’appellent… | Their names are… | |
| Qu’est-ce qu’il/elle fait? | What does he/she do? | |
| Qu’est-ce qu’ils/elles font? | What do they do? | |
| Il est… Elle est… | He/She is a/an… | |
| acteur / actrice | actor / actress | |
| architecte | architect | |
| chanteur / chanteuse | singer | |
| coiffeur / coiffeuse | hair dresser | |
| dentiste | dentist | |
| ingénieur | engineer | |
| journaliste | journalist | |
| médecin | doctor | |
| professeur | teacher, professor | |
| retraité / retraitée | retired man/woman | |
| stagiaire | intern | |