11 phrases to learn0 key words6 useful expressions
Heading to France for greetings & politeness? These French phrases for Basic introductions / first contact cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- what's your name
- where are you from
- nice to meet you! (male speaker)
- nice to meet you! (female speaker)
- my name is
- nice to meet you. (male speaker)
Essential phrases
- Comment vous appelez-vous ?What's your name?
- D'où venez-vous ?Where are you from?
- Enchanté !Nice to meet you! (male speaker)
- Enchantée !Nice to meet you! (female speaker)
- Je m'appelle…My name is…
- Enchanté.Nice to meet you. (male speaker)
- Enchantée.Nice to meet you. (female speaker)
- Je viens des États-Unis.I'm from the United States.
- Je suis touriste.I'm a tourist.
- Je suis ici en vacances.I'm here on vacation.
- Je reste pour une semaine.I'm staying for a week.
Useful expressions
- enchanté — Nice to meet you (said by a man)
- enchantée — Nice to meet you (said by a woman)
- d'où venez-vous — Where are you from
- en vacances — On vacation
- ici — Here
- pour une semaine — For a week
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.