CBF 1:02 | Greetings
Coffee Break French
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4.6 • 5.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2007
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
Did you know that there are different ways of greeting people depending on the time of day in France? In this episode, we'll teach you how to greet people at different times of the day. You'll also learn how to say your name in French.
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine you, you in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head, |
| 0:07.6 | taking in the views instead of taking on the road, maybe even taking a nap. |
| 0:13.6 | That's the bliss of getting where you need to go without worrying about driving. |
| 0:19.2 | Book your train journey via AvantiWescoast.co.uk and we'll take you there. |
| 0:24.4 | AvantiWescoast, feel good, travel. |
| 0:41.2 | Bonjour et bienvenue à Coffee Break French. |
| 0:43.6 | Welcome back to Coffee Break French. |
| 0:46.0 | In lesson 2, we're going to be learning some greetings for different times of the day. |
| 0:50.0 | You'll also be learning how to say my name is and see it's nice to meet someone. |
| 0:54.8 | I hope you enjoy the lesson. |
| 1:09.2 | We're going to begin with a word that we've already heard a few times on Coffee Break French. |
| 1:14.4 | And that word is a word that is known all across the world. |
| 1:17.2 | But we're going to try and make sure we're pronouncing it absolutely 100% correctly. |
| 1:22.4 | That word is bonjour. |
| 1:28.4 | Okay, très bien. |
| 1:30.0 | Now, there are two different sounds in there. |
| 1:32.0 | And remember last week when we were listening to our nasal sounds. |
| 1:35.6 | The first syllable is very nasal. |
| 1:38.0 | It's bon. |
| 1:40.0 | Bon. |
| 1:42.0 | And bon means good. |
| 1:44.4 | Remember when I say the word you repeat after me and then Anna will repeat after you. |
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