Word of the month
1 bonjour Exclamation (a)
"~!" "hello!";
(in morning)
"morning!", "good morning!"
(more frm);
(in
afternoon) "afternoon!", "good afternoon!"
(more
frm);
dire ~ à qn to say hello
to sb;
avec eux c'est ~ I just know them well
enough to say hello to
2 bonjour Noun,
masculine (a) tu lui
donnes le ~ de ma part say hello to him from me, pass on my
regards (to him) (more frm); tu as le ~
de mes parents my parents say hello, my parents pass on their
regards (more frm)
Listen To Bonjour
The
Language Room highlights
'Bonjour' is an excellent word to highlight the
different pronunciation between French and English words. The
'on' is rounded with a very weak 'n'. The 'j' of 'jour' is
also soft and the 'r' very strong.