3 Ways To Say My Name Is In French

For example, you might say “Bonjour! Je m’appelle Marie. Comment vous appelez-vous?” (Hello! My name is Marie. What’s your name?)

Example: A young woman walks up to you in a café. She says: “Bonjour! Je m’appelle Renée. Et toi?” (Hello! My name is Renée. And you?) You could respond: “Bonjour! Moi c’est Marie. Enchantée. " (Hello! I’m Marie. Nice to meet you. ) In casual, informal settings, you can leave off any phrase at all and simply say your name in response. The other person will understand that you are introducing yourself. Example: A man approaches you at an informal gathering at a friend’s house. He says: “Salut! Je m’appelle Pierre. " (Hi! My name is Pierre. ) You could respond: “Salut! Marc. " (Hi! [I’m] Marc. )

This phrasing would be appropriate if, for example, someone addressed you formally by your last name, and you wanted them to use your first name instead. However, a French person is much more likely to refer to you by your last name than by your first name.

Example: “Je m’appelle Jonathan, mais je me fais appeler Jon. " (My name is Jonathan, but I prefer to be called Jon. )

For example, suppose you were at a dinner party and wanted to introduce yourself to a guest who was famous or distinguished. You might say “Pardonnez-moi. Je me présente, Marie. Enchantée. " (Excuse me. My name is Marie. I’m pleased to meet you. )

In general, it’s more appropriate in France to use vous until the other person uses tu with you. This way you avoid offending anyone or seeming forward.

For example, if you’re talking to children, you would use tu. You might also use tu if you were at a party or other friendly gathering, and the person was around your age.

For example, if you’re talking to children, you would use tu. You might also use tu if you were at a party or other friendly gathering, and the person was around your age.

For example, if you saw a child who appeared to be lost, you might say “Salut! Je m’appelle Marie, et toi?” (Hi! My name’s Marie, and you?)

If they’ve already indicated that they were pleased to meet you, saying it again will make you sound stiff. Instead, simply say de même (deh mehm), which means “likewise. "

A greeting is typically accompanied with the question comment allez-vous? (coh-moh tah-lay voo), which means “How are you?” The most common response is ça va bien (sah vah byang), which means “I’m doing well. " You can also simply say ça va, which is closer to saying “fine” in English.

For example, you might say je viens des États-Unis, or “I’m from the United States. " The word de changes to match the name of the place. Since états (states) is plural, you would use the plural des. If you’re from a place that starts with a vowel, you wouldn’t pronounce the e in de. For example, you would say je viens d’Atlanta (I’m from Atlanta). Continue the conversation by asking D’où viens-tu? or D’où venez-vous? which means “Where are you from. " You can also simply say Et toi? or Et vous?

In response, you would say je suis followed by the word for your occupation. Some common occupations include étudiant (student), infirmière (nurse), directeur (manager), and enseignant (teacher). Ask Et toi? or Et vous? to turn the question around to the other person. When they tell you what they do, you might say Est-ce que ça vous plaît? or Est-ce que ça te plaît? You’re asking them if they enjoy their work, and giving them an opportunity to talk about it.

S’il vous plaît (see voo play) means “please. " The informal version is s’il te plaît. Merci (mair-see) means “thank you. " You can also say merci beaucoup, which means “thank you very much. " If someone says merci to you, reply de rien (deh rryang). Excusez-moi (ecks-cyoo-say mwhah) means “excuse me. " You can also say pardon (pahr-dohn). Désolé (day-soh-lay) means “sorry. " Either excusez-moi or pardon will also work, depending on the context.

Je ne parle pas bien français (zheh neh pahrl pahs byang frahn-seh) means “I don’t speak French well. " Je ne comprends pas (zheh neh cohm-prahng pahs) means “I don’t understand. " Pouvez-vous répéter, s’il vous plaît? means “Please say that again. " Parlez plus lentement, s’il vous plaît means “Please speak more slowly. "