A0 · Social French · model audio
How to pronounce “Bonjour !” in French
Hello! Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.
Meaning and use
What this French phrase means
Bonjour !
English: Hello!
Speaker in this scene: A
Mission: Hello! · First contact
Target sound · /ɔ̃/
Use this physical cue on the target.
Round your lips and let air pass through your nose too, without adding a final n.
Model word or phrase
bonjour
helloHold the nasal sound in bon, then say bonjour.
Hello! · A0
Hear the phrase inside a complete French conversation
Read the exchange once for meaning. Then replay the target line and repeat it without losing the speaker's intention.
- ABonjour !Hello!1
- BBonjour !Hello!2
- AAu revoir !Goodbye!3
- BAu revoir !Goodbye!4
A four-pass routine
Listen, shape, say, then use.
- Play the checked model once without speaking.
- Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
- Repeat the target slowly while applying the /ɔ̃/ cue.
- Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.
Same speaking mission
Continue with related French phrases
These lines belong to the same situation, so the vocabulary and speaking intention stay connected.
Record this line inside the guided Parle mission.
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