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.

/ɔ̃/

Model word or phrase

bonjour

hello

Hold 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.

  1. A
    Bonjour !Hello!
  2. B
    Bonjour !Hello!
  3. A
    Au revoir !Goodbye!
  4. B
    Au revoir !Goodbye!

A four-pass routine

Listen, shape, say, then use.

  1. Play the checked model once without speaking.
  2. Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
  3. Repeat the target slowly while applying the /ɔ̃/ cue.
  4. Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.

Same speaking mission

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These lines belong to the same situation, so the vocabulary and speaking intention stay connected.

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