How to Introduce Yourself in French – Easy Phrases for Beginners

Do you want to introduce yourself in French and make a good first impression? Start with the basics: greetings, polite questions, and answers!

The blue text is the pronunciation guide to help you say each word correctly.

Greeting

Good morning/ afternoon : Bonjour

Good evening : Bonsoir

Hi : Salut (salew)

How are you ?

When you meet someone for the first time, it's polite to ask how they are. In French, there are three different ways to say “How are you?”, depending on the level of formality.

With three levels of politeness

And you :

After answering, it’s polite to ask the other person too. Let’s see how to say “And you?” in French – formal and informal ways.

Very polite : et vous (é vu)

Friends : et toi (é twa)

Example :

Let’s see some examples with different levels of politeness in normal everyday conversations.

Very polite :

Bonjour Monsieur, comment allez-vous ?

Bonjour, bien merci et vous ?

Très bien merci !

Friends :

Salut Max, comment tu vas ?

Hey, ça va bien et toi ?

Ça va merci !

Introducing yourself

Now that you know how to greet someone, let’s learn how to introduce yourself in French.
These are the most common questions and answers when meeting someone for the first time.

You’ll see each question in English and French, followed by an easy pronunciation guide in blue.

What is your name ?

Comment tu t’appelles ?

(komen tew tapel)

My name is .. :

Je m’appelle ..

(Je mapel ..)

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How old are you ?

Quel âge tu as ?

(kel age tew a)

I’m 30 years old :

J’ai trente ans

(G trenten)

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Where do you live ?

Où habites-tu ?

(U abite tew ?)

I’m living in France :

J’habite en France

(jabite en France)

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What is your work ?

Quel est ton travail ?

(kel é ton travail)

I’m a teacher :

je suis professeur

(je sui professeur)

Courteous words

Nice to meet you :

enchantée (enchenté)

Thank you :

merci (mersi)

Thank you very much :

merci beaucoup (mersi bocu)

You’re welcome : de rien

To say goodbye

Once the conversation is over, knowing how to say goodbye in French is just as important.

Goodbye : au revoir (orevwar)

Bye : Salut (salew)

See you soon : À bientôt (a biento)

See you tomorrow : à demain (a deman)

See you later : à plus tard (a plu tar)

You’ve just learned how to introduce yourself in French, great job!

👉 Ready to keep going? In the next lesson, you’ll learn how to count in French and use numbers in everyday situations.

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