How to Say “Good Morning” in French

The familiar way to say “good morning” in French is “bonjour,” but there are other ways to greet people in the morning in this language. The following is one of the most common sentences that you should know.

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Basic “Good Morning” Sentences

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Say “bonjour”. ^{[1] X Research Source} This is a familiar greeting in French, used to say “good morning”, “good afternoon”, “good day” and “hello”.

This is the standard way to say “good morning” in French, you can use it in any French-speaking country or territory.
This is a combination of the French words “bon” and “jour”. Jour means day, also bon is auspicious. Literally translated would be “good day”.
Pronounced bonjour is bon-zhoor .

Hello to each specific person

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Add “madame”, “mademoiselle” or “monsieur” at the end of the greeting. A polite way to greet someone after saying “bonjour” is to add the person’s appropriate title. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Say “bonjour” before adding the listener’s name.
Madame in French means the equivalent of “Mrs” in English. Use this title for married women and pronounce it as mah-dahm .
Mademoiselle in French is equivalent to “Miss” in English. ^{[3] X Research Source} Use this title for unmarried women and pronounce it as mah-dehm-wah-zell .
Monsieur in French is equivalent to “Sir” (Sir) or “Mr” (Mr) in English. Use this title for men, married or not, and pronounce it as mer-syer .

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Greet the group with “bonjour à tous”. You would use this phrase to greet an entire crowd or audience.

In translation, à tous means “all” or “everyone”. This sentence literally translates as “good morning to everyone” or “good morning everyone”.
You often use this greeting when greeting an audience instead of a group of friends or family. Usually, greeting each person in a close group instead of greeting the entire group is considered more polite and more common. However, if you are in a situation where you cannot greet each person individually, using “bonjour à tous” is also appropriate.
Pronounced bonjour à tous is bon-zhoor ah toos , with the “s” sounding like a light “z” sound.

Other sayings in the morning

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Say “bon matin” in some contexts. Bon matin is said to be imprecise, but can be used in an informal context (which it really shouldn’t be). Correctly translated, this phrase means “good morning”, and is a loanword from English.

This greeting is rarely used in France, but is often used in Québec as a casual greeting between close people, such as family members, friends, classmates or close colleagues.
Matin means “morning”.
Pronounced bon matin is bohn mah-tahn .
However, you should avoid taking “Bon matin”.

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Wake someone up with “Réveille-toi!” ^{[4] X Research Source} This is a common way to ask someone to wake up while they are still asleep.

Use this imperative with young children or loved ones you live with. This sentence is used to call someone “Wake up!”
This phrase is taken from the reflexive verb “se réveiller”, which means “to wake up”. Correct translation means “wake up yourself”.
Pronounced réveille-toi is rheh-vay-twa .

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Tell someone “Lève-toi!” ^{[5] X Research Source} Similar to “réveille-toi”, “lève-toi” is a command used to wake someone up.

Use this imperative with your loved ones living with you, especially with your children and grandchildren. This is a common imperative and should not be used by anyone who is not too familiar.
This sentence is taken from the reflexive verb “se lever” in French, which means “wake up by yourself” or “wake up”.
Pronounced lève-toi is layv-twa.

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Basic “Good Morning” Sentences

Hello to each specific person

Other sayings in the morning

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