Lesson 4 : Please and thank you

Please and thank you

Politeness is important in all languages, saying please and thank you is part of this.

(Listen to the audio player at the bottom of the page, repeat these simply phrases out loud, the best way to learn to speak French is Listen and Repeat)

English	French
Please (informal singular) Please (formal, singular or plural)	S'il te plait S'il vous plait
Please, where is the telephone? What time is it please?	S'il te plait, où est le téléphone? Quelle heure est-il, s'il vous plait?
Thank you Thank you very much Thank you madame I thank you	Merci Merci beaucoup Merci madame Je vous remercie

Audio

Comments

Do not forget "tu" is informal you and "vous" is the formal "you".
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