Salutations
Primary 1 · French
Salutations
Lesson 1 of 4
10 min
Read this with a big person. Say every French word out loud.
It is the first day of school. The teacher comes in. She smiles at the class.
She says a new word: Bonjour !
Today you will say hello in French.
Bonjour means hello. (In Kinyarwanda: Muraho.)
Say it slowly: bon – jour. Make the end strong: bon-JOUR.
Say hello, then add a kind word.
Your teacher says hello to the whole class: Bonjour, les enfants ! (Hello, children!)
Monsieur Habimana is the P1 teacher. Read with a big person.
Monsieur Habimana : « Bonjour, les enfants ! »
Les élèves : « Bonjour, monsieur ! »
With a friend, you can say Salut ! (Hi!)
Say Salut to friends. Say Bonjour to grown-ups.
Tip
Big person, small friend
A grown-up gets Bonjour. A friend can get Salut.
Say your answer out loud first, then tap Show answer to check.
You see your teacher, Madame Uwase. What do you say?
Answer: Bonjour, madame !
You see your friend Mugisha. What can you say?
Answer: Salut, Mugisha ! (Bonjour, Mugisha ! is good too.)
Your teacher is a man. He says « Bonjour, les enfants ! ». What do you say back?
Answer: Bonjour, monsieur !
What does bonjour mean?
Answer: hello
What you learned today
Sources and credits
The dialogues, the pictures drawn for this lesson and the exercises (Try it yourself and the practice questions) are written by Ganzaa.
Quick check
You see your teacher. She is a woman. What do you say?
