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Je m'appelle Maxime.  \nEnchantée, Monsieur. Je m'appelle Madame Lefebvre Camille. Enchanté Madame.  \nEnglish  \nReceptionist Hello, madam. I'm Maxime.  \nMrs. Lefebvre Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Mrs. Camille Lefebvre.  \nReceptionist Nice to meet you, Madam.  \nVocabulary  \n\n| French | English | Class | Gender |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| bonjour | hello | noun | masculine |\n| madame | madam | noun |  |\n| je m'appelle | My name is, I'm called | phrase |  |\n| Enchanté(e) . | Pleased / Nice to meet you. | adjective | Enchantée (feminine) |\n\nVocabulary Sample Sentences  \n\n| Bonjour Monsieur.\u003Cbr>Bonjour Madame.\u003Cbr>Bonjour Madame.\u003Cbr>Je m'appelle Nicolas.\u003Cbr>Elle est enchantée de vous voir. Il est enchanté de vous rencontrer. | \"Hello, sir.\"\u003Cbr>\"Hello, ma'am.\"\u003Cbr>\"Hello, ma'am.\"\u003Cbr>\"My name is Nicolas.\"\u003Cbr>\"She is pleased to see you.\"\u003Cbr>\"He is pleased to meet you.\"\u003Cbr>Grammar Points |\n| --- | --- |\n\nThe Focus of This Lesson is Self-Introduction and Basic Greetings in Formal French  \n[FrenchPod101.com](FrenchPod101.com)  \nLearn French with FREE Podcasts  \nBonjour, Madame.  \n\"Hello, Ma'am. \"  \nBienvenu(e) (\"Welcome\") to the French language basics. Introducing oneself is inevitable in any situation and is rather easy! Let's start with the word bonjour!  \nBonjour (\"Hello\")  \nFor a more classical and frequent greeting, use bonjour, meaning \"hello.\" Its literal meaning is \"good day.\"  \nYou can use bonjour anytime during the day in any circumstances. If you are speaking to a friend, an elderly person, or an unknown person in an informal or formal situation, use bonjour. It the safest and most respectable way of greeting a person while in France or another French-speaking country.  \nIf the evening is falling and night is soon to come, use bonsoir, meaning \"good evening.\" Like bonjour, bonsoir is the most common way to greet someone in a safe manner. The only difference is that you can use bonsoir for farewells as well at the end of the day.  \nNote that a title can follow both bonjour and bonsoir to be a bit more proper, as with bienvenu.  \nFor Example:  \nDaytime  \n1. Bonjour monsieur.  \n\"Hello, sir.\"  \n2. Bonjour madame.  \n\"Hello, ma'am.\"  \nEvening  \n1. Bonsoir monsieur.  \n\"Hello, sir.\" or \"Good evening, sir.\"  \n2. Bonsoir madame.  \n\"Hello, ma'am.\"  \n\"Good evening, ma'am.\"  \n[FrenchPod101.com](FrenchPod101.com)  \nLearn French with FREE Podcasts  \nGreeting During the Day  \n\n| French | French Pronunciation | \"English\" |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Bonjour | Bon-juhrr | \"Hello\" |\n| Bonjour\u003Cbr>monsieur | Bon-juhrr muh-si-hoe | \"Hello, sir\" |\n| Bonjour madame | Bon-juhrr ma-dam | \"Hello, ma'am\" |\n\nGreeting or Farewell in the Evening or at Night  \n\n| French | French Pronunciation | \"English\" |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Bonsoir | Bon-su-ahrr | \"Hello/goodbye\" |\n| Bonsoir monsieur | Bon-su-ahrr Muh-si-hoe | \"Hello/goodbye sir\" |\n| Bonsoir madame | Bon-su-ahrr Ma-dam | \"Hello/goodbye ma'am\" |\n\nStating a Name  \nAfter you're formally greeted in your hotel, someone will certainly ask you about your identity.  \nIn many other situations, social or otherwise, to get to know someone or introduce yourself, you will ask or hear the most frequent question: \"What is your name?\"  \nTo answer it, use:  \n1. the personal pronoun je, meaning \"I\" in English, and  \n2. the verb s'appeler conjugated at the correct form  \nConjugating the Verb s'appeler (\"to be called\")  \nThe verb s'appeler means \"to be called\" and we translate it with the verb \"to be\" in English when stating a name, as shown in the dialogue translation. 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