Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Gharhwal University, Srinagar(A Central University)

Centre for Mountain Tourism & Hospitality Sutdies M.B.A. (Tourism) IIInd sem

Batch (2013-15)

SUBJECT-INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN FRENCH

Submitted to Submitted by Dr. S.K.GUPTA SAURAV RAWAT

INTRODUCE YOURSELF IN FRENCH

SUBMITTED BYSAURAV RAWAT

Steps 1Decide if the situation is formal or informal.

Formal speech should be used when speaking to strangers, or anyone older than

yourself.

STEP2Say a salutation

Some common ones are:Bonjour - bon-jshor (Hello/Good day)

Bonsoir - bon-swah (Good evening)Bonne nuit - bun-nwee (Goodnight)

Salut - sa-loo (Hi [informal])

STEP3State your name:

Je m'appelle ______ - zhuh mah-pell (My name is ______)Je suis ______ - zhuh swee (I am ______)

• Quelle est votre profession ? ( what is your profession?)

• Je suis étudiant / étudiante ( I am a student )

• Quelle est votre nationalité ? • ( what is your nationality?)

• a) Je suis indien / indienne . ( I am an Indian )

Very often, you have to introduce yourself... The most common sentence to do so is:

• Je me présente. Let me introduce myself.

• Bonjour, je m'appelle Saura Rawat.Hello, my name is Saurav Rawat.

• If you want to talk about our living place:J'habite à Srinagar Garhwal

• or about your age• J'ai 24 ans. I am 24.

So, a good introduction would probably be:• Bonjour, je m'appelle [your name]. J'ai [your

age] ans et j'habite à [your town].

THANK YOU

• First impressions are important — they can start a friendship or set the tone for your interaction with someone.

• Start with a greeting.• The simplest greeting is Bonjour, which means Hello or Good Morning.• Introduce yourself.• The two most common ways to introduce yourself are to say Je m’appelle Name (My

name isName) or Je suis Name (I'm Name).• Since you are meeting the person for the first time, you should use the formal form

of you.• When you’re meeting someone for the first time, it’s always more polite to use

the vous, which is more formal. Of course, you can use the tu form when speaking to children even if you’re meeting them for the first time. The following questions are posed in both the tu and vous forms.

• Comment t’appelles-tu? (What’s your name? [Informal])• Comment vous appelez-vous? (What’s your name? [Formal])• After they tell you their name you should respond.• It’s customary to acknowledge the introduction by making an expression of pleasure.

Common ways to express this are:• Enchanté (Delighted).

• C’est un plaisir de vous rencontrer. (It’s a pleasure to meet you.)

• Don't stop at basic introductions. You could also talk about where each of you is from or introduce someone else. ITo ask where the person is from, you can say:

• De quel pays es-tu? (What country are you from? [Informal])

• De quel pays êtes-vous? (What country are you from? [Formal])

• If you want to talk about where you live on the other hand, you can use the verbs habiter or vivre, both of which mean to live.

• prénom - first name, given name

nom - last name, family name, surname

surnom - nickname