Salut! Je m’appelle… Comment t’appelles-tu?

How do teenagers in the United States greet adults? How do they greet other teenagers?

How do they say goodbye? What gestures do they use?

Savais-tu que…? Did you know…? In France, girls kiss both girls and boys

on the cheek when they meet or say goodbye.

The number of kisses varies from two to four depending on the region.

Boys shake hands with one another. Teenagers may kiss adults who are

family members or friends of the family, but they shake hands when they greet other adults.

Combien de bises?

To address adults who aren’t family members, teenagers generally use these titles:Madame (Mme) – Is used to address a married woman

Mademoiselle (Mlle) – Is used to address an unmarried woman

Monsieur (M) – Is used to address a man

Comment ça va? Comment ça va?

Comment ça va? Or Ça va? (How are you?) is an informal greeting that corresponds to the following expressions:

Comment vas-tu? (when addressing a friend) Ex: Salut Paul. Comment vas-tu?

Comment allez-vous? (when addressing an adult)Ex: - Bonjour, monsieur. Comment allez-vous?

Comment ça va…Comment ça va…

super! great!

très bien. very well.

Comment ça va?

Bien. Well. Pas mal. Not bad.

Ça va…Ça va…

Comme ci comme ça. Comme ci comme ça. So so.So so.

Bof! Bof! Neither good Neither good nor bad, nor bad, expression expression of indifferenceof indifference

Ça va…Ça va…

Très mal. Very bad.

Mal. Bad.

Pas Terrible. Not so great.

Comment ça va?

Et toi? Et toi?

“Ça va” Rue Sésame