The simple, standard way of saying so is, 'bonjour'.
Some other phrases that you might like to use :
- Add "madame," "mademoiselle," or "monsieur" to the end. A polite way to address someone after saying “bonjour” is to address that person by his or her appropriate title.
- State “bonjour” first before stating the listener's title.
- Madame is the French equivalent of the English “ma'am.” Use this term for married women and pronounce it as mah-dahm.
- Mademoiselle is the French equivalent of the English “miss.”Use this term for unmarried women and pronounce it as mah-dahm-wuh-zell.
- Monsieur is the French equivalent of the English “sir” or “mister.” Use this term for any man, married or unmarried, and pronounce it as mer-syer.
2. Tell a group "bonjour à tous." Greet a crowd or audience with this phrase.
- Translated, à tous means “to all” or “everyone.” This phrase translates roughly into “good morning, everyone” or “good morning to everyone.”
- You would usually use this greeting when addressing an audience rather than when addressing a group of friends or family. It would generally be considered more polite and more commonplace to greet each person in a friendly group individually instead of all at once. If you are in a position that prevents you from doing so, however, "bonjour à tous." becomes appropriate.
- Pronounce bonjour à tous as bon-zhoor ah toos, with the “s” sounding close to a soft “z."
3. Say "bon matin" or "bonne matinée" in certain settings. Both bon matin andbonne matinée translate literally into "good morning," but neither phrase is used often as a greeting.
- This greeting is rarely used in France, but it can be used in French-speaking Québec as an informal greeting between people who are close, such as family members, friends, classmates, or close co-workers.
- Matin and matinée both mean "morning."
- Pronounce bon matin as bohn mah-tahn.
- Pronounce bonne matinée as bohn mah-teen-ay.