| A | B |
| Salut | Hi |
| Bonjour | Hello |
| madame | Mrs. |
| mademoiselle | Miss |
| monsieur | Mister |
| M. | Abbreviation for monsieur |
| Mme | Abbreviation for madame |
| Mlle | Abbreviation for mademoiselle |
| ça va? | How are you? How are things going? How's everything? |
| ça va | I'm fine. Everything's all right |
| ça va tres bien | Things are very good |
| ça va bien | Things are good |
| ça va comme ci, comme ça | Things are okay (so-so/like this, like that) |
| ça va mal | Things are bad (not going well) |
| ça va tres mal | Things are very bad |
| Zut! | Darn! |
| Comment vas-tu? | How are you doing (when addressing a friend) |
| Comment allez-vous? | How are you (when addressing an adult or a group of people) |