Both of these French greetings are also commonly used by text message and online, though they are usually shortened. This is the most formal way to address a group of people. If you split bonjour in half you have bon and jour. The literal translation of bonjour is good day.

Bon means good; jour means day.

Because you are literally wishing someone a good day, this word actually expires as the evening falls. This brings us to bonsoir. Good evening! There is a certain time of day when bonjour becomes bonsoir. No-one knows. This is a cruel secret that the French refuse to share with us.

But, it appears to fall somewhere between 4PM and 6PM. People stop using bonjour and move on to evening mode with bonsoir. The literal translation is good evening.

Bon means good; soir means evening. Again it is polite to also use a title with this greeting such as Bonsoir, madame. As you get to know people, you can start using the less formal expression salut to greet people. In English, we say literally "good morning", "good afternoon", or "good evening. Use the Right Greeting There are many ways to greet people in French. The proper greeting depends upon the situation and people you are greeting. If it's morning, and you are greeting someone you do not know, use bonjour.

Maque Choux mock-shoo : A dish made by scraping young corn off the cob and smothering the kernels in tomatoes, onion, and spices. Merci Mare see : Thanks. Nonc Nonk : Uncle.

Pain Perdu pan-pear-doo : Means "lost bread"; a breakfast treat made by soaking stale bread in an egg batter, then frying and topping with cane syrup or powdered sugar. Pauve ti bete Pove tee bet : Poor little thing. Pirogue pee-row : A Cajun canoe. Po-Boy: A sandwich extravaganza that began as a five-cent lunch for poor boys. Always made with French bread, po-boys can be stuffed with fried oysters, shrimp, fish, crawfish, meatballs, smoked sausage and more. Praline praw-leen : The sweetest of sweets, this is a candy patty made of sugar, cream and pecans.

Roux rue : Base of gumbos or stews, made of flour and oil mixture.

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