French words for kids · Greetings & manners
How to say “good morning” in French
A morning greeting is easy to make a daily habit, because the moment it belongs to happens every single day.
Good morning in French
bonjour
Sounds like ≈ boh(n)-ZHOOR
Good to know: French has no separate "good morning": bonjour (literally "good day") covers the whole morning and afternoon. In the evening it becomes bonsoir.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our French songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Bonjour, monsieur le marchand !
Good morning, stallholder!
from Au Marché (At the Market)
Bonjour, maman !
Good morning, Mom!
from Maman et Papa (Mom and Dad)
Réveille-toi, bonjour !
Wake up, good morning!
from Ma Journée (My Day)
2 songs that teach it
“Good morning” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in French with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Salut, Comment Ça Va ?, Au Revoir, Amis, Dix Petits Oiseaux, À la ferme, Animaux de la jungle, Ma famille, Maman et Papa, Mamie et Papi and 16 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Say bonjour at the bedroom door every morning before anything else, and wait for your child to answer it back.
- 2Open the curtains together and greet the sun, the sky and the street with bonjour.
- 3Play the greeting song while getting dressed; within a week most kids start singing the first line on their own.
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Frenchhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using French songs with your family.