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14 Ways to Say Goodbye in French (With Pronunciation)

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Saying ‘goodbye’ in French can be tricky. There are many ways to do it, depending on how you feel and who you’re talking to. Sometimes it’s for a short time, sometimes forever. Don’t worry! We’ll show you easy French words for different goodbyes. You’ll learn which ones to use and when.

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  • Ways to say “Au revoir” in French
  • Au revoir
  • Bonne journée/Bonne soirée/ bonne nuit
  • Salut
  • À plus tard
  • À plus
  • À tout à l’heure
  • À tout de suite
  • À tout
  • À bientôt
  • À la prochaine
  • À demain
  • À un de ces quatre
  • Au plaisir
  • Adieu

Ways to say “Au revoir” in French

Ways to say "Au revoir" in French
Ways to say “Au revoir” in French

Au revoir

Au revoir is the Most Common Way of Saying Goodbye in French, and it means goodbye literally. Au revoir can be used formally or informally. So you can use this expression in any situation.

Bonne journée/Bonne soirée/ bonne nuit

It is a way to end a conversation in any situation. These phrases can be used in both formal and informal settings.

-Bonne journée means have a good day.

-Bonne soirée means have a good evening.

-Bonne nuit means have a good night.

Salut

means both “hello” and “goodbye”. Used in an informal setting.

À plus tard

Is used more in an informal setting as well, which means that we will see the person again later in the day.

À plus

As an alternative to “à plus tard”, you can use a shorter-expression which is “à plus”, and By SMS or email, we will use: A+.

Be sure to pronounce the s in the word plus.

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À tout à l’heure

In this case, we don’t say “au revoir” to the person because we will see them again later in the day.

À tout de suite

Means “See you in a minute” – so to be used only when you’ll see the other person again right away.

This sentence can, for example, be used on the phone: you agree to meet the person you are talking to within a few minutes.

À tout

In an informal context, you can use a shorter-expression “à tout”. This is a common expression used in spoken French today.

Please note that it is not correct to write “à tout” as this is a contraction done only orally. It’s the contraction of ” à tout de suite ” or ” à tout à l’heure”.

À bientôt

Formal and informal too. Said when you don’t know when you will see your contact again.

À la prochaine

Is used in an informal setting and means that we will see the person again but we do not know when.

À demain

Formal and informal. We will see the person again the next day. It translates to see you tomorrow in English.

À un de ces quatre

It’s a casual way to say goodbye in French. You can use “à un de ces quatre” which means see you later on, see you soon.

Au plaisir

Is a common way to say goodbye in French. au plaisir is a shorter-expression of au plaisir de te vous revoir or au plaisir de te vous revoir. It translates- to the pleasure of seeing you again, so a bit like until we meet again.

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Adieu

Which means until God. Usually means that we will not see the person again.

So you’re perfectly equipped to say “goodbye” in a variety of ways! What other words or phrases have you read or heard for “goodbye”? And what are your favorites? Let us know your thoughts in the comments space below.

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