Word
bonjour
Phoneticsbon·jour
/bənˈʒʊɹ/
Definition
interj. a common French word for 'hello' or 'good day'. You use it to greet someone in French-speaking countries or when speaking French.
interj. a greeting in French, literally meaning 'good day'. Used as a standard salutation in both spoken and written French.
Examples
“Bonjour, comment allez-vous?”
“The hotel staff greeted every guest with a warm 'bonjour' as they entered the lobby.”
“While 'bonjour' is the standard greeting for the day, it is typically replaced by 'bonsoir' once the sun has set and the evening begins.”
Examples
simple
“Bonjour, comment allez-vous?”
contextual
“The hotel staff greeted every guest with a warm 'bonjour' as they entered the lobby.”
complex
“While 'bonjour' is the standard greeting for the day, it is typically replaced by 'bonsoir' once the sun has set and the evening begins.”
Etymology
Borrowed from French bonjour (“good afternoon/good day/good morning”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scan code
englishreference.com/q/bonjour