Word
Au revoir, Monsieur, et bonne journée !
Meaning
Goodbye, sir, and have a good day!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Au revoir, Monsieur, et bonne journée !
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Monsieur
sir
au revoir
goodbye
bonne journée
have a good day
Questions & Answers about Au revoir, Monsieur, et bonne journée !
Why does this sentence use "bonne" instead of "bon"?
I learned that "jour" means day. Why do we use "journée" here?
Jour is mostly used to talk about a day as a simple unit of time, like when you are counting how many days have passed. Journée emphasizes the whole duration and experience of the day from morning to evening. Because you are wishing someone a good continuous experience throughout their day, you use bonne journée.
How do you actually pronounce "Monsieur"?
The spelling is an old exception and doesn't match standard pronunciation rules! It sounds roughly like "muh-syuh". You do not pronounce the "n" in the middle, and the "r" at the very end is completely silent.