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Bonne soirée, Monsieur ! Nous sommes prêts.

Bonne soirée, Monsieur ! Nous sommes prêts.
Have a good evening, sir! We are ready.
From Lesson 11:Saying goodbye·French

Questions & Answers about Bonne soirée, Monsieur ! Nous sommes prêts.

Why does it say Bonne soirée instead of Bonsoir?
In French, bonsoir means "good evening" and is used to say hello when you arrive somewhere. Bonne soirée translates more like "have a good evening" and is used when you are leaving or saying goodbye.
Why is there an "s" at the end of prêts?
In French, adjectives must match the noun they describe. Because nous (we) is plural, the adjective prêt (ready) needs an s at the end. If the group of people saying "we" was made up entirely of women, it would be prêtes, adding an e for feminine and an s for plural.
Why is there a space before the exclamation mark in Monsieur !?
In French punctuation, you must put a space before two-part punctuation marks, which includes exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), colons (:), and semicolons (;). It's a small but important rule for writing in French!
How do I pronounce Monsieur? The spelling looks tricky.
The spelling is a bit of an exception in French! Even though it looks like it should be pronounced "mon-sieur", it is actually pronounced like "muh-syuh". The n and the r are totally silent.

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