Between girls and boys, and between girls, the normal French way of saying hello and goodbye is with kisses, usually one on each cheek. Boys shake hands with each other instead.
le bisou MASC NOUN
kiss
Viens faire un bisou à maman! Come and give Mummy a little kiss!
bizarre ADJECTIVE
strange
la blague FEM NOUN
joke
blanc
blanccan be an adjective or a noun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blanche)
whiteun chemisier blanc a white blouse une chemise blanche a white shirt
B MASC NOUN
whiteVous avez ce T-shirt en blanc? Do you have this T-shirt in white?
blanche FEM ADJECTIVE
seeblanc
de la peinture blanche white paint
le blé MASC NOUN
wheat
blessé MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blessée)
injured
la blessure FEM NOUN
injury
bleu
bleucan be an adjective or a noun.
A MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM bleue)
blueune veste bleue a blue jacket Mon uniforme est bleu et blanc. My uniform is blue and white.
B MASC NOUN
blueLa couleur préférée de ma sœur, c’est le bleu. Blue is my sister’s favourite colour.
le bleuet MASC NOUN (Canada)
blueberry
Did you know…?
The Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec is famous for its blueberries. The people who live there are also known asles Bleuets.
blond MASC ADJECTIVE (FEM blonde)
blond
Andrew a les cheveux blonds. Andrew has blond hair.
le blouson MASC NOUN
jacket
un blouson en cuir a leather jacket
le bocal MASC NOUN (PL les bocaux)
jar
le bœuf MASC NOUN
beef
un rôti de bœuf a joint of beef
bof EXCLAMATION
Comment ça va? — Bof! Pas terrible. How is it going? — Oh … not too well actually.
boire VERB
to drink
Je bois du jus d’orange au petit déjeuner. I drink orange juice with my breakfast.
le bois MASC NOUN