bonjour

Example Sentences

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I passed with a Parisian-lilted bonjour and he said bonjour back with the Chadian “r” that rolls off the tongue.

From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2018

Nous nous sommes dites bonjour, et dans l’oreille, je lui ai dit que je lui expliquerai.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2016

She greeted me with warm eyes and a soft bonjour, her long gray hair pulled back behind her head.

From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2015

But in France, bonjour means much more than that.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2014

The only word I knew in French was bonjour, which did me no good.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah