bonjour/hi

bonjour/hi

English

Alternative forms

• bonjour hi

Etymology

French bonjour +‎ hi.

Pronunciation

• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [bɒ̃ʊ̯̃.ˈʒʊu̯ʁ haɪ̯]

Interjection

bonjour/hi

1. (Montreal) Good day.
   • 2021 October 9, Bilefsky, Dan, “French Language Laws Renew Rift With Quebec's English Speakers”, in The New York Times‎, retrieved 2021-10-09:

     Such is the alarm about the fragility of French in Quebec that a few years ago the provincial government passed a nonbinding resolution calling for shop attendants to replace “bonjour hi” — a common greeting in bilingual, tourist-friendly Montreal — with just “bonjour.”

Usage notes

This is a bilingual greeting, meant to inform the recipient that the speaker can respond to them in either French or English.

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French

Alternative forms

• bonjour hi

Etymology

bonjour +‎ English hi.

Pronunciation

• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.ʒuʁ haj/

Interjection

bonjour/hi

1. (Montreal, bilingual) hello, good day

   Synonyms: hi/bonjour; bonjour; (familiar) salut