French phrase: Bonne journée
French phrase/sentence: Bonne journée
Pronunciation: bon jor-neh
Translation: Have a nice day.
Saying goodbye in French actually has different variations, depending on what you mean. You can say “Bon journée” if you want to say “Have a nice day!”
A simple “Au revoir” or “Salut” means goodbye and bye, respectively. Meanswhile, another variation of Bonne journée is Bonne soirée which means have a nice evening, or Bonne nuit which means goodnight.

















Anne has studied and spoken French for over a decade and has lived in both France and Francophone Cameroon. She strives to write lessons that reflect her real experiences and represent the way people really speak.