Languages › French La Politesse: French Phrases of Politeness Share Flipboard Email Print Jose Luis Pelaez Inc / Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on August 27, 2018 When traveling in France, being polite is absolutely essential. Be sure you know how to say "please" and "thank you" at the very least. Click any link to hear that word pronounced. Please s'il vous plaît, SVP (plural or formal) s'il te plaît (singular and familiar) Please + verb (for example, "please excuse me") veuillez + infinitive (veuillez m'excuser) Thank You merci Thank you very much merci beaucoup merci bien Bless you! (thank you so much, thanks a million) mille fois merci (literally, "a thousand times thanks") You're Welcome de rien (literally, "It's nothing") It was my pleasure je vous en prie (plural or formal) je t'en prie (singular and familiar) Don't mention it pas de quoi Excuse Me! Pardon me, I beg your pardon pardon Excuse me excusez-moi I'm sorry to disturb/bother you Excusez-moi de vous déranger I'm sorry je suis désolé(e) Niceties Cheers à votre santé (plural or formal) à ta santé (singular and familiar) Enjoy your meal bon appétit ! Bless you à vos souhaits (plural or formal) à tes souhaits (singular and familiar) Sir, Mr. Monsieur Ma'am, Mrs. Madame Miss Mademoiselle Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "La Politesse: French Phrases of Politeness." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6, 2021, thoughtco.com/politeness-french-phrases-1371348. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, December 6). La Politesse: French Phrases of Politeness. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/politeness-french-phrases-1371348 Team, ThoughtCo. "La Politesse: French Phrases of Politeness." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/politeness-french-phrases-1371348 (accessed April 1, 2023). copy citation