How to Say "Hello My Dear" in French

bonjour, mon cher

bonjour, mon cher is the French way to say "hello my dear".

This phrase is a warm and affectionate greeting used when speaking to someone close to you.

What does it mean word for word?

The word bonjour is a compound of bon (good) and jour (day).

The choice between mon cher and ma chère is determined strictly by the gender of the person being addressed.

If you are addressing a woman, you must change the masculine mon cher to the feminine ma chère.

Although bonjour is the standard greeting, it is often accompanied by la bise, a custom of kissing people on both cheeks. The number of kisses varies by region across France.
The word cher shares a distant ancestor with the English word 'desire', both stemming from a root meaning 'to wish or want'.
While it sounds romantic, using mon cher or ma chère with a stranger in a shop might be perceived as overly familiar or even condescending.

Bonjour, mon cher.
Hello, my dear.
This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase bonjour, mon cher.
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Bonjour, mon cher ami.
Hello, my dear friend.
Bonjour, ma chère collègue.
Hello, my dear colleague.
Salut, mon chéri. Ça va?
Hello, my dear. How are you?
Salut, ma chérie. Tu m'as manqué.
Hello, my dear. I missed you.
Bonjour, mon cher frère.
Hello, my dear brother.

Lucas meets his close friend Léa at a café.

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