A question for French speakers...?

Question

I'm learning French, and I've already learned how to say "thanks", but not also "your welcome", so I was wondering...

Is it customary to say "your welcome" after someone says "thank you"? If so what is the word/phrase equivalent?

Answer 1

If youre speaking French to a French person, you'd say "De rien" for "youre welcome" and yes, it is customary.

You can also say "Pas de quoi", but thats used less and less these days, even in France.

On the other hand, if youre speaking to a Canadian french speaker (from Quebec) you can say "bienvenu" (which is literally "welcome"). French people will rarely say that, but Canadian French-speakers use it all the time.

Answer 2

Well, it's cutomary good manners to reply to someone who says "Merci" or Thanks.

De rien, it's nothing; is really more colloquial, in reply.

I've hardly heard any say "Je vous en pris" or "Pas de quoi".

There was just once that I heard a Professor say "Je vous en pris" and the young lady he said it to had the "Whatever!" expression on her pretty face, when he did that!?

Never heard anyone do the "Pas de quoi", though.

Of course, this is in France. In Quebec, they'd say what the Quebecoise said! Heck, they say "Thank you kindly!" there!

Cheers!

Simon Templar

Answer 3

You can say "De rien", "(Il n'y a) pas de quoi". Yes, it's very common to hear people reply this after someone said thank you!

Answer 4

Formal: "je vous en pris" OR Informal: "je t'en pris"

Formal: "il n'y a pas de quoi" OR Informal: "pas de quoi"

"de rien" = it's nothing

Answer 5

Il n'y a pas de quoi, or simply "pas de quoi"

Answer 6

"Pas de quoi" that's the shorter form of " il n'y a pas de quoi"