En Francais, s'il te plait...

[mcgillianaire]

Mes Amis! I need some help with forming French Phrases which I can use on my job so that I don't sound like an idiot. :) Any feedback would be grr888888ly appreciated!


1. Oh sorry, I don't speak French very well. (My name is and) I am a student @ McGill University, calling on behalf of Alma Mater McGill.

2. Since I cannot speak French very well I'll get someone else to call you back who speaks it fluently.

3. Sorry for the inconvenience and have a good evening.

4. Is there a different number I could reach him/her @ instead?

Also, why do people say Bonjour here @ the end of a convo when it's 8 @ night?? I'm also confused about how and when to use Bonsoir as opposed to Boinsoiree. (Sorry, couldn't be bothered to put in all the accents, so y'all know what I'm talkin' about).

Once again, many thanks for the help!! :D

Comments

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

thanks for the info about bonne soiree. :)

uve got me confused about bonjour tho, cuz i know it means 'hello', but some of the quebecois i called said it @ the 'end' of the convo. that confused me...

[alia90.livejournal.com]

oh, it's because bonjour is a form salutation that could also mean goodbye....

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

ahhh, now that makes a lotta sense. thanx! :)
i'm curious if you know if bonjour as a leaving salutation is used in france or any other french-speaking countries/communities?