bonjour/hi en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- [bɒ̃ʊ̯̃ˈʒʊu̯ʁ haɪ̯] (Quebec)
Etymology
From French bonjour + hi.
Meanings
-
(Montreal) Good day.
Such is the alarm about the fragility of French in Quebec that a few years ago the provincial government passed a nonbinding resolution calling for shop attendants to replace “bonjour hi” — a common greeting in bilingual, tourist-friendly Montreal — with just “bonjour.”
2021 October 9, Dan Bilefsky, “French Language Laws Renew Rift With Quebec's English Speakers”, in The New York Times, retrieved 09 Oct 2021:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bonjour-hi | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bonjour hi | alternative | lexicographic |