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How to say “Please give my regards to ...” in French
Ask someone to pass on a friendly greeting to another person.
Passe le bonjour à … de ma part.
Please give my regards to …
Insert the person's name using the case or preposition shown in the example.
Use it in three situations
Greeting an absent relative
Passe le bonjour à tes parents de ma part.
Please give my regards to your parents.
A message to a friend
Passe le bonjour à Anna de ma part.
Please give my regards to Anna.
Ending a family call
Passe le bonjour à tout le monde de ma part.
Please say hello to everyone for me.
What to watch for
Do not translate 'regards' as physical observation or an instruction to look.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine visiting family. Say this in French: Please give my regards to Anna.
Reveal a sample reply
Passe le bonjour à Anna de ma part.
Please give my regards to Anna.
Build a useful exchange
Thank a host and take part in a family visit.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
