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Discover the French idiom "C'est simple comme bonjour"

We are going to explain you everything you ever wanted to know about the basic French idiom "C'est simple comme bonjour". To be more specific, it includes a detailed guide of what it is and how you can use it in a dialogue with an audio example. Together with the cool stuff we added like dialogue example, slow pronunciation audio, synonym and more!

French to English translation

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  Translation : It's super easy

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  Literal meaning : It's as simple as hello

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  Register : Informal - Basic

Pronunciation

Slow

Normal

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  IPA : / sɛ sɛ̃plə kɔm bɔ̃ʒuːʁ /

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What does it mean exactly?

Definition

• Simple → Simple
• Comme → As / Like
• Bonjour → Hello

What's more natural than saying "Hello" to someone? What is easier in French than the word "Bonjour"? For both questions, the answer would be "Not much".

That's why we use this comparison when talking about something very simple, easy or obvious.

How to use

Well, when it comes to using this expression: "C'est simple comme bonjour" (It's as simple as hello). 

Simply replace any mention of "It's super easy" or "It's really simple/obvious" by "C'est simple comme bonjour" and you are done.

Synonyms

• C'est bête comme chou. ("It's stupid like cabbage")
• C'est enfantin. ("It's childish")
• C'est simple comme tout. ("It's as simple as everything")
• C'est simple comme Baptiste. ("It's as simple as Baptiste")(French name)
• C'est du gâteau. ("It's cake")