Email greetings: Professional for business

🇫🇷 [Cher Monsieur] is much more formal than English "Dear Sir." In real business emails, people often prefer [Bonjour Monsieur] if they know the person's title but want a more modern tone.

💬 [Cher] changes to [chère] before a feminine title like [Madame]. You see the same pattern in other greetings: [cher client] but [chère cliente].

🇫🇷 [Chère Madame] is formal and a bit traditional in email. In many everyday business emails, [Bonjour Madame] sounds more current and natural.

💬 [Cher] changes to plural [chers] with a plural group: [Cher collègue] but [Chers collègues]. The final [s] in [chers] is usually heard here because it links into the vowel at the start of [collègues]: (shayr-koh-lehg).

🇫🇷 In French business email, [Bonjour] is extremely common as the opening line, even when the message is fairly formal. It often sounds more natural than a direct equivalent of "Dear ..." in modern workplace writing.

🇫🇷 [Cordialement] is a standard neutral business sign-off in France. It is polite but not warm, so with close colleagues it can feel a bit distant.

🇫🇷 [Bien cordialement] is slightly warmer than [Cordialement] and very common in professional email. It works well when you want to sound polite without being stiff.

🇫🇷 [À qui de droit] is mainly for formal letters or documents when you truly do not know the recipient. In a normal business email, it can sound impersonal if a name or role is available.

💬 [D'] in [d'agréer] is short for [de] before a vowel, so it cannot stand alone. This whole closing is a fixed formal formula, much more ceremonial than something you would build word by word.

💬 [Votre] shows you are addressing the reader with [vous], which is the normal choice in professional email. The same pattern appears in phrases like [je vous remercie] and [dans l'attente de votre réponse].