Also means
good morning
Usage Note
Bonjour literally fuses bon and jour (good day) and is the default greeting until evening, when it yields to bonsoir. Skipping it before a request strikes the French as rude, so a shopkeeper may pointedly say bonjour first to remind you.
Examples
"Bonjour, comment allez-vous ?"
Natural Translation
Hello, how are you?
Literal Translation
Hello, how go-you

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