Now you know how to talk about date and time in French, let’s continue with some more special occasions, holidays and how to wish people well in French.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning French“.
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Good wishes
English | French | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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All the best! | Tous mes vœux! | fr-sing_all-the-best |
Congratulations! | Félicitations! | fr-sing_congratulations |
Good luck! | Bonne chance! | fr-sing_good-luck |
Happy birthday! | Bon anniversaire! | fr-sing_happy-birthday |
Merry Christmas! | Joyeux Noël! | fr-sing_merry-christmas |
Happy Easter! | Joyeuses Pâques! | fr-sing_happy-easter |
Happy New Year! | Bonne année! | fr-sing_happy-new-year |
with all my heart / wholehearted | très sincèrement | fr-sing_with-all-my-heartwholehearted |
Holidays & festive occasions
English | French | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
birthday | anniversaire | fr-sing_birthday |
Christmas | Noël | fr-sing_christmas |
Yule | Noël | fr-sing_yule |
Christmas Eve | réveillon de Noël | fr-sing_christmas-eve |
Easter | Pâques | fr-sing_easter |
Easter holidays | vacances de Pâques | fr-sing_easter-holidays |
Pentecost / Whitsun | Pentecôte | fr-sing_pentecostwhitsun |
New Year’s Eve | réveillon du Nouvel An | fr-sing_new-years-eve |
New Year | Nouvel An | fr-sing_new-year |
wedding | mariage | fr-sing_wedding |
name day | fête | fr-sing_name-day |
Valentine’s Day | Saint Valentin | fr-sing_valentines-day |
anniversary | anniversaire | fr-sing_anniversary |
Verbs
English | French | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) invite | inviter | fr-sing_to-invite |
(to) wish | souhaiter | fr-sing_to-wish |
(to) make a gift | faire un cadeau | fr-sing_to-make-a-gift |
(to) get | recevoir | fr-sing_to-get |
Vocabulary & Phrases
English | French | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
party [Sg] | fête | fr-sing_party | parties [Pl] | fêtes | fr-plur_party |
birthday party | fête d'anniversaire | fr-sing_birthday-party |
invitation [Sg] | invitation | fr-sing_invitation | invitations [Pl] | invitations | fr-plur_invitation |
I invite you to the party! | Je t'invite à la fête! Je vous invite à la fête! | fr-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party fr-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party-2 |
wish [Sg] | vœu | fr-sing_wish | wishes [Pl] | vœux | fr-plur_wish |
What would you like? / What do you want? | Qu'est-ce que tu veux? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez? | fr-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want fr-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want-2 |
surprise [Sg] | surprise | fr-sing_surprise | surprises [Pl] | surprises | fr-plur_surprise |
present / gift [Sg] | cadeau | fr-sing_presentgift | presents / gifts [Pl] | cadeaux | fr-plur_presentgift |
Vocabulary trainer: Holidays & Good wishes in French
How do you say
surprise
in French?
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