It’s that time of the year when most of us are getting ready for Christmas! Planning days to visit family and friends; decorating the tree; watching and listening to Christmas movies and songs; counting down the days with an advent calendar; shopping for presents and making your own list for santa.
Christmas is celebrated around the world, yet the food and traditions vary. In France, Christmas is celebrated having a feast and offering presents to family on the night of the 24th of December. Christmas Eve dishes can include roast turkey, oysters, foie gras, venison, cheeses, wine and champagne!
This week, we give you seasonal expressions and french vocabulary to set you up for this Christmas:
Noël – Christmas
Joyeuse fêtes! – happy holidays
Joyeux Noël! – merry christmas
Noël sous la neige! – white christmas
Le jour de Noël – Christmas day
le Réveillon de Noël – Christmas Eve
décembre – December
l’hiver – Winter
le Réveillon – Christmas feast
Pére Noël, Papa Noël – Father Christmas, Santa Claus
le marché de Noël – Christmas market
décoration – ornament
une carte de Noël – Christmas card
un sapin de Noël, un arbre de Noël – Christmas tree
la chaussette de Noël – Christmas stocking
cadeaux – present
le papier cadeau – wrapping paper
la neige – snow
un bonhomme de neige – snowman
le flocon de neige – snowflake
l’étoile – star
un traîneau – sleigh
un ange – angel
une cloche – bell
une bougie – candle
un renne – reindeer
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