The French Experience 2 - Celebrations
Fêtes et souvenirs
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Special events
Useful phrases to talk about a festival or special event. A couple from Guadeloupe talk about their wedding day.
Festivals
The most typical festivals in Senegal, Quebec and Guadeloupe.
Winter festival
A description of how the winter carnival is celebrated in Quebec.
Independence Day
How Senegal celebrates its independence day on 4th April.
- FrançaisEnglish
- le jour de l'anNew Year's Day
- le cimetièrecemetery
- la fêtefestival
- la fête nationalenational day
- la fête musulmaneMuslim festival
- la ToussaintAll Saints Day
- la veillethe day before
- la journéeday
- toute la journéeall day long
- NoëlChristmas
- un sapin de NoëlChristmas tree
- un défilé dans les ruesa parade in the streets
- un spectacle le soira show in the evening
- des boulesbaubles (f)
- des bougiescandles (f)
- se souhaiter la Bonne Annéeto wish each other a Happy New Year
- On va à la mosquéeWe go to the mosque
- On prieWe pray
- On fait une fêteWe celebrate
- On prépare du couscousWe prepare couscous
- On fête la veilleWe celebrate the day before
- On se souhaite la Bonne AnnéeWe wish each other a Happy New Year
- On fête les mortsWe remember the dead (lit. We celebrate the dead)
- On se met en grand boubouWe get dressed up
- il y athere is, there are
- c'est la joieit's pure joy
- C'est quelque chose d'extraordinaireIt's something out of this world
- FrançaisEnglish
- la mairietown hall
- la salle paroissialechurch hall
- l'églisechurch (f)
- un nœud papillonbow tie
- une toute petite îlea very small island
- Où vous vous êtes mariés ?Where did you get married?
- Nous nous sommes mariésWe got married
- Nous sommes revenus en Guadeloupewe returned to Guadeloupe
- Nous avons invité nos amisWe invited our friends
- Nous sommes allés déjeunerWe went for lunch
- J'avais une petite robe très courteI was wearing a very short dress
- J'avais un costume deux-piècesI was wearing a two-piece suit
- C'était très sympaIt was really nice
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Talking about festival celebrations
Recalling a past event: a wedding
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