Have you ever wondered why Noël is used to describe Christmas? The word comes from the French phrase “les bonnes nouvelles” meaning “good news”. This is a reference to the gospel.
Now we’ve cleared that up .. here are some more phrases to get through the festive season in French ..
- Merry Christmas: Joyeux Noël
- Christmas Eve: La veille de Noël
- Christmas Day: Le jour de Noël
- Midnight mass: La Messe de Minuit
- Santa is coming: Le Père Noël va passer
- Bring joy & happiness: Apporte joie et bonheur
- What do you want for Christmas? Tu veux quoi pour Noël?
- Christmas present: Un cadeau de Noël
- Christmas card:La carte de Noël
- Christmas stocking:Une chaussette de Noël
- Best wishes: Meilleurs vœoeux!
- Christmas stocking: Un soulier de Noël(literally a Christmas shoe)
- Fairy lights: Une guirlande électrique (or ‘lumineuse’)
- Good health: Bonne santé
- What are you doing for the holidays:Tu fais quoi pour les fêtes?
- A hangover:Gueule de bois – Literally a wooden mouth which is sometimes that rough, dry feeling you get after a big night out!
- A new year’s gift of money to someone like the mailman or cleaner:Les étrennes
- Happy New Year: Bonne année
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