French Fun: Holiday Words

holiday—vacances

baby Jesus—petit Jesus

Merry Christmas—Joyeux Noël

Santa Claus—Père Noël

Christmas tree—sapin de Noël

stocking—botte de Noël

angel—ange

card—carte

present—cadeau

chimney—cheminée

star—étoile

wreath—couronne

reindeer—renne

Hanukkah—Hanouka

Festival of Lights— Fête des Lumières

Menorah—Ménorah

candle-—une bougie

Our Winter Words Show

Winter—hiver

Spring—printemps

Summer—été

Fall, autumn—automne

snow—neige

snowflake—flocon de neige

ice—glace

icicle—glaçon

cold—froid

ice skating—patiner

sled—traîneau

hot chocolate—chocolat chaud

frost—gelée

snowman—bonhomme de neige

hat—chapeau, bonnet

coat—manteau

mittens—moufles

gloves—gants

scarf—écharpe

boots—bottes

sweater—chandaille, (pullover or pull are taken from English)

To look up the saints’ days we spoke about in the show, click here: http://www.almanach.free.fr/

If kids want to send a question to Alex, or parents, if you have ideas or suggestions for us, don’t hesitate to write. We can be reached at kellyrobic@hotmail.com.

Thanks so much for listening.

A bientôt (see you soon)

Thanks for listening to our latest show! Here is some of the vocabulary we covered.

mother = maman

father = père (also papa!)

brother = frère

sister = sœur

grandmother = grandmère

grandfather = grandpère

aunt = tante

uncle = oncle

daughter = fille

son = fils

boy cousin = cousin

girl cousin = cousine

my family = ma famille

If Alex introduces me to his friend, Victor:

Maman, je te présente Victor.

Victor, je te présente ma maman.

If Alex introduces his sister Eloise to his friend Marie:

Marie, je te présente ma sœur Eloise.

Eloise, je te présente Marie.

If Alex introduces his Aunt Julie to his friend Jess:

Tante Julie, je te présente Jess.

Jess, je te présente ma tante Julie.

Here’s how to say the titles of people you could meet in your neighborhood (men first, then women):

Teacher = maître, maîtresse (these words are for teachers in preschools and elementary schools)

mail carrier = facteur, facteuse

police officer = policier, policière

firefighter = pompier

waiter = serveur

waitress = serveuse

doctor = docteur

nurse = infirmier, infirmière

dentist = dentiste

pharmacist = pharmacien, pharmacienne

librarian = bibliothécaire

cashier = caissier, caissière

neighbor = voisin, voisine

singer = chanteur, chanteuse

He is a fireman. = Il est pompier.

(Notice we don’t say “a.” It’s like as if we were saying, “He is fireman.” Not, “He is ‘a’  fireman.”)

She is a cashier. = Elle est caissière.

I’m a doctor. Je suis docteur.

Hope to see you next time!

Thanks for listening,