How do you say Easter in French? Is-it Le, La, Les or simply Pâque(s)? Be taught the French Easter vocabulary. Joyeuses Pâques !

How do you Say Easter in French?

Easter in French is Pâques. It’s a plural phrase, it’s spelled with an S and a circumflex accent.

French Easter Vocabulary

First, let’s be taught the French Easter vocabulary:

1. Pâques : Easter.
2. La Pâque (Juive) : Passover
3. Le Carême : Lent
4. Le Jeudi Saint : Maundy Thursday
5. Le Vendredi Saint : Good Friday
6. Le Dimanche des Rameaux : Palm Sunday
7. La Semaine Sainte : Holy Week
8. Un Défilé Pascal :  Easter Procession
9. Pascal(e) : adjective “of Easter”.
10. Un oeuf : an egg, pronounce it “un neuf”, F pronounced.
11. Des oeufs : eggs, pronounce it “dé zeu”, F and S silent.
12. Un gigot d’agneau : lamb roast
13. Les cloches de Pâques : Flying Easter Bells (see my weblog put up about Easter Traditions in France)
14. Des oeufs en chocolat : chocolate eggs
15. Le chocolat blanc / noir / au lait – white / darkish / milk chocolate
16. Un lapin :  a rabbit
17. Un agneau : a lamb
18. L’agneau pascal : Easter lamb
19. Un poussin : a chick
20. Une poule : a hen
21. Un coq : (say the q, sorry, it sounds unhealthy in English however that’s how we are saying it in French!) a rooster
22. Un poisson : a fish
23. Une asperge : asparagus
24. Une fraise : a strawberry
25. Une jonquille : a daffodil
26. Une tulipe : a tulip

Is-it Le, La, Les or simply Pâque(s) ?

1. La Pâque = Passover = female singular, used with a “La” earlier than.
2. Pâques = Easter (no le, no la, no les = by no means used with an article)

Straightforward sufficient you’ll inform me. However it’s French, it’s by no means simple… If we don’t use any article to seek advice from Easter, we might use adjectives…

The phrase for Easter is Pâques, masculine singular (though its written with an S).

1. À Pâques prochain = subsequent Easter
2. Pâques était venu = Easter got here
3. Pâques est précédé de la Semaine Sainte = Easter is preceded by the Holy Week

If you discuss occasions round Easter, so use Easter extra like a time than the spiritual celebration, it’s female plural… Go determine!

1. Joyeuses Pâques = Completely satisfied Easter
2. Pâques pluvieuses = Wet Easter

You may as well say “le jour de Pâques”, “la fête de Pâques”…

Dictionaries disagree whether or not the P of Pâques ought to all the time be higher case or not, however the widespread utilization factors to an higher case.

Le Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday) is a public vacation (un jour férié) in France. Colleges, banks and lots of different issues are closed.

Observe this hyperlink to know concerning the French Traditions for Easter: there are various and my article is filled with photos and enjoyable to learn.

What about making a leg of lamb for Easter this yr – it’s very simple and Olivier has written a really detailed recipe!

Joyeuses Pâques ! 🐣

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