Thanksgiving French Vocabulary | French a la folie (2023)

Eat, eat, eat! What I mean,glooglou glooglou glooglou! When fall rolls around, it's time to brush up on your French Thanksgiving vocabulary! Learn the names of different activities, dishes, and even how turkeys talk!

Thanksgiving Day

Although its origins are disputed, Thanksgiving is still onevery important american holiday. It's an event all aroundsay thanksfor the blessings of the year and traditionally for a good harvest. For some, Thanksgiving is even more important than Christmas, and many travel far and wide just to be with family on that day.

but equalHallowe'en, Thanksgiving is aForeignconceptin France and French-speaking Europe. Beyond mere glimpses of the celebrations courtesy of Hollywood news, social media and productions,The average Frenchman probably won't see much of Thanksgiving, let alone know much about it.. It's a vacation that lastsI do not know- misunderstood, little known or a simple mystery!

Everyone Dies on Thanksgivinga perfect topic for cultural exchangewith French-speaking friends, whether you're American, Canadian, or just someone who's spent time in North America. So if you're looking for Thanksgiving French vocabulary to help you explain your Turkey Day practices to others, keep reading!

Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving?

Before we get to the vocabulary lists, let's cover thoseElephantPeru not fourth:What is Thanksgiving in French?

In French-speaking Europe,you will see more oftenThanksgivingalone, without item (such asHallowe'en). This seems to be the default. Nice and neat.

That means bothoThanksgivingmioThanksgivingit will also appear, even in dictionaries, which begs the questionmaterialGender. This is possibly the result of using expressions likeThanksgiving DaymiThanksgiving Day, which introduce other nouns with clearly defined genders. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be a consensus on this issue. (Maybe it's about timethe french academyweigh?)

Well, what about Quebec?Where is Thanksgiving a family tradition? The language authorities ofFrench-speaking office in Quebec(OQLF) defend the full French term,Thanksgiving), which is widely used in French-speaking Canada but not in Europe. Note that it is feminine than the A inactionis capitalized when it comes to the holidays and suchGraciacan be singular or plural.

Finally, it is sometimes mentionedThanksgiving Daybut. However, that is how I always understood it.humorous translation, coined for a famous American humor column, and is not an official term used by French-speakers. (this French articlelight the pillar You can also search for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Arthur Buchwald.) So I don't recommend using it unless it's a joke.

So which one should you use?For simplicity and almost universal understanding, expectThanksgivingno article. But if you're in Canada or prefer things100% French,to useThanksgiving).

Das Thanksgiving-Lexikon

Gusto:The mask/feminine noun
adj.= adjective

gratitude and thanks

Now let's talk about gratitude and how to express it in French! a simple onecompassionis always very useful in French, but here are some more words for your lexical arsenal!

Gusto: jdn= someone (someone)/ etc= something (something)
adj.= adjective

Devour-swallow?

Finally,Let's talk about Turkey. Because turkeys surely sound the same in every language, right? Birds of the same plumage... do they eat together? Turns out that's not the case! As the English-speaking turkey devours, his French-speaking cousin makes another tone.Here's some vocabulary you'll need when talking about this multilingual bird.

Fun fact:French names are comingcoqPerumiPolloPeru, which means "Chicken of India". This is what turkeys were called when they were brought to Europe from the New World, originally thought to be India.

In diesem Sinne Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Turkey Day!

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