Season and other Greetings

Season and other Greetings
SEASONAL GREETINGS
Whether it be Christmas, Easter, birthday or any other occasion, here is what you need to say. Plus other useful
phrases
Christmas...
Joyeux Noël – Merry Christmas
La période de Noël or la période des fêtes – the Christmas Season
Le pere Noël - Father Christmas
Le jour de Noël – Christmas Day
La veille de Noël – Christmas Eve
La carte de Noël – the Christmas card
L'arbre de Noël - the Christmas tree
Un soulier de Noël - (literally a Christmas shoe) is the equivalent of a Christmas stocking
Offrir un cadeau (de Noël) – to give a (Christmas) present
Other greetings...
Bonne Année – Happy New Year
Bonne Santé - Good health (also said at new year)
Meilleurs Voeux – Best Wishes
Bon Anniversaire – Happy Birthday
Joyeux Anniversaire – Happy Birthday to You
Joyeuses Pâques – Happy Easter
Joyeuses Fêtes – Happy Holidays
Words and phrases you may hear...
Une soirée – an evening party
Organiser une fête or donner une réception/soirée – to throw a party (the former expression is less formal than the
latter)
Nous sommes invités chez eux - We're invited to their house.
On nous a invité a prendre un verre - They invited us for a drink.
Une invitation – an invitation