Celebratory French Vocabulary
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The Jewish festival of Passover lasts for seven or eight days sometime in March or April. The dates vary because this holiday is not based on the Gregorian calendar, aka solar calendar. Passover begins on the 15th of Nisan, the first month in the Hebrew calendar.
In 2022, Passover begins on 15 April; in 2023 it will begin on 5 April. Here’s some French vocabulary to help you celebrate this Jewish celebration of freedom.*
| Passover | la Pâque | |
| Easter | le Pâques, les Pâques (f) | |
| spring | le printemps | |
| exodus | l’exode | |
| freedom | la liberté | |
| Messiah | le Messie | |
| prayer | la prière | |
| prophet | le prophète | |
| rabbi | le rabbin | |
| slavery | l’esclavage, la servitude | |
| story | une histoire | |
| yarmulke | la kippa | |
| bitter herbs | les herbes amères | |
| brisket | la poitrine de bœuf | |
| carrot | une carotte | |
| charoset | le charoset (une pâte sucrée qui symbolise le mortier) |
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| Gefilte fish | une boulette de poisson | |
| grape juice | le jus de raisin | |
| horseradish | le raifort | |
| kosher | casher, kasher | |
| lettuce | la laitue, la salade | |
| matzoh ball | une boulette de pain azyme | |
| nuts | les fruits secs | |
| orange | une orange | |
| parsley | le persil | |
| potato | une pomme de terre | |
| prune | un pruneau | |
| roast chicken | le poulet rôti | |
| roasted egg | un œuf rôti | |
| shankbone | un os du jarret d’agneau | |
| spices | les épices | |
| sweet potato | une patate douce | |
| unleavened bread | le pain azyme le pain sans levain |
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| wine | le vin | |
| to bless | bénir | |
| to eat | manger | |
| to pray | prier | |
| to symbolize | symboliser | |
| to tell (a story) | raconter (une histoire) |
* I am not Jewish, so I’ve collected this information from various resources. If there are any mistakes or major omissions, please let me know and I’ll be happy to fix them.
Related lessons
French vocabulary for other holidays
French lesson plans
- Passover picture game (Lesson plan, K – 6th grade)
- Passover seder place cards (Lesson plan, 4th – 6th grade)
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