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Festive French vocabulary
The holy month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It begins about 11 days earlier each year, because the calendar is lunar and thus shorter than the Gregorian calendar, which is solar.
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan is a holy month during which nearly all Muslims* are required to fast during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset). The fast is broken at sunset with iftar (breakfast).
* Except children and anyone who is sick, traveling, menstruating, pregnant, or breastfeeding.
How do you say "Happy Ramadan" in French?
- Joyeux Ramadan !
- Bon Ramadan !
French Vocabulary for Ramadan
| alms | l’aum么ne (fem) | |
| Mecca | La Mecque | |
| month | le mois | |
| Muslim | musulman | |
| new moon | la nouvelle lune | |
| pilgrimage | le p猫lerinage | |
| Quran | le Coran | |
| reflection | la r茅flexion | |
| Fasting | Le je没ne | |
| no eating | on ne mange pas | |
| no drinking | on ne boit pas | |
| no smoking | on ne fume pas | |
| no sex | on n’a pas de rapports sexuels | |
| from sunrise | du lever de soleil | |
| to sunset | au coucher de soleil | |
| breakfast | le petit d茅jeuner | |
| Ramadan Foods | Aliments de Ramadan | |
| apricot | un abricot | |
| bell pepper | un poivron | |
| chickpeas | les pois-chiches | |
| date | une date | |
| eggplant | une aubergine | |
| fig | une figue | |
| lamb | l’agneau (masc) | |
| milk | le lait | |
| rice | le riz | |
| salad | la salade | |
| soup | la soupe | |
| zucchini | une courgette | |
| Ramadan Verbs | Verbes de Ramadan | |
| to abstain | s’abstenir | |
| to break the fast | rompre le je没ne | |
| to fast | je没ner, faire un je没ne | |
| to make a pilgrimage | faire un p猫lerinage | |
| to pray | prier |
5 pillars of Islam – Les 5 pilliers de l’Islam
| 1. | faith | la foi | |
| 2. | prayer | la pri猫re | |
| 3. | charity | la charit茅 | |
| 4. | fasting during Ramadan | le je没ne pendant Ramadan | |
| 5. | pilgrimage to Mecca | le p猫lerinage 脿 La Mecque |
The required-once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage is called Hajj and usually occurs during the last month of the year. During the last week or so of Ramadan, a lesser pilgrimage called Umrah is often made.
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