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Grateful French Vocabulary
Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but there’s no reason you can’t talk about it in French – once you learn the relevant vocabulary with this lesson.
| Thanksgiving | le jour de l’action de grâce |
| autumn, fall | l’automne |
| November | novembre |
| Thursday | jeudi |
| fourth Thursday in November | le quatrième jeudi de novembre |
| long weekend | un weekend prolongé un pont (faire le pont) |
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Origins and Traditions | Origines et traditions | |
| colony | une colonie | ||
| family | la famille | ||
| feast | un festin, un banquet | ||
| football | le football américain | ||
| grateful (adj) | reconnaissant | ||
| harvest | la récolte | ||
| native (adj) | indigène | ![]() |
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| Native American Indian | un Indien d’Amérique | ||
| parade | une parade | ||
| Pilgrim | un pèlerin | ||
| settler | un colonisateur | ||
| thanks | les remerciements | ||
| treaty | un pacte | ||
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tribe | une tribu | |
| Thanksgiving Decorations | Décorations du jour de l’action de grâce | ||
| candle | une bougie | ||
| gourd | une gourde | ||
| horn of plenty | une corne d’abondance | ||
| leaf | une feuille | ||
| scarecrow | un épouvantail | ||
| Thanksgiving Verbs | Verbes pour le jour de l’action de grâce | ||
| to be grateful | être reconnaissant | ![]() |
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| to express oneself | s’exprimer | ||
| to feast | banqueter, festoyer | ||
| to share | partager | ||
| to take a 4-day weekend | faire le pont | ||
| to thank | remercier | ||
Thanksgiving Food ~ Aliments du jour de l’action de grâce
The food served for the Thanksgiving feast varies from home to home, but here are some traditional dishes.
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| apple pie | la tarte aux pommes | ||
| bread | le pain | ||
| corn | le maïs | ||
| cranberry | la canneberge | ||
| gravy | la sauce au jus de viande | ||
| mashed potatoes | la purée | ||
| pumpkin pie | la tarte à la citrouille | ||
| stuffing | la farce | ![]() |
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| sweet potato | la patate douce | ||
| turkey | la dinde | ||
| yam | une igname |

Quizzes
French Lesson Plans
- Color me: Thanksgiving turkey (Worksheet, K-2nd grade)
- In the pumpkin (Lesson, 3rd-8th grade)
Related lessons
- Thank you in French
- Merci de vs merci pour
- Calendar
- Dates
- Food
- le Vendredi fou (Black Friday)
More Thanksgiving Fun
French Reading Practice
French vocabulary for other holidays
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