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Lesson 26.09A2
Celebrations & Holidays
त्योहार और छुट्टियाँ
Vocabulary for French holidays and celebration customs — some, like Noël and le 14 juillet, are distinctly French/national occasions with no direct Hindi equivalent, closer in spirit to how Hindi speakers already think of festivals like दिवाली or होली as culturally specific rather than universally translatable.
Vocabulary
शब्दावली
Noëlnoh-EL
- Hindi
- क्रिसमसkrismas
- English
- Christmas
le Nouvel Anluh noo-vel AHN
- Hindi
- नया सालnayā sāl
- English
- New Year
le 14 juilletluh kah-torz zhwee-YAY
- Hindi
- 14 जुलाई (फ़्रांस का राष्ट्रीय दिवस)14 julāī (frāns kā rāṣṭrīya divas)
- English
- Bastille Day, France's national day
un anniversaireuh nah-nee-vair-SAIR
- Hindi
- जन्मदिनjanmadin
- English
- a birthday
un mariageuh mah-ree-AHZH
- Hindi
- शादीśādī
- English
- a wedding
fêterfeh-TAY
- Hindi
- मनानाmanānā
- English
- to celebrate
offrir un cadeauoh-freer uhn kah-DOH
- Hindi
- उपहार देनाupahār denā
- English
- to give a gift
Joyeux anniversaire !zhwah-yuh zah-nee-vair-SAIR
- Hindi
- जन्मदिन मुबारक हो!janmadin mubārak ho!
- English
- Happy birthday!
Bonne année !bun ah-NAY
- Hindi
- नया साल मुबारक हो!nayā sāl mubārak ho!
- English
- Happy New Year!
une fêteewn fet
- Hindi
- त्योहार/पार्टीtyohār/pārṭī
- English
- a festival / party
les feux d'artificelay fuh dar-tee-FEES
- Hindi
- आतिशबाज़ीātiśbāzī
- English
- fireworks