Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and for the last two years I have published this French Thanksgiving vocabulary list, courtesy of my former New York French teacher, Luc Georges.
I usually make Thanksgiving dinner but this year I am invited to a friend's and will make an all-American dessert Apple Brown Betty.
Happy Thanksgiving and be thankful for what you have and for your family and friends.
French Thanksgiving Vocabulary
Thanksgiving le jour de l'action de grâce
autumn, fall l'automne
colony une colonie
feast un festin, un banquet
football le football américain
grateful (adj) reconnaissant
harvest la récolte
horn of plenty la corne d'abondance
native (adj) natif
(Native American) Indians les Indiens (d'Amérique)
November novembre
parade une parade
Pilgrims les pèlerins
settler un colonisateur
to share partager
Thursday jeudi
tradition une tradition
traditional (adj) traditionnel
treaty un pacte
tribe une tribu
The food served for the Thanksgiving feast varies from home to home, but here are some traditional dishes.
food la nourriture
corn le maïs
cranberries les canneberges
gravy la sauce au jus de viande
mashed potatoes la purée
pumpkin pie la tarte à la citrouille
stuffing la farce
sweet potatoes les patates douces
turkey la dinde
yam un igname
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Happy Thanksgiving! Appreciate your news from Paris all year round, and the today thanks for the handy lexicon.
Posted by: Jody | November 26, 2009 at 03:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, Richard. I am thankful to have found your blog and to have met you in Paris. Keep up the good work and beautiful photos.
Posted by: Jean P in MN | November 27, 2009 at 04:05 PM
now I understand the meaning of Thanksgiving !!! French people should have this too !!! they would smile more often and wouldn't be so "râleurs"... but it had its good sides in the past..in times of revolution...nowadays it's more a way of art...of...talking...!!!
Posted by: alina | November 30, 2009 at 09:16 PM
yes..happy thanksgiving..even days later...but I found you ...yesterday !!! good lexicon..yes!
Posted by: alina | November 30, 2009 at 09:20 PM