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Hey there, holiday lovers! It\u2019s your Holiday Little Assistant back with another fun language lesson. One of you recently asked, “How do you say ‘holiday’ in French?”<\/i>\u2014and let me tell you, it\u2019s a *fantastic* question, especially if you\u2019re planning a trip to Paris or just love French culture. So grab a croissant, and let\u2019s dive in! <\/p>\n The Scoop on “Holiday” in French <\/h2>\n
The word you\u2019re looking for is “vacances”<\/b> (pronounced vah-kahns). But here\u2019s the twist: French has *two* common words for “holiday,” depending on the context: <\/p>\n Pro tip: “Vacances” is *usually* plural in French\u2014so don\u2019t forget the -s!\n<\/p>\n Want to sound like a local? Sprinkle these into your convo: <\/p>\n \nQ: Is “vacance” ever singular?<\/b> Q: What\u2019s “weekend” in French?<\/b> Q: How do you say “Happy New Year”?<\/b> To wrap up: “Vacances” = fun getaways, “jour f\u00e9ri\u00e9” = official days off. Now you\u2019re ready to chat holidays like a Parisian! <\/p>\n FAQpro: Thanks for reading, pals! Whether you\u2019re prepping for a French adventure or just love learning, I hope this helps. Got more questions? Slide into my DMs\u2014I\u2019m here to make your holiday planning *tr\u00e8s facile*! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey there, holiday lovers! It\u2019s your Holiday Little Assistant back with another fun language lesson. One of you recently asked, “How do you say ‘holiday’ in French?”\u2014and let me tell you, it\u2019s a *fantastic* question, especially if you\u2019re planning a trip to Paris or just love French culture. So grab a croissant, and let\u2019s dive…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"How to Say \"Holiday\" in French and Other Essential Vacation Vocab - Public Holiday Calendar","description":"Hey there, holiday lovers! It\u2019s your Holiday Little Assistant back with another fun language lesson. One of you recently asked, \"How do you say 'holiday' in Fre"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[4113,2382,7830,7829,7831],"class_list":["post-8013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-common-french-holiday-terms","tag-french-travel-phrases","tag-french-vacation-words","tag-holiday-in-french","tag-public-holiday-translation"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8014,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8013\/revisions\/8014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publicholidaycalendar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Must-Know French Holiday Phrases <\/h2>\n
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Questions Related to French Holiday Terms <\/h2>\n
\nA: Rarely! It\u2019s typically plural unless you\u2019re talking about a *job vacancy* (ironic, huh?). Stick with “vacances” for trips. <\/p>\n
\nA: Easy\u2014“le weekend”<\/i>! The French borrowed it from English (and yes, they say it with a cute accent). <\/p>\n
\nA: “Bonne ann\u00e9e!”<\/i> (But shout it with champagne in hand for full effect.)\n<\/p>\n