Halloween is here!
You probably know already that the French don’t really celebrate Halloween the way other countries like the United States do. But that shouldn’t stop us from learning all about words and phrases related to Halloween, right?
So, here’s your list of French Halloween words and vocabulary which is just perfect for this time of the year. Get ready to say Happy Halloween in French!
| halloween (pronounced without h in French: 'a lo ween') | Halloween |
| octobre | October |
| le 31 octobre / le trente et un octobre | October 31 |
| la Toussaint | All Saints' Day |
| le 1er novembre | November 1 |
| farce ou friandise ! / Des bonbons ou un sort! | trick or treat! / Candy or a spell! |
| Bonbons s’il vous-plaît! | Candy, please! (a Quebecoise greeting) |
| la chasse aux bonbons/passage d’Halloween/porte-à -porte | trick or treating |
| costume | un déguisement |
| se déguiser | to wear a costume, to dress-up a |
| Je me déguise en ____. | I am dressing up as ____. |
| - (une) sorcière | - witch |
| - (une) chauve-souris | - bat |
| - (un) chat noir | - black cat |
| - (un) fantôme | - ghost |
| - (un) lutin | - goblin |
| - (un) squelette | - skeleton |
| - (une) araignée | - spider |
| - (un) loup garou | - werewolf |
| - (une) momie | - mummy |
| - (un) monstre | - a monster |
| - (un) épouvantail | - a scarecrow |
| - (un) vampire | - a vampire |
| - (un) ogre | - an ogre |
| - (un) démon | - a demon |
| Sculpter une citrouille | to carve a pumpkin |
| Frapper à la porte | to knock on the door |
| Sonner à la sonnette | to ring the bell |
| Faire peur à quelqu’un | to scare someone |
| jouer un tour à quelqu'un | to play a trick on someone |
| Avoir peur | to be scared |
| Donner des bonbons | to give candies |
| un potiron, une citrouille | a pumpkin |
| Une bougie | a candle |
| des bonbons | candies |
| la citrouille | pumpkin |
| un masque | mask |
| un balai | broom |
| un cimetière | cemetery |
| une pleine lune | full moon |
| une maison hantée | haunted house |
| un film d'horreur | horror movie |
| un crâne | skull |
| une citrouille d'Halloween; une citrouille-lanterne | jack-o-lantern |
| une toile d’araignée | spiderweb |
| une tombe; une pierre tombale | tomb |
Now let’s have a little fun! Here’s a word search exercise for you.
How many French Halloween words can you find?
Answers: un monstre, un ogre, un squelette, une sorcière, un vampire, un zombie, un loup-garou, un masque, une momie, une citrouille, un clown, un costume, un crapaud, un démon, un diable, une araignée, un balai, un bonbon, un chat noir, un chaudron
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