Le 14 Juillet en France (Bastille Day)

Learning ObjectivesIdentify le 14 juillet (the 14th of July) [luh kah-TORZ zhoo-ee-YAY] as la fête nationale (the national holiday) [la fet na-syon-AL] of la France (France) [la frahns].Name the traditions of le 14 juillet (the 14th of July).Compare this celebration to other national holidays.Imagine a big, big party for a whole country! 🥳 In la France (France) [la frahns], this party is on le 14 juillet (the 14th of July). It's a very special day with parades and lights in the sky. Get ready to discover this super fun day! 🇫🇷Real-World ApplicationsTalk about an important holiday in another country.Recognize le drapeau français (the French flag) [luh dra-PO frahn-SAY].

French TermEnglish MeaningExample Sentencela France (France) [la frahns]A country in Europe.Paris est en France (Paris is in France) [pa-REE eh ahn frahns].juillet (July) [zhoo-ee-YAY]The seventh month of the year.La fête est en juillet (The party is in July) [la fet eh ahn zhoo-ee-YAY].la fête (the party/celebration) [la fet]A celebration or a party.J'aime la fête! (I love the party!) [zhem la fet] 🎈nationale (national) [na-syon-AL]For the whole country.C'est la fête nationale (It's the national holiday) [say la fet na-syon-AL].le défilé (the parade) [luh day-fee-LAY]People and floats marching in the street.Je vois le grand défilé (I see the big parade) [zhuh vwa luh grahn day-fee-LAY].les feux d'artifice (the fireworks) [lay fuh dar-tee-FEES]Colorful lights in the sky at night.Les feux...

1. Using 'The': le, la, lesIn French, we use little words called articles before nouns, just like 'the' or 'a' in English. We use le [luh] for masculine words, la [la] for feminine words, and les [lay] for plural words.Rule:• le [luh] + masculine word (e.g., le défilé (the parade) [luh day-fee-LAY], le drapeau (the flag) [luh dra-PO], le ciel (the sky) [luh see-EL])• la [la] + feminine word (e.g., la France (France) [la frahns], la fête (the party) [la fet])• les [lay] + plural word (e.g., les feux d'artifice (the fireworks) [lay fuh dar-tee-FEES])2. Simple Sentences with être (to be)We can describe things using the verb être (to be) [ET-ruh]. For now, let's just use est (is) [eh] and sont (are) [sohn].Rule:• Le drapeau est bleu (The flag is blue) [luh dra-PO eh bluh].• Les feux d'artifice...