{"id":31440,"date":"2019-07-04T20:56:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T18:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31440"},"modified":"2019-07-04T20:56:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T18:56:52","slug":"bonne-fete-nationale-happy-independence-day-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/bonne-fete-nationale-happy-independence-day-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonne F\u00eate Nationale ! – Happy Independence Day In French!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy 4th of July<\/em> to all les lecteurs am\u00e9ricains<\/strong> (the American readers)! Here’s to a day off, barbecue<\/a>, and fireworks!<\/p>\n

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Image<\/a> from Pixabay. Licensed under CC0.<\/p><\/div>\n

While today is the big national holiday<\/em> for les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> (the United States), nearly every country has an important f\u00eate<\/strong> (holiday) centered around their national identity in some way or another.<\/p>\n

Here en France<\/strong> le 14 juillet<\/strong> <\/em>(Bastille Day, literally: July 14th<\/em>) is still 10 days away, but people are already getting excited for all les feux d’artifices<\/a> et les d\u00e9fil\u00e9s<\/strong> (fireworks and parades).<\/p>\n

While les dates<\/strong> (the dates) may be more than a week apart and l’histoire <\/strong>(the history) completely different, there are still some fun connections between the 4th of July<\/em> and le 14 juillet<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

USA : Le jour de l\u2019Ind\u00e9pendance, la f\u00eate nationale<\/strong>
\nFrance : La f\u00eate nationale, le 14 juillet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

USA: Independence Day, the 4th of July<\/em>
\nFrance: Bastille Day<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice how both days can be called f\u00eate nationale<\/strong> (National Day)<\/em> in French. Beyond les feux d’artifices<\/strong> and all the fun with family and friends, the similar names led mon coll\u00e8gue<\/strong> (my coworker) to make a simple mistake<\/a> in English:<\/p>\n

Salut John ! Tu es pr\u00eat pour ta National Day<\/em> ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hi John! Are you ready for your National Day?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yes, they really did say National Day<\/em> in English while everything else was in French. It’s not uncommon for les Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> (French people) to add English words to French sentences, especially for idea deeply connected to an English speaking culture like the 4th of July<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It can sometimes feel like teasing or le second degr\u00e9<\/strong><\/a> (sarcasm), but it’s important to remember that it’s actually coming from a place of friendship.<\/p>\n

Saying National Day<\/em> in itself was however a funny mistake I wasn’t going to led slide after saying so many silly things<\/a> en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong> to mon coll\u00e8gue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Haha, oui ! Mais tu sais, on dit pas National Day<\/em> aux \u00c9tats-Unis.<\/strong>
\nAh ouais ? Tu dis quoi alors ?<\/strong>
\nOn dit the 4th of July<\/em> ou Independence Day<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haha, yes! But you know, we don’t say National Day in the United States.<\/em>
\nAh yeah? What do you say then?<\/em>
\nWe say the 4th of July or Independence Day<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mon coll\u00e8gue<\/strong> was a little embarrassed, but happy to learn something new. They had accidentally been thinking en fran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/a>, translating f\u00eate nationale<\/strong> <\/em>into National Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So as you’re watching les feux d’artifices<\/strong> tonight, practice your French with a hearty:<\/p>\n

Bonne f\u00eate nationale !<\/strong><\/a>
\nHappy Independence Day!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Happy 4th of July to all les lecteurs am\u00e9ricains (the American readers)! Here’s to a day off, barbecue, and fireworks! While today is the big national holiday for les \u00c9tats-Unis (the United States), nearly every country has an important f\u00eate (holiday) centered around their national identity in some way or another. Here en France le…<\/p>\n

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