| A | B |
| allumer | to light |
| l'anniversaire (m) | the birthday |
| le bal populaire | the village dance |
| le ballon | the balloon |
| les décorations (f) | the decorations |
| la boite de chocolats | the box of chocolates |
| les bougies (f) | the candles |
| le bouquet des fleurs | the bouquet of flowers |
| la boum | the party |
| la buche de Noel | the yule log |
| les cadeaux (m) | the gifts |
| la carte d'anniversaire | the birthday card |
| la carte de voeux | the greeting card |
| le cheque-cadeau | the gift card |
| les confettis (m) | the confetti |
| le défilé | the parade |
| le drapeau | the flag |
| les fetes (m) | the holidays/celebrations/parties |
| la fete de mere | mother's day |
| la fete de pere | father's day |
| la fete nationale | the national holiday |
| le feu d'artifice | the fireworks |
| la foule | the crowd |
| le gateau | the cake |
| l"hyme national (m) | the national anthem |
| l'invité/e | the guest |
| le jour de l'an | the New Year's day |
| Le nouvel an | the New Year's |
| le Noel | Christmas |
| remercier | to thank |
| le réveillon | the Christmas midnight feast |
| le sapin de Noel | the Christmas tree |
| amuse-toi bien | have fun |
| joyeux anniversaire | happy birthday |
| bonne année | Happy new year |
| bonne soirée | have a good evening |
| j'espere que tu vas passer ... | I hope that you have ... |
| je te/vous souhaite ... | I wish you ... |
| Joyeux Noel | Merry Christmas |
| profite bien de ... | enjoy ... |
| bonne idée | good idea |
| offre-lui ... | give him/her ... |
| Qu'est-ceque je pourrais offrir a ...? | What can I get for ...? |
| Tu as une idée de cadeau ...? | Do you have an idea for a present? |
| Tu n'as pas une autre idée? | You don't have another idea? |
| Tu pourrais lui offrir ... | you could offer him/her ... |
| Il en a déja plein | He already has plenty of them |