77 French Words and Phrases to Learn This Summer
Looking for French vocabulary related to summer? Check out this list of essential summer words, summer activities, and more!
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1. Essential French Summer Words and PhrasesII. Talking about the summer weatherIII. The OutdoorsIV. Summer ActivitiesThe sun is shining brightly, the sky is blue, and everyone is in high spirits! Ahhh, summer is here! What better time to learn French words and phrases related to summer?
Here in this article, let’s learn and review French vocabulary about the summer. The vocabulary list is divided into different parts which you can quickly navigate by clicking below.
For starters, you can check out this short video about French summer vocabulary.
Now let’s dive in to French summer words and phrases!
1. Essential French Summer Words and Phrases
- l’étésummer
- les vacancesvacation
- les vacances d’étésummer vacation
- des vacanciersholidaymakers, vacationers
- un voyagea journey
- juinJune
- juilletJuly
- aoûtAugust
- un pique-niquea picnic
- glace; crème glacéeice cream
- un maillot de baina swimsuit
- un bateaua boat
- la pastèquewatermelon
- la plagebeach
- le ventilateurfan
- lunettes de soleilsunglasses
- bronzagetan
- Coup de soleilsunburn
- Un amour d’étéa summer romance
- Passer à l’heure d’étéchanging to daylight-saving time (putting the clocks forward) literally, passing to summer time
- bonnes vacances!have a good holiday!
- bon voyage!have a good trip!
II. Talking about the summer weather
- Il fait chaudIt’s hot
- Il fait du soleilIt’s sunny
- Il fait beauThe weather is nice
- La chaleurThe heat
- Le soleil brilleThe sun is shining
- Le ciel est bleuThe sky is blue
- humidehumid
- ensoleillésunny
III. The Outdoors
- dehorsoutside
- le parcthe park
- les montagnesthe mountains
- la pelousethe lawn / grass
- une fleur / des fleursa / some flower(s)
- une plantea plant
- un arbrea tree
- la naturenature
- au bord de la merat the shore
- la plagethe beach
- le sablesand
- la piscinethe swimming pool
- la merthe sea
- l’océanthe ocean
- un laca lake
- le Jardinthe garden
IV. Summer Activities
- se reposerto rest
- se détendreto relax
- voyagerto travel
- jardinerto garden
- marcherto walk
- courirto run
- jouerto play
- Bronzerto sunbathe
- nagerto swim
- Aller à la merto go to the beach
- Marcher sur la plageTo walk on the beach
- lire des romans sur la plageto read novels on the beach
- natationswimming
- se baignerto bathe
- plongerto dive
- faire de la planche à voileto wind surf
- faire du ski nautiqueto water ski
- faire de la voileto sail
- Faire un pique-niqueto have a picnic
- faire du surfto go surfing
- faire du skito ski, go skiing
- faire le tour de…to have a look around…
- faire une excursionto go on an excursion
- visiter les muséesto see the museums
- faire du campingto go camping
- faire du sportto play sports
- Faire du véloto go biking
- Faire de l’escaladeTo go climbing / rock climbing
- Faire du skateto go skateboarding
- Faire du parapenteto paraglide
- pêcherto go fishing
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