Religious Celebrations (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note
Exam code: 8652
Religious celebrations
For the topic of religious celebrations, you need to:
know the words for religions and religious buildings
understand information about different religious celebrations
use on to talk about what we, they or people do
Religious celebrations: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases for the topic of religious celebrations are:
Category | French | Part of speech | English |
Religious beliefs | bouddhiste | adj | Buddhist |
chrétien(ne) | adj | Christian | |
juif, juive | adj | Jewish | |
musulman(e) | adj | Muslim | |
croire | v | to believe | |
Religious buildings | église | n (f) | church |
mosquée | n (f) | mosque | |
synagogue | n (f) | synagogue | |
temple | n (m) | temple | |
Religious celebrations | Aïd | n (m) | Eid |
célébration | n (f) | celebration | |
Pâques | n (m) | Easter | |
Noël | n (m) | Christmas | |
lumière | n (f) | light | |
religion | n (f) | religion | |
donner | v | to give | |
ouvrir | v | to open | |
religieux, religieuse | adj | religious |
Don’t use capital letters when talking about someone’s religion in French
Higher tier
These words are only required for Higher tier.
French | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
catholique | adj | Catholic | Dans ma ville, il y a une grande église catholique. | In my town there is a big Catholic church. |
dieu | n (m) | god | Elle ne croit pas en Dieu. | She does not believe in God. |
foi | n (f) | faith | La foi est importante pour les personnes religieuses. | Faith is important for religious people. |
prier | v | to pray | Je vais prier ce soir. | I am going to pray tonight. |
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