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How to Say ‘Happy Fête de la Musique!’ in French

Bonne Fête de la Musique !

bun fet duh lah mew-ZEEK

[bun fet duh lah mew-ZEEK]

🇫🇷 In France: On 21 June, free concerts fill streets and bars all over France. Wishing someone a happy Fête is a warm, easy way to say goodbye that night.

Phrase Breakdown

Bonne Fête

bun fet

Happy celebration

'Bonne' sounds like 'bun', with no nasal sound because of the double 'n'. 'Fête' sounds like 'fet'.

Example

Bonne fête, Marie !

Happy name day, Marie!

Words in this phrase

Bonne

[bun]

good

Feminine form of 'bon'.

Example

Bonne nuit !

Good night!

Fête

[fet]

festival / celebration

A celebration or holiday; also means party.

Example

La fête nationale est le 14 juillet.

The national holiday is July 14th.

de la Musique !

duh lah mew-ZEEK

of Music!

The Fête de la Musique is France's music festival on June 21st. Say 'duh la mü-zeek', with the French 'ü' and the 's' sounding like 'z'.

Example

J'aime la Fête de la Musique.

I love the Music Festival.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

Musique

[mew-ZEEK]

music

Feminine noun for music.

Example

J'aime cette musique.

I like this music.

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