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The French phrase "Bonne fête Papa" revealed

Get prepared to learn everything you need to know about the basic French phrase "Bonne fête Papa". This include a detailed explanation of what it is and how you can use it in a conversation with an audio example. And also the useful informations we added like slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example, synonyms and more!


English translation

  • Translation : Happy father's day to you dad

  • Register : Informal - Basic - Celebration

Pronunciation

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  • IPA : / bɔn fɛt papa /

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Bonne fête Papa meaning

Definition

It literally means:

This is the most famous way to wish your father a happy Father's Day in French. It's the shortened version of "Bonne fête des pères papa" which literally means "Happy father's day to you dad".

So you might wonder why in the short version "Bonne fête papa" we don't precise which celebration we are talking about. And it's because, with context and with you literally saying "Happy celebration dad" he will understand perfectly.

How to use

Pretty simple, just say to your father "Bonne fête papa !" or "Joyeuse fête des pères papa !".

If you want to be more ceremonious, use instead the super full version "Je te souhaite une joyeuse/bonne fête des pères papa." (I wish you a happy/good father's day dad.)

Fun fact

In Quebec, "Joyeuse fête" doesn't have the same meaning as in France, it means "Happy birthday". While in France, to say "Happy birthday" we use "Joyeux anniversaire".

So if your dad is from Quebec, be careful!

Synonyms

Example in a dialogue with audio

Dialogue

Bonjour

Hello

Bonjour et bonne fête papa !

Hello and happy father's day to you dad

Merci !

Thank you!

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