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Translation : Merry Christmas!
Register : Neutral - Basic - Christmas & New Year's Eve
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IPA : / ʒwajø nɔɛl /
"Joyeux Noël" is the most common way to wish "Merry Christmas" in French.
For a simple and casual way to wish "Merry Christmas" in French, use "Joyeux Noël".
For a more complete sentence, you can use "Je te souhaite un joyeux Noël" the same way you would use "I wish you a merry Christmas".
And for something formal, you can use instead: "Je vous souhaite un joyeux Noël". (It can also be plural)
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Noël en France
Christmas in France
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