Published July 14, 2024 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Le 14 juillet — Meaning and Pronunciation
Le 14 Juillet translates to “Bastille Day” and refers to France’s national holiday, la fête nationale. It is celebrated every year on July 14 with military parades, fireworks, public dances and other festivities. The date commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, a major event of the French Revolution.
IPA pronunciation of le 14 Juillet is /lə ka.tɔʁz ʒɥi.jɛ/ (IPA), which sounds like “luh kah-torz zhwee-yeh.”
Example Sentences
Le 14 Juillet est la fête nationale française.
July 14 is France’s national holiday.
Nous allons voir le feu d’artifice le 14 Juillet.
We are going to watch the fireworks on July 14.
Le 14 Juillet, il y a un défilé militaire à Paris.
On July 14, there is a military parade in Paris.
La prise de la Bastille a eu lieu le 14 juillet 1789.
The storming of the Bastille took place on July 14, 1789.
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Related words and expressions
- la Bastille — the Bastille
- Vive la France ! — Long live France!
- le feu d’artifice — fireworks display
- les Champs-Élysées — the Champs-Élysées
- La Marseillaise — the French national anthem
- la fête nationale — national holiday
- le défilé militaire — military parade
- la prise de la Bastille — the storming of the Bastille
- la Révolution française — the French Revolution
- le drapeau français — the French flag
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