Easter – la pâques

To remember that Easter is pronounced pahk (pâques) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The Easter bunny packed (Pâques) her suitcase with Easter eggs.

The Easter bunny packed (pâques) her suitcase with Easter eggs.

Pâques is feminine, so it's la Pâques. Imagine the Labrador breaking out of a giant Easter egg.

Pâques is feminine, so it's la Pâques. Imagine the Labrador breaking out of a giant easter egg.

Examples of pâques (easter) in a sentence

Joyeuses Pâques!

(Happy Easter!)

Je viendrai te voir à Pâques.

(I'll come and see you at Easter.)

Le lapin de Pâques est une tradition en Alsace.

(The Easter bunny is a tradition in Alsace.)