New Year's Eve – la saint-sylvestre

(Pronounced saint-sil-vest)

To remember that New Year's Eve is pronounced saint-sin-vest (Saint Sylvester) in French, use the following mnemonic:

At the new year's eve party, Saint Sylvester (Saint-Sylvestre) finally caught Tweetie Pie.

NOTE:

Saint-Sylvestre is the most commonly used translation of New Year's Eve but the literal French translation would be veille du novel an, (eve of new year).

Examples of Saint Sylvester (New Year's Eve) in a sentence

Nous fêtons la Saint-Sylvestre avec des amis.

(We celebrate New Year's Eve with friends.)

Joyeuse Saint-Sylvestre à tous!

(Happy New Year's Eve to everyone!)

Elle prépare la soirée de la Saint-Sylvestre avec de la musique.

(She is preparing the New Year's Eve evening with music.)