French Halloween Vocabulary & Phrases
On this page you will find a complete list of French Halloween vocabulary words. While the holiday is not traditionally celebrated in France, it’s become a very popular holiday in Quebec, the French-speaking province in Canada. To say Halloween in French you simply say “l’Halloween” as there is no official translation. Also, to say “Trick Or Treat” (the line used by kids when asking for candy at peoples’ front doors) young kids in Quebec say, “Bonbons s’il-vous-plaît“, which means, “Candy, please!” In the list below you’ll also find various words for different kinds of costumes (“les déguisements d’Halloween” including the witch (la sorcière) and ghost (le fantôme).
 l’Halloween Halloween |  le déguisement d’Halloween Halloween costume |  joyeux Halloween Happy Halloween! |
 le 31 octobre October 31 (night of Halloween every year) |  l’automne fall/autumn |  le bonbon candy |
 la citrouille pumpkin |  passer de maison en maison pour récolter des bonbons (going from house to house to get candy, trick-or-treating) |  la citrouille d’Halloween/le Jack à la lanterne jack-o’-lantern |
 le fantôme ghost/fantom |  le monstre monster |  le zombie zombie |
 le pirate pirate |  la Toussaint All Saints Day |  la sorcière witch |
 le vampire vampire |  farce ou friandise! trick or treat! |  le masque mask |
 l’araignée (f) spider |  la maison hantée haunted house |  le cimetière cemetary |
 le diable devil |  le épouvantail scarecrow |  hanter to haunt |
 le lutin goblin |  le squelette skeleton |  la momie mummy |
 Bonbons s’il-vous-plaît trick or treat! (used in Quebec) |  la lune entière full moon |  le balai broom |
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