Questions & Answers about Joyeux Noël, Madame !
Why does the "e" in Noël have two dots over it?
Why is it Joyeux and not Joyeuse?
Why is there a space before the exclamation mark?
In French punctuation rules, you must put a space before punctuation marks that are made of two parts, like exclamation marks (!), question marks (?), colons (:), and semicolons (;). This is different from English, where the punctuation attaches directly to the last word.
How would I say 'I am going to have a Merry Christmas' using the near future tense from this lesson?
You would say Je vais passer un joyeux Noël. You use the near future construction (aller + infinitive) by conjugating aller to vais and adding the infinitive verb passer (to spend time), followed by the greeting from this sentence!
Should Madame be capitalized here?
Yes. While French uses fewer capital letters than English overall, titles like Madame, Monsieur, and Mademoiselle are always capitalized when you are using them to speak directly to the person.
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