Below are a few phrases to set you up at the school gates after the summer holidays! It can be tricky making small talk, I understand, but if you want to learn French, remember there is no better way than practicing in situations like these. It’s a great way to help you gain confidence and fluency.
On y va…. Let’s go!
Vos vacances se sont bien passées? – Were your holidays good?
Vous êtes allés où? – Where did you go?
On est allé/parti **** en vacances – we went to **** on holiday
On n’est parti que quelques jours – We went away for just a few days
On n’est pas parti – We didn’t go anywhere
On est resté par là – We stayed around here
C’était super! – It was great!
ça s’est passé trop vite! – It went too quickly
On a passé de bonnes vacances – we had a good holiday
Il a fait très beau – it was lovely weather
Il n’a pas fait très beau – It wasn’t great weather
Il a fait mauvais – It was bad weather
On était bien en vacances – we were happy on holiday
C’était bien de partir un peu – It was good to get away
Ca faisait du bien de changer l’air – It was good to get a change of scenery
**** (name of your child) (n’) avait (pas) trop envie de rentrer à l’école! – **** was (wasn’t) keen on coming back to school!