Celebratory Spanish Vocabulary
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The Jewish festival of Passover lasts for seven or eight days sometime in March or April. The dates vary because this holiday is not based on the Gregorian calendar, aka solar calendar. Passover begins on the 15th of Nisan, the first month in the Hebrew calendar.
In 2022, Passover begins on 15 April; in 2022 it will begin on 5 April. Here’s some French vocabulary to help you celebrate this Jewish celebration of freedom.*
| Passover | la Pascua judía | |
| Easter | la Pascua | |
| spring | la primavera | |
| exodus | el éxodo | |
| freedom | la libertad | |
| Messiah | el mesías | |
| prayer | la oración | |
| prophet | el profeta | |
| rabbi | el rabino | |
| slavery | la esclavitud | |
| story | una historia, un cuento | |
| yarmulke | el yarmulke | |
| bitter herbs | las hierbas amargas | |
| brisket | el pecho de res | |
| carrot | la zanahoria | |
| charoset | el charoset (una masa dulce que simboliza la argamasa) |
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| Gefilte fish | el pescado relleno | |
| grape juice | el jugo de uva | |
| horseradish | la salsa de rábano picante | |
| kosher | kosher | |
| lettuce | la lechuga, la ensalada | |
| matzoh ball | una bola de matzah | |
| nuts | las nueces | |
| orange | una naranja | |
| parsley | el perejil | |
| potato | una papa, una patata | |
| prune | una ciruela pasa | |
| roast chicken | el pollo al horno | |
| roasted egg | un huevo asado | |
| shankbone | un hueso de la caña | |
| spices | las especias | |
| sweet potato | el boniato, el camote | |
| unleavened bread | el pan ázimo el pan sin levadura |
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| wine | el vino | |
| to bless | bendecir | |
| to eat | comer | |
| to pray | rezar | |
| to symbolize | simbolizar | |
| to tell (a story) | contar (una historia) |
* I am not Jewish, so I’ve collected this information from various resources. If there are any mistakes or major omissions, please let me know and I’ll be happy to fix them.
Related lessons
Spanish vocabulary for other holidays
Spanish lesson plans
- Passover picture game (Lesson plan, K – 6th grade)
- Passover seder place cards (Lesson plan, 4th – 6th grade)
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