TPAYT

We are sending holiday cards to several people we met in Paris. All of them know that we do not speak any French, but we would like to include a closing note in their language that is appropriate.

Anyone????

Michel_Paris

"Joyeux Nöel et Bonne Année" is the off-the-shelf greeting

"Meilleurs vœux pour le temps des fêtes" is another.

Both are a bit formal.

StCirq

Well, what do you want to say?

Or are you just asking how one ends a letter in French? I usually end with "Sentiments les meilleurs" or "avec mes sentiments les meilleurs." Variations include "mes sentiments respectueux," "mes sentiments distinguées," "mes cordiales salutations," "mon bon souvenir," and many others. It depends on your relationship with the people you're writing to.

StCirq

If you are writing Merry Christmas, it's Noël, not Nöel.

StCirq

And to cover all the bases, you'd probably just write "Bonnes fêtes."

Michel_Paris

St Cirq,

Oops. I knew that

Bien Cordialement,
Michel

Pvoyageuse

"Meilleurs voeux" is standard and would be fine.

StCirq

No worries, Michel.

cocofromdijon

StCirq "sentiment" is masculine so it is sentiments distingués not distinguées. It is a typo IMO as you wrote the other sentiments with correct adjectives

StCirq

Ack! Yes, Coco, a typo. Merci.

TPAYT

We just want to write a short "nice to meet you" type of note on a holiday card in English and would like to add a final line in French. It seems like your suggestions of
"Meilleurs voeux"
or
"Bonnes Fetes"
would be good, don't you think? Or should we add the whole off-the-shelf line that michael suggested.