19 Most Common And Useful Chinese Idioms (You Can Actually Use)
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Cold weather and long nights mean only one thing - the winter is coming. But unlike in Game of Thrones, in our world, winter means holiday, celebration, presents, and a joyful and festive feeling.
Now is the perfect time to warm up for the holiday season by learning how to say Merry Christmas in 70 different languages.
We are aware that these days you have a lot of things to do, such as decorating your house, the Christmas tree, and buying gifts, so we’ve created a PDF file with Merry Christmas phrases you can save to your phone and have it near you anytime and anywhere.
Afrikaans
Geseënde Kersfees!
Albanian
Gëzuar Krishtlindjet!
Amharic
መልካም ገና !(Melikami gena!)
Arabic
عيد ميلاد سعيد !(Eid milad saeid !)
Armenian
Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ !(Shnorhavor Surb Tsnund!)
Azerbaijani
Milad bayramınız mübarək!
Basque
Eguberri on!
Bengali
শুভ বড়দিন!
Bosnian
Sretan Božić!
Bulgarian
Весела Коледа! (Vesela Koleda!)
Burmese
Burmese is spoken in Myanmar, which is a former English colony. Therefore, most of the people in Myanmar speak English. If you struggle with Burmese, you can simply say ‘Merry Christmas.’ Some people woulalso d say, ‘We wish you happiness on Christ’s birthday,’ which is in Burmese ‘Khrit taw ye mwe nay hmar pyaw shwin par say.’
Catalan
Bon Nadal!
Cebuano
Maayong Pasko!
Chinese
圣诞节快乐! (Shèngdàn Jié kuàilè)
Croatian
Sretan Božić!
Czech
Veselé Vánoce!
Danish
Glædelig jul og godt nytår!
Dutch
Glædelig jul!
English
Merry Christmas! (mostly used in the USA)
Happy Christmas! (used in the UK)
For quite some time, there has been a battle going on between British vs. American English. Even though today, both of the phrases are correct and widely used, on the other hand, it became a symbol of group identification.
Esperanto
Feliĉan Kristnaskon!
Estonian
Häid jõule!
Filipino
Maligayang Pasko!
Finnish
Hyvää joulua!
French
Joyeux Noël!
Georgian
შობას გილოცავთ! (Shobas gilotsavt!)
German
Frohe Weihnachten!
Have you ever been to Germany during the Christmas holidays?
If not, we highly recommend it. Germans love winter holidays. Everything is in the Christmas style; stores, streets, homes. Christmas trees are on every corner, on the street, you can see many delicious Christmas meals, and from November, you can feel the festive feeling.
Greek
Καλά Χριστούγεννα! (Kalá Christoúgenna!)
Hawaiian
Mele Kalikimaka!
Hebrew
חג מולד שמח!
Hindi
क्रिसमस की बधाई! (Krisamas kee badhaee!)
Hungarian
Boldog Karácsonyt!
Icelandic
Gleðileg jól!
Igbo
Ezi ekeresimesi!
Indonesian
Selamat Natal!
Irish
Nollaig Shona!
Italian
Buon Natale
Japanese
メリークリスマス!
Korean
메리 크리스마스! (Meli keuliseumaseu!)
Kurdish
Kirîstmas piroz be!
Latin
Felicem natalem Christi!
Lithuanian
linksmų Kalėdų!
Macedonian
Среќен Божиќ! (sreḱen Božiḱ!)
Malayalam
സന്തോഷകരമായ ക്രിസ്മസ്! (Santēāṣakaramāya krismas!)
Mandarin Chinese
聖誕快樂, 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè)
Nepali
क्रस्मसको शुभकामना! (Kreesmasko shubhkaamnaa!)
Norwegian
God jul!
Pashto
کرسمس مو مبارک!
Persian (Farsi)
کریسمس مبارک!
Polish
Wesołych Świąt!
Portuguese
Feliz Natal!
Romanian
Craciun Fericit!
Russian
С Рождеством!
Serbian
Срећан Божић! (Srećan Božić!)
Sinhala
සුබ නත්තලක්! (Suba nattalak!)
Somali
Ciid wanaagsan!
Spanish
Feliz Navidad!
Swahili
Heri ya Krismasi'!
Swedish
God Jul!
Tagalog
Maligayang Pasko!
Tamil
மகிழ்ச்சியான விடுமுறை நாட்கள்! (Makiḻcciyāṉa viṭumuṟai nāṭkaḷ!)
Telugu
క్రిస్మస్ శుభాకాంక్షలు! (Krismas śubhākāṅkṣalu!)
Turkish
Mutlu Noeller!
Ukrainian
щасливого Різдва! (Shchaslyvoho Rizdva!)
Vietnamese
Giáng sinh vui vẻ!
Urdu
میری کرسمس!
Welsh
Nadolig Llawen!
Wolof
Mangui lay ndioukeul ci Noël bi!
Xhosa (South African)
Ikrismesi emnandi!
Yoruba
Eku ọdun keresimesi!
Zulu
Jabulela Ukhisimusi!
Even though English is considered a global language, it doesn’t mean that other languages are less important. On the contrary, English is the bridge that can help people communicate between themselves and learn other languages.
That’s why Christmas time is ideal for learning some other languages and showing respect to others. If you want to learn more Christmas related words and phrases, improve your pronunciation, and practice the language with native speakers, Justlearn tutors are here for you.
You would be surprised at how many people can be delighted to hear from other speakers wishing them Merry Christmas in their native language.
After all, that’s all about Christmas. Respect, love, and joy.
So, have a very Merry and Happy Christmas!