Happy Xmas!
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More Holiday Phrases!Happy Christmas! 圣诞节快乐！shèng dàn jié kuài lè!Happy Hanukah! 光明节快乐！guāg míng jié kuài lè!Peace on Earth! 地球和平！ dì qiú hé píng！Happy New Year! 新年快乐! Xīn nián kuài lè!Cheers! 干杯！ gān bēi!Happy Spring Festival! 春节快乐 chūn jié kuài lè!Spring Festival is the celebration for the Chinese New Year. This time should be on February 10th 2013. If you have a China town nearby, you might want to join the celebration.Something you can say is:恭喜发财 gōng xǐ fā cái [Congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous New Year!]During the Spring Festival, family members give to each other “red envelope”. These red envelopes contain $$$. Red envelopes are also given during birthdays and weddings.Other useful vocabularyRed Envelope红包 hòng bāo.winter 冬天 dōng tiansnow 雪 xuépresents 礼物 lǐ wùparty 派对 pài duìChristmas tree 圣诞树shèng dàn shùcandle 蜡烛 là zhúsnowman 雪人 xué rénLet’s go ice skating! 一起去滑冰吧！yì qǐ qù huá bīng bā !Let’s build a snowman! 一起堆雪人吧！ yì qǐ duīxué rén bā !***** 堆 duī means “pile”. In this case, in Chinese to build a snowman one has to use堆Let’s have a party! 一起开个派对吧！ yì qǐ kāi gè pài duì bā !***** 开个 kāi gè means “open a”. In this case, in Chinese to have a party one uses开个Feel free to post any comments or questions.
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Just playing around with Google Translate, it looks like Christmas literally means "holy birth," and Hanukah literally means "bright." Are those translations accurate?
