Learning a new phrase every day is a great way to build your vocabulary step by step. It’s a been a slew of festivals this month, from Chinese New Year earlier in the month to Mardi Gras next week. What better way to celebrate than to learn the word for “party” in several of our languages? (Tip: Use it wisely.)
| Language | Phrase [Transliteration] |
| Arabic | noun: حفلة [Hafla] verb: يحتفل [yaHtafilu] |
| Mandarin Chinese | noun: 派对 [pàiduì] verb: 开派对 [kāi pàiduì] |
| French | noun: fête (f.), soirée (f.) verb: faire la fête (v) |
| German | noun: die Party verb: feiern |
| Greek | noun: το πάρτυ [to PAR-tee] verb: εγώ διασκεδάζω [e-GHO dhia-ske-DHA-zo] |
| Hebrew | noun: מסיבה verb: לחגוג (lit. to celebrate) |
| Italian | noun: festa verb: fare festa, divertirsi |
| Japanese | noun: パーティー [paatii] verb: パーティーをする [paatii o suru] |
| Korean | noun: 행사 [haeng sa] verb:행사 하다 [haeng sa hada] |
| Brazilian Portuguese | noun: festa verb: festejar |
| Russian | noun: вечеринка (birthday/Christmas/dinner party) [stress on the 3rd vowel “и“], приём (formal party) [stress is always on “ё“] verb, colloquial: развлекаться (to have a good time), танцевать (to dance), веселиться (to enjoy oneself, to have fun) |
| Spanish | noun: la fiesta verb: ir de fiesta, festejar, salir de fiesta |