Holiday Greetings in Japanese
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Many of the holiday greetings you say and hear in the U.S. don’t have real Japanese translations. You guess it right - we use katakana! So just use your best Japanese pronunciation! (^-^)
- Merry Christmas! メリークリスマス merii kurisumasu
- Happy Hanukah! ハッピーハヌカ happii hanuka
- Happy Kwanzaa! ハッピークワンザ happii kuwanza
However, since New Year’s Day is a very important Japanese holiday, we do have a Japanese phrase for “Happy New Year”.- Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます。 Akemasjite omedetoo gozaimasu.
Some other great vocabulary to know:- winter 冬 fuyu
- snow 雪 yuki
- presents プレゼント purezento
- party パーティー paatii
- Christmas tree クリスマスツリー kurisumasu tsurii
- candle ろうそく roosoku
- snowman 雪だるま yukidaruma
- fireplace 暖炉 danro
- chimney 煙突 entotsu
- Cheers! 乾杯！ kanpai
- New Year’s Eve 大晦日 oomisoka
If you have any other words you want to know how to say in Japanese, let me know!
