Table of Contents
- 1 How do you say Happy Holidays in Italian?
- 2 What is another way to say happy holiday?
- 3 When can you say Happy Holidays?
- 4 Which is correct Happy holiday or Happy Holidays?
- 5 How do you say vacation in different languages?
- 6 How to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays in Italian?
- 7 What does it mean to say Buone Feste in Italy?
- 8 What to write on a Christmas card in Italy?
How do you say Happy Holidays in Italian?
With the holidays approaching, it is important to know how to say Merry Christmas in Italian!
- “Merry Christmas” in Italian is Buon Natale.
- Buone feste means Happy Holidays (it means both “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year”)
What is another way to say happy holiday?
The basics
- Merry Christmas.
- Happy Hanukkah.
- Joyous Kwanzaa.
- Yuletide Greetings.
- Happy holidays.
- Joyeux Noël.
- Feliz Navidad.
- Seasons Greetings.
How do you say Happy Holidays in every language?
How to Say ‘Happy Holidays’ in 8 Different Languages
- Spanish. ¡Felices Fiestas!
- Chinese. 节日快乐 (Jie Ri Kaui Le)!
- Irish. Laethanta saoire sona!
- Japanese. 幸せな休日 (Shiawasena kyūjitsu)
- Portuguese. Boas Festas!
- South African. Li holide eximnandi!
- German. Forhe Feiertage!
- Indonesian. Selamat Hari Raya!
When can you say Happy Holidays?
‘Happy Holiday’ is used for Easter and Christmas to make it more inclusive.
Which is correct Happy holiday or Happy Holidays?
Happy holidays is both a written and spoken greeting commonly used before or during the holiday season. You use the plural form because you’re wishing happiness upon someone for a span of time instead of on one specific celebrated day. To put it simply: Happy holidays!
How do you say happy holidays in 10 different languages?
Wishing People Happy Holidays In 13 Languages
- Spanish. Happy holidays! — ¡Felices fiestas!
- French. Happy holidays! — Bonnes fêtes !
- German. Happy holidays! — Frohe Feiertage!
- Italian. Happy holidays! — Buone feste!
- Portuguese. Happy holidays!
- Norwegian. Happy holidays!
- Danish. Happy holidays!
- Swedish. Happy holidays!
How do you say vacation in different languages?
- Bosnian: odmor. Bulgarian: ваканция Catalan: vacances. Cebuano: bakasyon. Chinese (Simplified): 假期
- Indonesian: liburan. Irish: laethanta saoire. Italian: vacanza. Japanese: 休暇 Javanese: preinan.
- Polish: wakacje. Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil): período de férias. Punjabi: ਛੁੱਟੀ Romanian: concediu de odihna. Russian: отпуск
How to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays in Italian?
A more neutral alternative to Buon Natale that corresponds to the English expression Happy Holidays is Buone Feste. Sometimes the two are used together in the same sentence. Buon Natale e Buone Feste! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Some people may shorten the entire sentence to just auguri on its own or tanti auguri.
How to say Happy New Year in Italy?
Happy New Year is Felice Anno Nuovo, as in Ti auguro un felice anno nuovo (I wish you a Happy New Year). You use ‘ ti ’ if you’re talking/writing to one person you know well, ‘ le ’ if you’re writing to one person you don’t know very well or have a formal relationship with, and ‘ vi ’ if you’re writing to a group of people, say a family.
What does it mean to say Buone Feste in Italy?
However, there are other expressions that are used as well. Buone Feste corresponds to the English Happy Holidays and implies best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You could also say, tanti auguri di buone feste, best wishes for a happy holiday season.
What to write on a Christmas card in Italy?
For example, if you’re sending a card to someone in Italy, you could write: “ Auguro a te (or ‘ lei ’ if you don’t know the person well) e alla tua (‘ sua ’ if using lei) famiglia un sereno Natale e un felice anno nuovo (I wish you and your family a peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year).