Seasonal Greetings in French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese
With the holidays upon us, we’re going to look at some appropriate seasonal greetings in French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese.
| French | |
| Joyeux Noël! | Merry Christmas! |
| Bonne fête de Hanouka! | Happy Hanukkah! |
| Joyeuses Pâques! | Happy Easter! |
| Bonnes Fêtes!
Joyeuses Fêtes! |
Happy Holidays! |
| Meilleurs Vœux! | Best Wishes! |
| Bonne Année! | Happy New Year! |
| Italian | |
| Buon Natale! | Merry Christmas! |
| Felice Hanukkah! | Happy Hanukkah! |
| Buona Pasqua! | Happy Easter |
| Buone Feste! | Happy Holidays! |
| Auguri! | Best Wishes! |
| Felice Anno Nuovo! | Happy New Year! |
| Portuguese | |
| Feliz Natal! | Merry Christmas! |
| Feliz Chanucá! | Happy Hanukkah! |
| Boa Páscoa! | Happy Easter! |
| Boas Festas! | Happy Holidays! |
| Feliz Ano Novo! | Happy New Year! |
| Spanish | |
| ¡Feliz Navidad! | Merry Christmas! |
| ¡Feliz Janucá! | Happy Hanukkah! |
| ¡Felices Pascuas! | Happy Easter! |
| ¡Felices Fiestas! | Happy Holidays! |
| ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! | Happy New Year! |
| Mandarin Chinese (Simplified Characters) | |
| 圣诞节快乐
(Shèngdàn jié kuàilè) |
Merry Christmas! |
| 快乐光明节
(Kuàilè guāngmíng jié) |
Happy Hanukkah! |
| 复活节快乐！
(Fùhuó jié kuàilè) |
Happy Easter! |
| 节日快乐
(Jiérì kuàilè) |
Happy Holidays! |
| 新年快乐
(Xīn nián kuài lè) |
Happy New Year!
|
| 新年快乐
(Guò nián) |
Chinese New Year |
| Japanese | |
| メリークリスマス！
(Merī-kurisumasu!) |
Merry Christmas! |
| ハヌーカおめでとう！
(Hanu-ka omedetou!!) |
Happy Hanukkah! |
| 復活祭おめでとうございます
(fukkatsu-sai omedetō gozaimasu) イースターおめでとうございます (īsutā omedetō gozaimasu) |
Happy Easter! |
| 良い休暇を！
(Ii kyuuka wo!) |
Happy Holidays! |
| 良いお年を。
(Yoi o toshi o.) |
Happy New Year!
(Used only before the new year begins.) |
| 明けましておめでとう！
(Akemashite omedetou!) |
Happy New Year!
(Used only after the new year begins.) |
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