Foreign Language Fun » Czech http://foreignlanguagefun.com Where Language Learning is Child's Play Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:17:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Happy New Year Around the World: Greetings in a Dozen Languages http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/12/happy-new-year-around-the-world-greetings-in-a-dozen-languages/ http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/12/happy-new-year-around-the-world-greetings-in-a-dozen-languages/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:31:21 +0000 Diane http://foreignlanguagefun.com/?p=2560

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It’s hard to believe that it is almost 2009!  Time to bring out the party hats and noise makers to ring in the New Year.  Since having kids, my New Year’s celebrations have taken on a whole new vibe.  Instead of paying top dollar for a sitter and hitting the town, I like to stay home and let my little guys join in the fun.  But since I will NOT allow them to stay up until midnight, we celebrate in a different time zone.  Click here to read about my annual French New Year’s celebration.  We wish everyone a Bonne Année when it’s midnight in France, but still early here in Eastern Standard Time.  We feast on French food, as well as some original New Year’s cookies.

I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year in a dozen different languages.  Feel free to comment with a New Year greeting in other languages, too.  I’ll be taking a little blogging break until after the New Year.  May your 2009 be filled with blessings and happiness :-)

French:  Bonne Année!

Spanish: Feliz año nuevo

German: Ein glückliches neues Jahr

Italian: Buon anno

Czech: Stastny Novy Rok

Finnish: Onnellista uutta vuotta

Portuguese: Feliz ano novo

Dutch: Gelukkig nieuwjaar

Hebrew: Shana Tova

Polish: Szczesliwego Nowego Roku

Thai: Sawatdee Pi Mai

Hungarian: Boldog uj evet


Photo Credit: by xymonau at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1123224


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]]> http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/12/happy-new-year-around-the-world-greetings-in-a-dozen-languages/feed/ 0 Say Thank You in Many Languages This Thanksgiving http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/11/say-thank-you-in-many-languages-this-thanksgiving/ http://foreignlanguagefun.com/2008/11/say-thank-you-in-many-languages-this-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:44:13 +0000 Diane http://foreignlanguagefun.com/?p=2086

Read More…]]>  When I think of Thanksgiving, my mind goes to turkey and pumpkin pie, parades and football.  Of course, the real reason is to give thanks to God for all that He has given us.  On this special holiday, I’d like to say Thank You in as many ways and as many languages as I can.  I’m sure to leave out many languages, so please comment with additional ones and continue the list of thanks!

 

Dankie (Afrikaans)

Shukran (Arabic)

Dekuji (Czech)

Tak (Danish)

Dank u wel (Dutch)

Dankon (Esperanto)

Kiitos (Finnish)

Merci (French)

Danke (German)

Mahalo (Hawaiian)

Toda (Hebrew)

Shukriya (Hindi)

Takk (Icelandic)

Grazie (Italian)

Arigato (Japanese)

Grazzi (Maltese)

Xie xie (Mandarin Chinese)

Dziekuje (Polish)

Multumesc (Romanian)

Spasibo (Russian)

Gracias (Spanish)

Ahsante (Swahili)

Tack (Swedish)

 

Photo Credit: by cidinha28 at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/772189

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