How do you formulate your wishes for the new year? Thread poster: Manuela Ribecai
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We are fast approaching the end of the year and it will be time to make our wishes for the new year to our clients and colleagues.
I find it nice to have an overview of formulations in various languages and, in addition, it can be useful to us, isn't it?
I would like to have common, natural and , why not, uncommon formulations.
In French, for example, we wrote:
Traditional: Joyeux Noël e... See more We are fast approaching the end of the year and it will be time to make our wishes for the new year to our clients and colleagues.
I find it nice to have an overview of formulations in various languages and, in addition, it can be useful to us, isn't it?
I would like to have common, natural and , why not, uncommon formulations.
In French, for example, we wrote:
Traditional: Joyeux Noël et bonne année.
Friendly and festive: Joyeuses fêtes.
Complete sentence (eg): Nous vous souhaitons un très joyeux Noël et une année 2014 exceptionnelle.
And in your language, how do you make your wishes?
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Neotranslati (X)
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:10
French to Russian
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От всей души поздравляю Вас с наступающим Новым годом и Рождеством!
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عام سعيد و عمر مديد و كل عام و أنتم بخير
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Catarina Lopes 
Portugal
Local time: 19:10
Member (2013)
English to Portuguese
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| In Portuguese | Oct 13, 2013 |
Traditional: Feliz Natal e bom ano novo
Friendly and festive: Boas festas
Complete sentence (eg): Votos de um feliz Natal e de um próspero ano novo.
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Amit pal
Local time: 23:40
English to Hindi
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| In hindi, Bengali & Marathi | Oct 13, 2013 |
Hindi
नव वर्ष की शुभकामनाएँ|
Bengali
নতুন বছরের শুভেচ্ছা|
Marathi
नवीन वर्षाची शुभेच्छा|
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| Traditional: also "Bom Natal e feliz ano novo"... | Oct 13, 2013 |
Ana Catarina R. Lopes wrote:
Traditional: Feliz Natal e bom ano novo
Friendly and festive: Boas festas
Complete sentence (eg): Votos de um feliz Natal e de um próspero ano novo.
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For example:
Traditional: ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!
F & F: ¡Felices fiestas!
Complete sentence: Le deseamos unas felices fiestas y un próspero año nuevo
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| In English and Maltese | Oct 13, 2013 |
Happy Christmas and Happy New Year-simple.
Maltese-Il-Milied it-tajjeb u s-Sena t-tajba lil kulhadd(kulhadd should have the h crossed, but I won't put it as, otherwise, the letter will appear differently if you do not have the Maltese keyboard.
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Torill Cabaret
France
Local time: 20:10
Member
French to Norwegian
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| In Norwegian | Oct 14, 2013 |
Med ønsker om en riktig god jul og et godt nyttår!
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Petro Ebersöhn (X)
Local time: 20:10
Geseende Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige nuwe jaar.
'Geseende' has got an umlaut on the third e, but my handheld doesn't have that function.
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A blithe an cantie Hogmanay! Lang may yer lum reek!
[A happy and joyful New Year! May your chimney long (continue to) give off smoke!]
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In Dutch:
Prettige feestdagen (OR Kerstdagen) en een gelukkig nieuwjaar (toegewenst)
(= (I/we wish you) a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year)
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Chris Hughes
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:10
Albanian to English
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Baxtalo Krechuno thaj but baxt thaj sastipe ando Nevo Bersh! (Of course there's a myriad of dialects of Romani and no one universally recognised written form, but this would be understood by most Romani speakers.)
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Emma Goldsmith
Spain
Local time: 20:10
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
| A couple of thoughts | Oct 15, 2013 |
Every time I catch this thread title on the Recent Thread page, I get the same sinking feeling that I get when Christmas cards come out in shops in September/October and Christmas lights are hung up in high streets mid-November. Am I the only one?
Back on topic, I gear my wishes for the new year towards a "Season's greetings" concept rather than a "Merry Christmas"-type idea. Our clients are not only multilingual, but multicultural and multifaith too.
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