165: How do you say Merry Christmas in Italian?
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🗓️ 3 December 2024
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How do you wish “Merry Christmas” to your Italian family or friends? Learn it quickly in this mini Italian lesson!
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Today's Italian words:
Buon Natale = Merry Christmas
Buone feste = Happy holidays
Grazie, buon Natale anche a lei! = Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too! (formal)
Grazie, buon Natale anche a te! = Thank you, Merry Christmas to you, too! (informal)
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| 0:00.0 | If you're visiting Italy during the holiday season or you just want to give Christmas greetings to your Italian friends and family, you'll want to know how to say Merry Christmas in Italian. |
| 0:11.0 | Learn how to use it the way we Italians do in this special mini lesson. Hello all |
| 0:26.6 | Hi everyone and welcome to learn Italian with joy of languages. |
| 0:33.6 | Today's mini lesson is perfect for the holiday season because you might want to be able to wish Merry Christmas in Italian and also know how to respond when somebody says it to you. |
| 0:44.6 | So let's start with Merry Christmas in Italian. It's... |
| 0:49.3 | Buon Natale. Bon Natale. |
| 0:55.0 | Literally. Good. Literally. |
| 0:56.0 | Buon, good, Natale. |
| 0:59.0 | Christmas. |
| 1:01.0 | Italians often use the word |
| 1:03.0 | Buon good |
| 1:05.0 | to express good wishes for various occasions. |
| 1:09.0 | A common example you may already know is |
| 1:12.1 | Buonjourno good morning. A couple of things to keep in mind is that first there's a |
| 1:19.3 | wu sound after the b so buo, wu, wu, wu, wu, |
| 1:26.0 | Buon, Buon, Buo, Buon. |
| 1:29.6 | Buon Natale. |
| 1:32.4 | Buon Natale. |
| 1:46.3 | And if you'd prefer a more neutral greeting that includes everyone, even those that might not celebrate Christmas, you can use the Italian version of Happy Holidays, which is Buone feste, |
| 1:48.9 | Buone feste. |
| 1:50.0 | Literally. |
| 1:52.0 | Buone. |
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