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spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Hey, teachers, how many languages can we muster for holiday wishes?
I'll start (English in the topic, obviously)
Stesty vanoce from the Czech Rep! (Is my spelling corrrect?!)
A vsechno nejlepsi v 2007.

And, by the way, Gordon, how's the family?! Hope your new addition has safely arrived, and happy holidays to you all.

chiquitita · Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 37

Prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar!

Frizzie Lizzie · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject:

Sarbatori fericite! Smile

thelmadatter · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject: holidays

Feliz Navidad y Prospero Nuevo A�o

Feliz Channakah (Im guessing on this one)

Feliz Yule! ji ji ji ji

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Joyeux Noel a toute le monde

yaramaz · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject:

Um, iyi bayramlar, mutlu yillar... Not exactly Christmas given the islamic nature of the country (mutlu noeller?) but at least both Eid and new year fit into the festive time slot this year!

sheeba · Joined: 17 Jun 2004 Posts: 1123

From China

祝你圣诞快乐!

zhu ni shengdan kuaile

Wish you a happy xmas.

Sherri · Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:11 am Post subject:

From Hawaii...

Mele Kalikimaka!

I second spiral78, how are things going Gordon? Has your new baby arrived?

Sherri

Bayden · Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 988

This PC happy 'holidays' crap really annoys me to tell the truth.
Face it, it's CHRISTMAS!
Merry CHRISTMAS.
or as they say around these parts, Melly Chlistmas.

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

to everybody at Dave's ESL Cafe

Merry Christmas and a

basiltherat · Joined: 04 Oct 2003 Posts: 952

selamat natal dan tahun baru
best
basil

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Dear Bayden: I am not talking just Christmas, but New Year's too. It's a time period, the Olde Winter Holidays, if you prefer. Good wishes for the two often come packaged together, I think. So, happy holidays (in the plural) to you too!!

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

Actually, it's not just Christmas and New Year's, either. It's Hannuka (spelling, anyone?) and Kwanza, and, well, what else? Hajj, also?
This is an international forum by nature. So, it's clearly not just Christmas.

And, while it's not directly job-related, the recent discussion on learning languages as well as teaching them would seem to indicate that most teachers on this forum feel that there's some relationship between the two. So, it's a reflection of us and our jobs -

how many languages can we wish happy holidays (whichever ones you celebrate) in? Very Happy

Good going so far!

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

^ You asked for it สุขสันต์ วันคริสต์มาส

Although Buddhists don't generally go crazy at Christmas,

the above translates into 'sook san wan khrit maat'

or 'Happiness & Bliss on the Day of Christmas'

Since we're heading down the socio-linguistic path,

it's interesting to note that Thais have major problems

pronouncing the letter 's' - especially as a final consonant;

that's how we end up with 'khrit maat' - instead of Christmas.

Happy New Year is สวัสดี ปี ใหม่, pronounced 'Sawatdee pee mai'

Any questions? Quiz on Friday.

Sgt Killjoy · Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 438

I will add two:

Felices Pascua -- Chavacano
Maligayang Pasko -- Tagalog