Life Transplanet

Since the holidays (días feriados) are upon us, I thought some vocabulary for them would be appropriate for the Spanish Tip of the Month.

Common Holidays

New Year: Año Nuevo

Valentine’s Day: Día de San Valentín

Easter: Pascua

Independence Day: Día de Independencia

Day of the Dead: Día de los Muertos (instead of Halloween)

Thanksgiving: Día de Acción de Gracias

Christmas: Navidad

Some associated words and phrases:

Turkey: Pavo
Presents: Regalos
Tree: Arbol
Ghosts: Fantasmas
Monsters: Monstruos
Tomb/Grave: Tumba
Skeleton: Esqueleto
Pumpkins: Calabazas
Santa Claus: Papa Noel (often just Americanized as Santa Claus though)
Star: Estrella
Songs: Canciones

You scared me!: ¡Me asustaste!
What a great party! ¡Qué gran fiesta!
The food is wonderful: ¡La comida es deliciosa! or simply ¡Qué sabrosa!
I ate too much/I’m full: Comí demasiado. Estoy lleno/a.
Thanks for the present: Gracias por el regalo
Merry Christmas: Feliz Navidad
Happy New Year: Feliz Año Nuevo

We went to the bank this weekend and saw that they had hung all the stockings upside down as well as the Christmas Tree! I thought it was funny so we had to get a picture.

Happy Holidays everyone!