農曆新年一直是華人最重要的節日，但是你知道要怎麼向外國人介紹過年的種種習俗嗎 ?

過年和親戚朋友見面少不了的幾句吉祥話你知道怎麼用英語表達嗎 ?

以下由小編為你整理最實用的過年必備英語 !

先來認識過年相關的常用英文詞彙吧

◎年節  Chinese New Year

Spring Festival 春節

Chinese New Year’s Eve = Eve of Lunar New Year除夕夜

→New Year’s Eve is the beginning of the Chinese New Year holidays.

除夕是中國農曆春節假期的開始

lunar calendar農曆 ( solar calendar 則是陽曆 )

the first day of the Chinese/ Lunar New Year 大年初一

( the second day of the Chinese/ Lunar New Year 則是大年初二，依此類推 )

◎過年的「食」方面  Good-Luck Food for the New Year

Year-end banquet 尾牙

reunion dinner 團圓飯

New Year’s Eve Dinner 年夜飯

spring rolls 春捲

perennial vegetables長壽菜、長年菜

turnip白蘿蔔，俗稱的菜頭

◎習俗  Traditional custom

red envelopes/ red packets 紅包

(give money in red paper envelopes 發紅包)

→It’s a Chinese tradition to give red envelopes with cash to children for the Lunar New Year.

農曆新年時發紅包給晚輩是中國的傳統習俗

lucky money= New Year’s Money 壓歲錢

Light firecrackers = set off firecrackers 放鞭炮

Red couplets = New Year couplets = Spring Festival couplets 春聯
play mahjong 打麻將

play poker 打撲克牌

do Spring Festival shopping 買年貨

stay up late on the New Year’s eve = bringing in the new year守歲

→After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the children keep awake to see the New Year in.

吃完年夜飯後，孩子們守歲迎接新的一年到來

pay New Year’s call/ make a New Year’s visit拜年

worship ancestors 祭祖

ask the gods for a prophecy 求神問卜

temple 寺廟

burn an incense stick 燒香

拜訪親戚朋友、拿紅包時一定要說些喜氣洋洋的吉祥話祝賀對方

嘴巴越甜紅包可能就越大包喔!

一起把下面幾句英文版的吉祥話學起來吧

◎吉祥話  Auspicious words

Wishing you prosperity and wealth ! 恭喜發財

May everything go as you hope. 萬事如意

Everlasting peace year after year. 歲歲平安

May there be bounty every year 年年有餘

Great fortune and great favour 大吉大利

May fortune come to your door 五福臨門

May wealth come generously to you 財源廣進

May you welcome happiness with the spring. 迎春納福

May you have a successful year and pass off everything perfectly.祝您事事順利圓滿

Wishing you longevity and health! 祝您健康長壽

Good luck and great success in the coming New Year. 祝福您來年好運並取得成功

Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the New Year.

祝您新的一年身體健康、好運連連、天天開心

May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love! 願新年帶給你和你所愛的人許多美好的事物和無盡的祝福！

一元復始、萬象更新(All things begin again and all things are new.)小編在此祝福大家福星高照 ( The star of good fortune shines brightly above ) !