Now you know how to talk about date and time in Italian, let’s continue with some more special occasions, holidays and how to wish people well in Italian.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Italian“.

Holidays & Good wishes in Italian

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Good wishes

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
All the best!Tanti auguri!it-sing_all-the-best
Congratulations!Congratulazioni!it-sing_congratulations
Good luck!Buona fortuna!
In bocca al lupo!		it-sing_good-luck
it-sing_good-luck-2
Happy birthday!Buon compleanno!it-sing_happy-birthday
Merry Christmas!Buon Natale!it-sing_merry-christmas
Happy Easter!Buona Pasqua!it-sing_happy-easter
Happy New Year!Buon anno!it-sing_happy-new-year
with all my heart / wholehearteddal profondo del cuoreit-sing_with-all-my-heartwholeheartedly

Holidays & festive occasions

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
birthdaycompleannoit-sing_birthday
ChristmasNataleit-sing_christmas
YuleNataleit-sing_yule
Christmas EveVigilia di Nataleit-sing_christmas-eve
EasterPasquait-sing_easter
Easter holidaysvacanze di Pasquait-sing_easter-holidays
Pentecost / WhitsunPentecosteit-sing_pentecostwhitsun
New Year’s EveVigilia di Capodanno
ultimo dell'anno		it-sing_new-years-eve
it-sing_new-years-eve-2
New YearCapodannoit-sing_new-year
weddingmatrimonioit-sing_wedding
name dayonomasticoit-sing_name-day
Valentine’s DaySan Valentinoit-sing_valentines-day
anniversaryanniversarioit-sing_anniversary

Verbs

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) inviteinvitareit-sing_to-invite
(to) wishaugurare
desiderare		it-sing_to-wish
it-sing_to-wish-2
(to) make a giftregalareit-sing_to-make-a-gift
(to) getricevere
prendere		it-sing_to-get
it-sing_to-get-2

Vocabulary & Phrases

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
party [Sg]festait-sing_party
parties [Pl]festeit-plur_party
birthday partyfesta di compleannoit-sing_birthday-party
invitation [Sg]invitoit-sing_invitation
invitations [Pl]invitiit-plur_invitation
I invite you to the party!Ti invito alla mia festa!it-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party
wish [Sg]augurioit-sing_wish
wishes [Pl]auguriit-plur_wish
What would you like? / What do you want?Cosa ti piacerebbe?
Cosa vuoi?		it-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want
it-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want-2
surprise [Sg]sorpresait-sing_surprise
surprises [Pl]sorpreseit-plur_surprise
present / gift [Sg]regaloit-sing_presentgift
presents / gifts [Pl]regaliit-plur_presentgift

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