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

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

Holidays & Good wishes in Japanese

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Good wishes

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
All the best!では、ご機嫌よう!では、ごきげんよう!dewa, gokigenyou!ja-sing_all-the-best
Congratulations!おめでとうございます!おめでとうございます!omedetougozaimasu!ja-sing_congratulations
Good luck!幸運を!こううんを!kouun wo!ja-sing_good-luck
Happy birthday!誕生日おめでとう!たんじょうびおめでとう!tanjoubi omedetou!ja-sing_happy-birthday
Merry Christmas!メリークリスマス!めりーくりすます!merii kurisumasu!ja-sing_merry-christmas
Happy Easter!ハッピーイースター!はっぴーいーすたーhappi iisutaa!ja-sing_happy-easter
Happy New Year!あけましておめでとうございます!あけましておめでとうございます!akemashite omedetou gozaimasuja-sing_happy-new-year
with all my heart / wholehearted心を込めてこころをこめてkokoro wo kometeja-sing_with-all-my-heartwholeheartedly

Holidays & festive occasions

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
birthday誕生日たんじょうびtanjoubija-sing_birthday
Christmasクリスマスくりすますkurisumasuja-sing_christmas
Yuleクリスマスシーズンくりすますしーずんkurisumasu shiizunja-sing_yule
Christmas Eveクリスマスイブくりすますいぶkurisumasu ibuja-sing_christmas-eve
Easterイースターいーすたーiisutaaja-sing_easter
Easter holidaysイースターホリデイいーすたーほりでいiisutaa holideija-sing_easter-holidays
Pentecost / Whitsunペンテコステぺんてこすてpentekosuteja-sing_pentecostwhitsun
New Year’s Eve大晦日おおみそかoomisokaja-sing_new-years-eve
New Year新年しんねんshinnenja-sing_new-year
wedding結婚式けっこんしきkekkonshikija-sing_wedding
name day聖名祝日せいめいしゅくじつseimei shukujitsuja-sing_name-day
Valentine’s Dayバレンタインデイばれんたいんでいbarentain deija-sing_valentines-day
anniversary記念日きねんびkinenbija-sing_anniversary

Verbs

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
(to) invite招待するしょうたいするshoutai suruja-sing_to-invite
(to) wish願い事をするねがいごとをするnegaigoto wo suruja-sing_to-wish
(to) make a giftプレセントをあげるぷれぜんとをあげるpurezento wo ageruja-sing_to-make-a-gift
(to) get貰うもらうmorauja-sing_to-get

Vocabulary & Phrases

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
partyパーティーぱーてぃーpaatiija-sing_party
birthday party誕生日パーティーたんじょうびぱーてぃーtanjoubi paatiija-sing_birthday-party
invitation招待状しょうたいじょうshoutaijouja-sing_invitation
I invite you to the party!私はあなたをパーティーに招待しますわたしはあなたをぱーてぃにしょうたいしますwatashi wa anata wo paatii ni shoutai shimasuja-sing_i-invite-you-to-the-party
wish願い事ねがいごとnegaigotoja-sing_wish
What would you like? / What do you want?あなたは何がほしいですか?あなたはなにがほしいですか?anata wa nani ga hoshii desuka?ja-sing_what-would-you-likewhat-do-you-want
surpriseサプライズさぷらいずsapuraizuja-sing_surprise
present / giftプレゼントぷれぜんとpurezentoja-sing_presentgift

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