This post is about German Vocabulary that you need if you spend New Years Eve (Silvester) and New Years Day in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Learn the vocabulary and learn how to say "Happy New Year" in German.
How to say "Happy New Year" in German?
German
- Frohes Neues!
- Frohes Neujahr!
- Prosit Neujahr!
- Guten Rutsch!
English
- Happy New Year
- Happy New Year
- Happy New Year
- Happy New Year (but said before Midnight to somebody that you won´t see that year anymore. Like last day at work before New Years Eve everybody will say "Guten Rutsch" insteat of "Tschüss")
German Words - Tradition
German
- das Feuerwerk (e)
- der Böller (-)
- der Knaller (-)
- der Knallfrosch (ö,e)
- Die Rakete (n)
- das Bleigießen
- die Vorhersage
- der Aberglaube
- der Vorsatz (ä,e)
- der Glücksbringer (-)
English
- fireworks
- firecracker (big / heavy one)
- firecracker
- cherry bomb
- the rocket
- molybdomancy / lead pouring
- prediction / prophecy
- superstition
- resolution
- lucky charm
Typical New Years Resolutions
- mit dem Rauchen aufhören // to quit smoking
- gesünder leben // to live more healthily
- abnehmen // to loose weight
- mehr Deutsch lernen // to learn more German
- höflicher/netter/freundlicher sein // to be more polite/nice/friendly
German Words - Food & Drinks
German
- der Champagner (-)
- der Sekt (kein Plural)
- der Korkenzieher (-)
- der Korken (-)
- der Silvesterkrapfen (-)
- das Raclette (die Racletts)
- der Trinkspruch / der Toast
English
- champagne (expensive one)
- champagne (normal one)
- corkscrew
- cork
- mustard filled doughnut (German pastry)
- raclette
- toast
It´s all about the time:
German
- das Silvester (-)
- das Neujahr (e)
- der Jahreswechsel (-)
- das Jahresende (-)
- der Jahresanfang
- die Mitternacht (ä,e)
- das Jahrhundert (e)
- das Jahrtausend (e)
- der Kalender (-)
- das Datum (die Daten)
English
- New Years Eve
- New Years Day
- The turn of the year
- End of the Year
- the beginning of the year
- midnight
- century
- millenium
- calender
- the date
Still have questions? Do not hesitate to write a comment with your question!
Articles about "Silvester" in Germany
- Text + Audio from Slowgerman: Silvester und Neujahr in Deutschland
- Deutsch-Perfekt: Wie kommen die Deutschen ins neue Jahr?
- (En) About.com: Saint Syvester and the New Year
- (En) thelocal.com: Celebration Silvester in Germany
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