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Neighbours wish you happy holidays: what to say in German
Neighbours wish you well for the holidays.
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How it's done. Frohe Weihnachten and Ein gutes neues Jahr are said to neighbours, colleagues and in shops; the answer is Danke, gleichfalls!Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Frohe Weihnachten!FROH-eh VIGH-nuhkh-tayn!
Merry Christmas!
They might also say:
Schöne Feiertage!
SHYOH-neh FIGH-ehr-tuh-geh!
Happy holidays!
Ein gutes neues Jahr!
Ighn GOO-tes NOY-es yahr!
A happy new year!
YOU REPLY
Danke, gleichfalls!
DAHN-keh, GLIGHKH-fuhls!
Thank you, the same to you!
Or say:Danke, Ihnen auch!
DAHN-keh, EE-nayn owkh!
THEY SAY
Wir sehen uns im neuen Jahr!Veer ZEH-ayn oons eem NOY-ayn yahr!
See you in the new year!
They might also say:
Alles Gute für Sie!
AH-les GOO-teh fyoor zee!
All the best to you!
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YOU FINISH
Alles Gute!
AH-les GOO-teh!
All the best!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
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Words worth knowing
Frohe
FROH-eh
adjective
happy
Weihnachten
VIGH-nuhkh-tayn
noun
Christmas
gleichfalls
GLIGHKH-fuhls
adverb
likewise
sehen
ZEH-ayn
verb
to see
neuen
NOY-ayn
adjective
new (accusative or dative)
Jahr
yahr
noun
year
6 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
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