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You wish a neighbour a happy holiday: what to say in Spanish

You greet a neighbour on a holiday.

Ayuda entre vecinos5 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app

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How it's done. Greetings: ¡Felices fiestas!, ¡Feliz Navidad!, ¡Feliz año nuevo!, ¡Feliz cumpleaños!; neighbours often exchange them in the entrance.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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YOU START

¡Feliz Navidad! Que pase unas buenas fiestas.

Feh-LEES Nuh-bee-DAHD! Keh PAH-seh OO-nuhs boo-EH-nuhs FYEHS-tuhs.

Merry Christmas! Have a good holiday.

THEY SAY

¡Igualmente! Y feliz año nuevo.

Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh! Ee feh-LEES AH-nyoh noo-EH-boh.

And to you! And happy new year.

They might also say:

¡Feliz Navidad también! Que tenga un buen año.

Feh-LEES Nuh-bee-DAHD tuhm-BYAYN! Keh TAYN-guh oon boo-AYN AH-nyoh.

Merry Christmas to you too! Have a good year.

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YOU REPLY

Gracias. Igualmente.

GRAH-syuhs. Ee-goo-uhl-MAYN-teh.

Thanks. You too.

THEY SAY

Hasta pronto, vecino.

AHS-tuh PROHN-toh, beh-SEE-noh.

See you soon, neighbour.

in the app

YOU FINISH

Hasta pronto.

AHS-tuh PROHN-toh.

See you soon.

The course is in the app

This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

Navidad

Nuh-bee-DAHD

noun

Christmas

pase

PAH-seh

verb

come in, go ahead

buenas

boo-EH-nuhs

adjective

good (feminine plural)

fiestas

FYEHS-tuhs

noun

holidays

feliz

feh-LEES

adjective

happy

año

AH-nyoh

noun

year

9 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?

Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?

Can you repeat that, please?

¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?

Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?

Can you speak more slowly, please?

¡Gracias!

GRAH-syuhs!

Thank you!

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