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新年快乐，过年好！

How to say happy new year in Chinese

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元旦yuándàn那天nàtiān，我wǒ对duì中国zhōngguó朋友péngyǒu建华jiànhuá说shuō：“新年快乐xīnnián-kuàilè！”

建华jiànhuá说shuō：“谢谢xièxie！我们wǒmen中国zhōngguó人rén的de新年xīnnián，还hái没méi来lái呢ne。”

明天míngtiān就是jiùshì春节chūnjié了le。建华jiànhuá请qǐng我wǒ去qù他tā家jiā吃chī晚饭wǎnfàn。

到dào了le他tā家jiā，我wǒ说shuō：“新年快乐xīnnián-kuàilè！”奶奶nǎinai笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“过年guònián好hǎo！快kuài坐zuò，快kuài坐zuò！”

建华jiànhuá告诉gàosù我wǒ：“这几天zhèjǐtiān，说shuō‘新年快乐xīnnián-kuàilè’行，说shuō‘过年guònián好hǎo’也yě行xíng。”

晚上wǎnshang，建华jiànhuá的de爷爷yéye奶奶nǎinai、爸爸bàba妈妈māma都dōu在家zàijiā。我们wǒmen坐zuò在zài一起yìqǐ吃饭chīfàn。桌子zhuōzi上shàng有yǒu很hěn多duō菜cài，还有háiyǒu饺子jiǎozi。建华jiànhuá说shuō：“我们wǒmen北方běifāng人rén，这天zhètiān要yào吃chī饺子jiǎozi。”

吃chī了le饭fàn，没有méiyǒu人rén睡觉shuìjiào。我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ看kàn电视diànshì，等děng十二shí’èr点diǎn。

十一shíyī点diǎn，我wǒ太tài想xiǎng睡觉shuìjiào了le。建华jiànhuá说shuō：“不能bùnéng睡shuì！今天jīntiān要yào晚wǎn一点儿yìdiǎnr睡shuì。”

十二shí’èr点diǎn到dào了le！家里人jiālǐrén都dōu说shuō：“过年guònián好hǎo！”

我wǒ也yě说shuō：“过年guònián好hǎo！我wǒ现在xiànzài能néng睡觉shuìjiào了le吗ma？”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
中国zhōngguóChina
朋友péngyǒufriend
说shuōto speak; to say
谢谢xièxiethank you; thanks; to thank
人rénperson; people
来láito come
明天míngtiāntomorrow
请qǐngplease
去qùto go
家jiāhome; family
吃chīto eat
晚饭wǎnfàndinner; supper

English (for the teacher)

On New Year’s Day, I say to my Chinese friend Jianhua, “Happy new year!”

Jianhua says, “Thanks! Our Chinese new year isn’t here yet.”

Tomorrow is Spring Festival. Jianhua invites me to his home for dinner.

The moment I walk in, I say, “Happy new year!” Grandma smiles and says, “Happy new year! Sit down, sit down!”

Jianhua tells me, “Over the holiday, you can say ‘xīnnián kuàilè’, and you can say ‘guònián hǎo’ too.”

In the evening, Jianhua’s grandparents and parents are all at home. We sit down to dinner together. There are lots of dishes on the table, and dumplings too. Jianhua says, “For us northerners, this is the night for dumplings.”

After dinner, nobody goes to bed. We watch TV together and wait for midnight.

At eleven, I really want to sleep. Jianhua says, “You can’t sleep! Tonight we stay up late.”

Midnight comes! The whole family says, “Happy new year!”

I say it too: “Happy new year! Can I go to sleep now?”