狗年迎新春！農曆新年就快到了，在國外要怎麼跟外國人介紹農曆新年習俗呢？發紅包、放鞭炮、各式新年吉祥話的英文又該怎麼說？今天就來學習關於農曆新年的英文用語
Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year ➩農曆新年
- Lunar 指的是太陰的意思，像是農曆的英文就是 Lunar Calendar，
- 正月（農曆一月）的英文就是 Lunar January
- 今年是狗年，狗年的英文就是 Year of the Dog
Spring festival➩ 春節
Lunar New Year’s Eve ➩除夕
- Eve指的是前夕，像是平安夜（聖誕節前夕）英文是Christmas Eve
New Year’s Eve Dinner ➩年夜飯
Family Reunion Dinner ➩團圓宴
Lion dance➩舞獅
Dragon dance ➩舞龍
The monster Nien ➩年獸
Firecrackers➩鞭炮
- 而放鞭炮的放，這個動詞英文是Lighting，Light作為動詞指的是點燃、點亮。
- 放鞭炮 ➩Lighting firecrackers
Firework ➩煙火
Mahjong➩麻將
Red envelope (Lucky red envelope)/ Red packet (Lucky red packet)➩紅包
Spring couplets/ Red couplets ➩春聯（Couplet指的是對句）
Lucky money➩壓歲錢
Year-end bonus ➩年終獎金
Lantern ➩燈籠
- 燈會的英文就是Exhibits of lantern ，而元宵節則是叫做The Lantern Festival
New clothes➩新衣
Staying up➩守歲
Temple ➩寺廟
Return to parents’ home➩回娘家
Worship ancestor ➩祭祖
Ask the gods for a prophecy➩求神問卜
Incense ➩香
Taboo ➩禁忌
【補充】過年一定要吃的東西包含：
Fish ➩魚，代表年年有餘
Orange ➩橘子，代表大吉大利
Leeks ➩韭菜，代表長久、永遠
Turnips ➩白蘿蔔，代表好彩頭
Rice cake/ New year cake ➩年糕，代表年年高升、逐步興旺
Dumplings ➩水餃，代表元寶，累積好運
Eight treasures rice/ Babao rice ➩八寶飯，代表恭喜發財
Spring roll ➩春捲，代表黃金萬兩
Perennial vegetables ➩長年菜，代表長壽
(Sweet) rice ball ➩湯圓，代表團團圓圓
Pineapple ➩鳳梨，代表旺來
【補充】過年常說的吉祥話：
Lucky words ➩吉祥話
Happy Chinese New Years ➩新年快樂
Wish you prosperity and wealth ➩恭喜發財
May wealth come generously to you ➩財源廣進
Great fortune and great favour ➩大吉大利
May your happiness be as broad as the sea ➩喜氣洋洋
New year，new beginning ➩新的一年，新的開始
May you welcome happiness with the spring ➩迎春納福
May all your wishes come true ➩心想事成
May fortune come to your door ➩五福臨門
May there be bounty every year ➩年年有餘
May everything go as you hope ➩萬事如意
May you be blessed with peace and safety in all four seasons ➩四季平安
Everlasting peace year after year ➩歲歲平安
常用Dialogs對話
How do you celebrate the Chinese New Year?
你怎麼慶祝農曆新年呢？
I had a family reunion dinner at Lunar New Year’s Eve.
我在除夕夜那天和家人吃了團圓飯
After the reunion dinner，I played Mahjong with relatives.
在吃了團圓飯之後，我和親戚們打了麻將
Besides，I got a lot of red envelopes! My grandmother gave me 10 thousand. OMG!
此外，我還得到了好多紅包！我的外婆給了我一萬塊 我的天哪！
My family and I stayed up all night to welcome the new year.
我跟我的家人整晚守歲不睡覺，歡迎新年的到來
My New Year’s resolution is to graduate!
我的新年新希望就是希望可以畢業！
