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How to Say ‘And happy holidays to you with the family.’ in German

Und Ihnen schöne Feiertage mit der Familie.

oont EE-nen SHUR-neh FY-er-tah-geh mit dair fah-MEE-lee-uh

[oont EE-nen SHUR-neh FY-er-tah-geh mit dair fah-MEE-lee-uh]

Phrase Breakdown

Und Ihnen schöne Feiertage

oont EE-nen SHUR-neh FY-er-tah-geh

and to you, happy holidays

A short wish with the verb left out. 'Feiertage' means public holidays: 'FY-er-tah-geh'.

Example

Und Ihnen schöne Feiertage!

And happy holidays to you!

Words in this phrase

Und

[oont]

and

A conjunction used to connect sentences or elements in a sentence.

Example

Und ich freue mich.

And I am happy.

Ihnen

[EE-nen]

you (formal, dative)

The formal 'you' in the dative case, used in polite professional situations.

Example

Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage zur Kultur im Unternehmen stellen?

May I ask you a question about the culture in the company?

schöne

[SHUR-neh]

nice, lovely

Plural/feminine form of 'schön', common in good wishes.

Example

Schöne Ferien!

Have a nice holiday!

Feiertage

[FY-er-tah-geh]

holidays

Plural of 'Feiertag', a public or religious holiday.

Example

Die Feiertage sind bald vorbei.

The holidays are almost over.

mit der Familie.

mit dair fah-MEE-lee-uh

with the family.

A dative phrase after 'mit'. Stress 'MEE' in 'Familie'.

Example

Ich bin mit der Familie zu Hause.

I'm at home with the family.

Words in this phrase

mit

[mit]

with

Preposition taking the dative; shows accompaniment.

Example

Ich nehme Tee mit Zucker.

I take tea with sugar.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Familie

[fah-MEE-lee-uh]

family

A group with close personal bonds; often used metaphorically for a warm team culture.

Example

Wie eine Familie wirkt das kleine Büro.

The small office feels like a family.

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