How to Say ‘Merry Christmas to you too!’ in Italian
Buon Natale anche a Lei!
bwohn nah-TAH-leh AHN-keh ah LAY
[bwohn nah-TAH-leh AHN-keh ah LAY]
🇮🇹 In Italy: The Lei version suits an older host or neighbour you don't know well. Among family and friends you'd say anche a te.
Phrase Breakdown
Buon Natale
bwohn nah-TAH-leh
Merry Christmas
'Buon' is the shortened form of 'buono' and is used before a noun. 'Natale' is stressed on '-TA-'.
Buon Natale a tutti!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Words in this phrase
Buon
[bwohn]
good
Short form of 'buono' before a masculine singular noun; describes something positively.
Buon in Buon equilibrio indica una situazione positiva tra due aspetti.
'Buon' in 'Buon equilibrio' indicates a positive situation between two aspects.
Natale
[nah-TAH-leh]
Christmas
The Christmas holiday, December 25th.
A Natale mangiamo insieme.
At Christmas we eat together.
anche a Lei!
AHN-keh ah LAY
to you too!
This is the formal 'you'. Use it with people you don't know well.
Buon anno anche a Lei!
Happy New Year to you too!
Words in this phrase
anche
[AHN-keh]
also / too
Used to agree or add that the same is true for you as well.
Anche io ho apprezzato molto la conversazione.
I also really appreciated the conversation.
a
[ah]
to
"A" is a simple preposition used in many fixed expressions and combinations.
Magari ci vediamo davanti a un caffè la prossima settimana.
Maybe we’ll meet over a coffee next week.
Lei
[LAY]
you (formal)
Polite form of 'you', used with strangers like customers or staff.
Questo è per lei.
This is for you.
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