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How to Say ‘Merry Christmas to you too!’ in Portuguese

Feliz Natal para si também!

feh-LEESH nah-TAHL PAH-ruh see tahm-BAYNG

[feh-LEESH nah-TAHL PAH-ruh see tahm-BAYNG]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: para si suits a neighbour or an older acquaintance. In Portugal, polite distance is the safe default with people you don't know well.

Phrase Breakdown

Feliz Natal

feh-LEESH nah-TAHL

Merry Christmas

The standard Christmas greeting. The final 'z' in 'feliz' sounds like 'sh' before a consonant: 'fe-LEESH na-TAL'.

Example

Feliz Natal a todos!

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Words in this phrase

Feliz

[feh-LEESH]

happy; merry

Adjective meaning happy; used in greetings like 'Merry Christmas'.

Example

Ela está muito feliz hoje.

She is very happy today.

Natal

[nah-TAHL]

Christmas

Masculine noun, used with 'o'.

Example

Passamos o Natal em família.

We spend Christmas with family.

para si também!

PAH-ruh see tahm-BAYNG

to you too!

Returns the wish formally. 'Si' is polite 'you'. 'Para' is often shortened to 'pra' in speech.

Example

Boas festas para si também!

Happy holidays to you too!

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-ruh]

for

Preposition used to show who something matters to.

Example

Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.

This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.

[see]

you (formal)

Polite form of 'you' used after prepositions in European Portuguese.

Example

Isto é para si.

This is for you.

também

[tahm-BAYNG]

also; too

Used to agree or add that the same feeling applies to you.

Example

Respondi «Também» gostei para mostrar reciprocidade.

I replied “also” liked it to show reciprocity.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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