🎆 New Year's Day

⏱ 10 min read

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated in many countries around the world. People gather with family and friends, count down to midnight, watch fireworks, make a toast, and welcome the beginning of a new year. Many people also make New Year's resolutions. In this lesson, you'll learn useful English vocabulary, phrases, and questions for talking about New Year's celebrations, with translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

🟢 Basic New Year Vocabulary

🎉 New Year's Eve

🇪🇸 Spanish: Nochevieja
🇫🇷 French: Réveillon du Nouvel An
🇩🇪 German: Silvester
🇮🇹 Italian: Vigilia di Capodanno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Véspera de Ano Novo
🎆 New Year's Day

🇪🇸 Spanish: Año Nuevo
🇫🇷 French: Jour de l'An
🇩🇪 German: Neujahr
🇮🇹 Italian: Capodanno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ano Novo
⏰ Midnight

🇪🇸 Spanish: Medianoche
🇫🇷 French: Minuit
🇩🇪 German: Mitternacht
🇮🇹 Italian: Mezzanotte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meia-noite
🎇 Fireworks

🇪🇸 Spanish: Fuegos artificiales
🇫🇷 French: Feux d'artifice
🇩🇪 German: Feuerwerk
🇮🇹 Italian: Fuochi d'artificio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fogos de artifício
🥂 Toast

🇪🇸 Spanish: Brindis
🇫🇷 French: Toast
🇩🇪 German: Trinkspruch
🇮🇹 Italian: Brindisi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Brinde
🎯 New Year's resolution

🇪🇸 Spanish: Propósito de Año Nuevo
🇫🇷 French: Résolution du Nouvel An
🇩🇪 German: Neujahrsvorsatz
🇮🇹 Italian: Proposito per il nuovo anno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Resolução de Ano Novo

🟡 New Year's Celebration Vocabulary

🎊 Party

🇪🇸 Spanish: Fiesta
🇫🇷 French: Fête
🇩🇪 German: Party / Feier
🇮🇹 Italian: Festa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Festa
🍾 Champagne

🇪🇸 Spanish: Champán
🇫🇷 French: Champagne
🇩🇪 German: Champagner
🇮🇹 Italian: Champagne
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Champanhe
🎉 Confetti

🇪🇸 Spanish: Confeti
🇫🇷 French: Confettis
🇩🇪 German: Konfetti
🇮🇹 Italian: Coriandoli
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Confete
⏱️ Countdown

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuenta regresiva
🇫🇷 French: Compte à rebours
🇩🇪 German: Countdown
🇮🇹 Italian: Conto alla rovescia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Contagem regressiva
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family and friends

🇪🇸 Spanish: Familia y amigos
🇫🇷 French: Famille et amis
🇩🇪 German: Familie und Freunde
🇮🇹 Italian: Famiglia e amici
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Família e amigos
🎉 Celebration

🇪🇸 Spanish: Celebración
🇫🇷 French: Célébration
🇩🇪 German: Feier
🇮🇹 Italian: Celebrazione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Celebração

▶️ New Year Actions

🎉 To celebrate

🇪🇸 Spanish: Celebrar
🇫🇷 French: Célébrer
🇩🇪 German: Feiern
🇮🇹 Italian: Festeggiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Celebrar
⏱️ To count down

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hacer la cuenta regresiva
🇫🇷 French: Faire le compte à rebours
🇩🇪 German: Den Countdown zählen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare il conto alla rovescia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer a contagem regressiva
🥂 To make a toast

🇪🇸 Spanish: Brindar
🇫🇷 French: Porter un toast
🇩🇪 German: Anstoßen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare un brindisi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer um brinde
🎇 To watch fireworks

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ver los fuegos artificiales
🇫🇷 French: Regarder les feux d'artifice
🇩🇪 German: Feuerwerk ansehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Guardare i fuochi d'artificio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Assistir aos fogos de artifício
🌙 To stay up until midnight

🇪🇸 Spanish: Quedarse despierto hasta la medianoche
🇫🇷 French: Rester éveillé jusqu'à minuit
🇩🇪 German: Bis Mitternacht wach bleiben
🇮🇹 Italian: Restare svegli fino a mezzanotte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ficar acordado até a meia-noite
🎯 To make New Year's resolutions

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hacer propósitos de Año Nuevo
🇫🇷 French: Prendre des résolutions du Nouvel An
🇩🇪 German: Neujahrsvorsätze machen
🇮🇹 Italian: Fare propositi per il nuovo anno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fazer resoluções de Ano Novo

💬 Common New Year Phrases

🥂 Let's make a toast to the New Year.
🇪🇸 Hagamos un brindis por el Año Nuevo.
🇫🇷 Portons un toast au Nouvel An.
🇩🇪 Stoßen wir auf das neue Jahr an.
🇮🇹 Facciamo un brindisi al nuovo anno.
🇵🇹 Vamos fazer um brinde ao Ano Novo.
🎇 We're going to watch the fireworks.
🇪🇸 Vamos a ver los fuegos artificiales.
🇫🇷 Nous allons regarder les feux d'artifice.
🇩🇪 Wir werden das Feuerwerk ansehen.
🇮🇹 Andremo a vedere i fuochi d'artificio.
🇵🇹 Vamos assistir aos fogos de artifício.
🎯 My New Year's resolution is to exercise more.
🇪🇸 Mi propósito de Año Nuevo es hacer más ejercicio.
🇫🇷 Ma résolution du Nouvel An est de faire plus d'exercice.
🇩🇪 Mein Neujahrsvorsatz ist, mehr Sport zu treiben.
🇮🇹 Il mio proposito per il nuovo anno è fare più esercizio.
🇵🇹 Minha resolução de Ano Novo é fazer mais exercícios.
🎉 We're celebrating with family and friends.
🇪🇸 Celebramos con familia y amigos.
🇫🇷 Nous fêtons avec la famille et les amis.
🇩🇪 Wir feiern mit Familie und Freunden.
🇮🇹 Festeggiamo con la famiglia e gli amici.
🇵🇹 Estamos comemorando com a família e os amigos.

🎆 Cultural Note

New Year's Eve is celebrated on December 31 in many countries. People often enjoy a special meal, watch fireworks, count down to midnight, and wish each other a Happy New Year.

Making New Year's resolutions is especially common in English-speaking countries. Popular resolutions include exercising more, eating healthier, saving money, learning a new skill, or spending more time with family.

Beginner Tip: In English, people usually say "Happy New Year!" from New Year's Eve through the first days of January. It's one of the most common holiday greetings you'll hear.

❓ Useful Questions About New Year's

🎉 How do you celebrate New Year's?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cómo celebras el Año Nuevo?
🇫🇷 French: Comment fêtes-tu le Nouvel An ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie feierst du Neujahr?
🇮🇹 Italian: Come festeggi il Capodanno?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Como você comemora o Ano Novo?
🎇 Are you going to watch the fireworks?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Van a ver los fuegos artificiales?
🇫🇷 French: Allez-vous regarder les feux d'artifice ?
🇩🇪 German: Werdet ihr das Feuerwerk ansehen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Andrete a vedere i fuochi d'artificio?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vocês vão assistir aos fogos de artifício?
🥂 Are you going to make a toast at midnight?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Van a brindar a la medianoche?
🇫🇷 French: Allez-vous porter un toast à minuit ?
🇩🇪 German: Werdet ihr um Mitternacht anstoßen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Farete un brindisi a mezzanotte?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vocês vão fazer um brinde à meia-noite?
🎯 What is your New Year's resolution?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuál es tu propósito de Año Nuevo?
🇫🇷 French: Quelle est votre résolution du Nouvel An ?
🇩🇪 German: Was ist dein Neujahrsvorsatz?
🇮🇹 Italian: Qual è il tuo proposito per il nuovo anno?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Qual é a sua resolução de Ano Novo?
⏰ Are you going to stay up until midnight?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Vas a quedarte despierto hasta la medianoche?
🇫🇷 French: Vas-tu rester éveillé jusqu'à minuit ?
🇩🇪 German: Bleibst du bis Mitternacht wach?
🇮🇹 Italian: Rimarrai sveglio fino a mezzanotte?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Você vai ficar acordado até a meia-noite?
🎊 Who are you going to celebrate with?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Con quién vas a celebrar?
🇫🇷 French: Avec qui vas-tu fêter ?
🇩🇪 German: Mit wem wirst du feiern?
🇮🇹 Italian: Con chi festeggerai?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Com quem você vai comemorar?

💬 Everyday Conversation

Making New Year's Plans

A: What are you going to do on New Year's Eve?
🇪🇸 ¿Qué vas a hacer en Nochevieja?
🇫🇷 Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire pour le Nouvel An ?
🇩🇪 Was wirst du an Silvester machen?
🇮🇹 Cosa farai la vigilia di Capodanno?
🇵🇹 O que você vai fazer na véspera de Ano Novo?

B: I'm going to celebrate with my family.
🇪🇸 Voy a celebrar con mi familia.
🇫🇷 Je vais fêter avec ma famille.
🇩🇪 Ich werde mit meiner Familie feiern.
🇮🇹 Festeggerò con la mia famiglia.
🇵🇹 Vou comemorar com a minha família.

A: Are you going to watch the fireworks?
🇪🇸 ¿Van a ver los fuegos artificiales?
🇫🇷 Allez-vous regarder les feux d'artifice ?
🇩🇪 Werdet ihr das Feuerwerk ansehen?
🇮🇹 Andrete a vedere i fuochi d'artificio?
🇵🇹 Vocês vão assistir aos fogos de artifício?

B: Yes, and we'll make a toast at midnight.
🇪🇸 Sí, y brindaremos a la medianoche.
🇫🇷 Oui, puis nous porterons un toast à minuit.
🇩🇪 Ja, und wir stoßen um Mitternacht an.
🇮🇹 Sì, e faremo un brindisi a mezzanotte.
🇵🇹 Sim, e faremos um brinde à meia-noite.

📝 Example Sentences

🎆 The fireworks begin at midnight.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Los fuegos artificiales empiezan a la medianoche.
🇫🇷 French: Les feux d'artifice commencent à minuit.
🇩🇪 German: Das Feuerwerk beginnt um Mitternacht.
🇮🇹 Italian: I fuochi d'artificio iniziano a mezzanotte.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Os fogos de artifício começam à meia-noite.
🥂 Let's make a toast to a happy New Year.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Brindemos por un feliz Año Nuevo.
🇫🇷 French: Portons un toast à une bonne année.
🇩🇪 German: Stoßen wir auf ein frohes neues Jahr an.
🇮🇹 Italian: Facciamo un brindisi a un felice anno nuovo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vamos fazer um brinde a um feliz Ano Novo.
🎯 Many people make New Year's resolutions.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Muchas personas hacen propósitos de Año Nuevo.
🇫🇷 French: Beaucoup de personnes prennent des résolutions du Nouvel An.
🇩🇪 German: Viele Menschen fassen Neujahrsvorsätze.
🇮🇹 Italian: Molte persone fanno propositi per il nuovo anno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Muitas pessoas fazem resoluções de Ano Novo.
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 We're celebrating New Year's with our family.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Celebramos el Año Nuevo con nuestra familia.
🇫🇷 French: Nous fêtons le Nouvel An avec notre famille.
🇩🇪 German: Wir feiern Neujahr mit unserer Familie.
🇮🇹 Italian: Festeggiamo il Capodanno con la nostra famiglia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estamos comemorando o Ano Novo com nossa família.
⏰ We counted down together.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hicimos la cuenta regresiva juntos.
🇫🇷 French: Nous avons fait le compte à rebours ensemble.
🇩🇪 German: Wir haben gemeinsam den Countdown gezählt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Abbiamo fatto il conto alla rovescia insieme.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fizemos a contagem regressiva juntos.
🎉 We hope next year will be even better.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Esperamos que el próximo año sea aún mejor.
🇫🇷 French: Nous espérons que l'année prochaine sera encore meilleure.
🇩🇪 German: Wir hoffen, dass das nächste Jahr noch besser wird.
🇮🇹 Italian: Speriamo che il prossimo anno sia ancora migliore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Esperamos que o próximo ano seja ainda melhor.

🏆 Final Practice

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

  • Happy New Year!
  • We're going to watch the fireworks.
  • Let's make a toast to the New Year.
  • My New Year's resolution is to exercise more.
  • We're going to stay up until midnight.
  • We counted down together.