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Hi friends, tomorrow -- January 28 will be the Eve of Chinese New Year. The day after tomorrow -- January 29 is China's Spring Festival. It is similar to Christmas Eve in the West; it is the time that all the members of a family get together to eat dinner and wait for the clock to reach midnight. After the New Year's bell sounds, people set off firecrackers or fireworks and make telephone calls to pass on New Year's Greetings. Next day they start visiting their families, relatives, friends and colleagues... About China’s Spring Festival And Its Customs, I have written two articles for you. But in today's Daily Chinese I would like to show you how to make a Greeting in Chinese during China's Spring Festival.

You are welcome to click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning and then to read it after me.


SENTENCES FOR A SPRING FESTIVAL GREETING :

No.67: 新年好！新年快乐！
Happy New Year!

No.68: 春节好！春节快乐！
Happy Spring Festival!

No.69:给你（您）拜年了！
Wish you a happy new year!

No.70: 狗年吉祥！狗年大吉！
Wish you luck in Dog Year! (Lucky Dog Year!)

No.71: 狗年“旺旺”！
Wish every thing is prosperous in Dog Year!

No.72: 恭喜发财！
Congratulate on getting rich/making a fortune (in the New Year)!

NEW WORDS:

Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning and then to read it after me.


If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are also welcome to publish your opinions in Forum For Friends. :-)   

--Shirley
Written and Recorded On Fri, Jan 27, 2006