Is feliz happy or merry?
The word 'feliz' in Spanish means 'happy. ' Navidad refers to the Nativity of Jesus. It is idiomatically translated into American English as ' Merry Christmas.
“Feliz” Means happy. It can be used to either say someone is happy or to wish them “A Happy New Year” or “Happy birthday”, etc.
If someone greets you with Merry Christmas or happy Christmas, the best way to respond is Feliz Navidad a ti también (Merry Christmas to you too).
The answer is based on what the language represents: “happy” is a feeling, whereas “merry” is a behaviour. Furthermore, the bishop John Fisher wished “Merry Christmas" in a letter to Henry VIII's top minister Thomas Cromwell. The date of the letter is 1534, and it was written in London.
- Thank you.
- I love you.
- Same here.
- Wishing you the same.
- Merry Christmas.
- Happy Holidays.
- Happy to hear from you.
- Cheers.
Derived from the word feliz, it means “lucky,” “fortunate,” or “happy.” It's also a name you'll find in many Spanish greetings, like Feliz Navidad for the Christmas season or Feliz cumpleaños if you're blowing out the birthday candles.
feliz adjective, singular, both. happy adj. ¡Feliz Año Nuevo a todos! Happy New Year to all!
In Mexico most people speak Spanish (Español), so Happy/Merry Christmas is 'Feliz Navidad'. In the Nahuatl (spoken in some parts of central Mexico and also spoken by the Aztecs) it's 'Cualli netlācatilizpan' and in the Yucatec Maya language (spoken in some parts of the Yucatán Peninsula) it's 'Ki'imak "navidad"'.
In response to “happy birthday” in Spanish, a simple “gracias” will usually suffice. You might be asked some other questions around the time of your birthday, so here's how to deal with those conversations. ¿Cuántos años vas a cumplir?
- Peace, love and joy!
- May your holiday be filled with hot cocoa and candy canes.
- 'Tis the season to be merry.
- Joy to the world.
- Sending Christmas love from the bright lights of the big city.
Is merry a positive word?
merry suggests cheerful, joyous, uninhibited enjoyment of frolic or festivity. blithe suggests carefree, innocent, or even heedless gaiety. jocund stresses elation and exhilaration of spirits. jovial suggests the stimulation of conviviality and good fellowship.
In many places, people still use this greeting during the holiday season. However, some businesses and organizations have chosen to use more inclusive greetings like "Happy Holidays" to acknowledge the diversity of religious and cultural celebrations that occur around the same time.
In general, “Happy Holidays” is accepted as the broadest and most inclusive greeting at this time of year. If you know someone celebrates Christmas you can go with “Merry Christmas,” but 'tis the season for interacting with strangers (selling to them, buying from them, bumping into them on your way out of Target).
Yes, it is common to reply "you too" when someone wishes you "Merry Christmas." It's a polite and friendly way to reciprocate the holiday greeting.
The best response is, “Thank you. Happy holidays to you, too.”
As for why it's felices and not felizes, that's because "ze" does not exist in Spanish. Any word ending in Z, when pluralized, changes it to a C. Because "feliz" is an adjective, and it needs the plural form when modifying a plural subject as a predicative.
Feliz means you're really very happy. In both these cases, contento and feliz are adjectives. In this case, contento is the 1 person singular of the verb contentar which means "to please."
Merry Christmas in Spanish = Feliz Navidad
If you are spending time with Spanish speakers this Christmas, this is the main phrase you will hear on and around Christmas day.
Translation of "no feliz" in English. not happy. not content. no happy.
In English, you can put the Feliz in plural, meaning the whole family. But in Spanish, it will stay the same “Los Feliz”. Why does it use plural in this Spanish sentence “El profesor vive en las afueras de la ciudad”? Afueras in Spanish means outskirts in English.
What is a sentence for feliz?
Estoy feliz. I am happy. José es un niño feliz. José is a happy child (male).
Santa Claus is often referred to as "Papá Noel" in Spanish. Technically the Christmas in the anglophone world doesn't exist in the Spanish speaking world but you can say Santa Claus or Papá Noel (Father Christmas).
"¿Dónde Está Santa Claus?" (Spanish for Where is Santa Claus?) is a novelty Christmas song.
Santa Claus - Der Weihnachtsmann
The term Weihnachtsmann is a very generic German term for Father Christmas, St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus. The German Weihnachtsmann is a fairly recent Christmas tradition having little if any religious or folkloric background.
Feliz cumpleaños – this is the literal translation of “happy birthday” in Spanish.
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