Student Case Studies, Open Day, 1st December 2018

Join us in celebrating Learn a Foreign Language Month while enjoying festive holidays with your loved ones

5 mins

December is Learn a Foreign Language Month, a great time to explore new languages and celebrate cultural diversity.

It’s also a season of togetherness, marked by festive holidays like Christmas and New Year—perfect for connecting through language.

Discover how to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages

To celebrate Learn a Foreign Language Month this year, try learning how to say "Merry Christmas" or how to wish people a Merry Christmas in different languages. Sharing greetings like "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" in another language spreads cheer and builds understanding of global traditions. It’s a simple way to embrace linguistic diversity and foster connections during the festive season.

To inspire you, our students are sharing how to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages. Watch the videos below to hear holiday greetings from around the world.

Spanish: Feliz Navidad y Próspero A?o Nuevo 

French: Joyeux No?l

German: Frohe Weihnachten

Mandarin: Zhù nǐ shèngdàn kuàilè (祝你聖誕快樂)

Italian: Raga vi auguro un buon Natale

English: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Merry Christmas in Different Languages

Grace Williams: Joyeux No?l (French)

Dawid Angrecki: Frohe Weihnachten (German)

Dion Ndlovu: Feliz Navidad (Spanish)

DeAvyon Brown: Zhù nǐ shèngdàn kuàilè (祝你聖誕快樂) (Mandarin)

Thomas Hiscocks: Feliz Navidad y Próspero A?o Nuevo (Spanish)

Dawid Angrecki: Raga vi auguro un buon Natale (Italian)

Kurt Price: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (British Sign Language BSL)

Walter Bernal Farjardo: Feliz Navidad y Próspero A?o Nuevo (Spanish)

Interested in learning a foreign language?

You can enhance your studies and career prospects by learning a foreign language for free at the 黑料入口 through the Institution-Wide Language Programme (IWLP).

Options include Arabic, British Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Spanish. You’ll develop communication and cultural skills valued by employers while gaining a competitive edge in the global job market.

Find out how to apply