Glossar: Silvester/Neujahr
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New Year’s Terms and Wishes
mit typischen Neujahrsvorsätzen
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Dinner for One | It's About (German) Time | Silvester und das neue Jahr
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beginning of the year der Jahresanfang/Jahresbeginn
calendar der Kalender
century das Jahrhundert
in the 21st century im 21. Jahrhundert (im einundzwanzigsten...)
champagne/sparkling wine der Champagner/Sekt
Champagner is strictly used only for genuine French champagne. Sekt refers to any sparkling wine, made in Germany or elsewhere.change of years, turn of the year der Jahreswechsel
cork der Kork
corkscrew der Korkenzieher, die Korklocke
German and Austrian New Year's Customs
Learn about Bleigießen and other traditions
date das Datum
“Dinner for One” „Der 90. Geburtstag oder Dinner for One“ is an annual New Year's TV event in Germany. Learn more...
end of the year das Jahresende
firecracker(s) der Knaller, der/das Knallbonbon(s), der Kracher
firecracker (big, heavy-duty) der Böller (lit., "mortar")
firecracker (cherry bomb) der Knallfrosch (-frösche)
fireworks, pyrotechnics das Feuerwerk
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Happy New Year! einen guten Rutsch! (ins Neujahr)
Some linguists claim that this traditional New Year's expression in German has nothing to do with "sliding" (rutschen) into the new year—despite the fact that most German-speakers understand it that way. The expression may come from the Hebrew word "rosh," meaning "head" or "beginning"—thus the beginning of a new year. The expression could have come into German via the Yiddish for "a good beginning"—as in "Rosh Hashanah," the Jewish New Year. That would make it just one of many German (and English) expressions that come from Yiddish.
hot fire tongs punch die Feuerzangenbowle
See our Feuerzangenbowle Recipe
hot mulled wine der Glühwein
See our Glühwein Recipe
International Date Line die Datumsgrenze
lead pouring das Bleigießen (The custom of predicting the year ahead by pouring molten lead into water and "reading" the resulting patterns. Learn more > German and Austrian New Year's Customs)
midnight die Mitternacht
at midnight um Mitternacht
Today's German word of the day
millennium das Jahrtausend, das Millennium
month(s) der Monat (die Monate)
in January, in June im Januar, im Juni
new year das Neujahr, das Neue Jahr, ein neues Jahr
Happy New Year! Prosit Neujahr!
in the New Year im neuen Jahr
New Year's Eve Silvester/der Silvesterabend
on New Year's Eve am Silvesterabend
MORE > Silvester und das neue Jahr
New Year's Day der Neujahrstag
new year's resolution der Neujahrsvorsatz (-sätze), der gute Vorsatz (die guten Vorsätze)
make New Year's resolutions gute Vorsätze fassen
typische Neujahrsvorsätze (typical resolutions, phrases):
in the future in Zukunft, künftigBeispiel: Im neuen Jahr werde ich gesünder leben.
to be more environmentally aware umweltbewußter leben/sein
to be nicer/more friendly netter/freundlicher sein
to live more healthily gesünder leben
to lose, take off (weight/pounds) (Gewicht/Kilo) abnehmen, ablegen
to quit smoking mit dem/zum Rauchen aufhören
Example: In the new year I'll live a more healthy lifestyle.
to predict voraussagen, vorhersagen, prophezeien
prediction, prophecy die Vorhersage, die Prophezeiung
rocket(s) (fireworks) die Rakete(n)
Roman candle die Leuchtkugel
toast n. der Trinkspruch, der Toast
toast v. toasten
to propose a toast (to) einen Toast (auf...) ausbringen
See German Toasts: Trinksprüche for more.
turn of the century, the die Jahrhundertwende
year(s) das Jahr (-e)
in 2006 2006 (zweitausendsechs), im Jahr 2006 (not in 2006!)
the year 2000 das Jahr 2000 (zweitausend)
the Y2K problem das Y2K-Problem, das Jahr 2000-Problem
Y2K compliant Jahr-2000-fest
MORE > German and Austrian New Year's Customs
Related Pages
'Dinner for One' und das Neujahr
The Germans have a strange New Year's custom: a 14-minute English sketch on TV. Also a look back at the year past.
Silvester und das neue Jahr
An article about why New Year's Eve is called "Silvester" in German.
Feiertag-Kalender
A special calendar of German holidays.
New Year's Greetings
Send a free German e-card with your New Year's greetings!
German Toasts: Trinksprüche
The art of toasting in German.
It's About (German) Time
An article about dates and telling time in German.
Christmas Vocabulary
An English-German glossary for Weihnachten.
Wort des Tages
Get a daily dose of German vocabulary, from your Guide.
Dictionaries
Info and links for print and online ditionaries for German.
The Good Wishes Glossary
A German-English lexicon of congratulations and best wishes for many occasions, including das Neujahr.
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English-German glossaries on a variety of topics.
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