New Year Wishes
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The Tet holidays are a time of joy and familial togetherness, a season when Vietnamese people express their best wishes to family and friends. Here’s an updated list of some of the most common New Year wishes to share during this special occasion:
1 - Năm mới dồi dào sức khỏe: Wishing you a healthy new year
2 - Năm mới tấn tài tấn lộc: Wishing you prosperity and wealth in the new year
3 - Năm mới thăng quan tiến chức: May you receive promotions and advancement in the coming year
4 - Năm mới toàn gia bình an: Wishing peace and health for your entire family in the new year
5 - Năm mới thắng lợi mới: A new year filled with new victories
6 - Vạn sự như ý: May all your wishes come true
7 - Chúc hay ăn chóng lớn: May you eat well and grow strong (often said to children)
8 - Chúc mau chóng tìm được người yêu: May you find love in the new year (for those who are single)
9 - Tiền vào như nước sông Đà, tiền ra nhỏ giọt như cà phê phin: May your income flow as powerfully as the Da River, while expenditures trickle in slowly like drip coffee
These are just a few examples of the heartfelt wishes exchanged during the Tet holiday. This list is merely a starting point. Make use of these greetings to impress your friends and loved ones this upcoming Tet!
It would be nice to have audio version along with the greeting to help the non native speakers learn how to pronounce it correctly.
I always hear sức khỏe dồi dào. Not the other way around. Which is correct?
Both “sức khoẻ dồi dào” and “dồi dào sức khoẻ” have the same meaning “wishing a good health”.
Tet Flowers & Plants
Tet holidays are the days of relaxation, happiness and joy. And similar to pine tree for Christmas holiday in the West, Vietnamese also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period.
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Giving gifts on Tet Festival, which has been long a traditional custom in Vietnam’s ancient culture, represents not only the close relationship but also the thorough and subtle of human behaviors. Vietnamese are extremely careful in talking and behaving on the very first days of New Year, as it can determine the good fortune throughout the year.
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Besides Tet, Tet Nguyen Tieu (First Full Moon of the New Year) is also a good opportunity for foreigners to experience Vietnamese culture thoroughly. Although Tet Nguyen Tieu originates from China, when being spread to Vietnam, Tet Nguyen Tieu has adopted to the particular cultural aspect of VIetnam and plays a significant role in Vietnamese's cultural and religious life.
