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Happy New Year

German translation: Frohes neues Jahr

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English term or phrase:Happy New Year
German translation:Frohes neues Jahr
Entered by: RWSTranslation

12:11 Jan 8, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: Happy New Year
As greeting
David W. Schultze
Frohes neues Jahr
Explanation:
oder auch:
Gutes neues Jahr

Wir wünschen ein frohes neues Jahr

...
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RWSTranslation
Germany
Local time: 03:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Frohes neues Jahr
RWSTranslation
4 +3see glossary
Maya Jurt
5Ein gutes Neues Jahr!
Adalbert Kowal
4 -1Gutes Neues!
Klaus Dorn (X)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Frohes neues Jahr


Explanation:
oder auch:
Gutes neues Jahr

Wir wünschen ein frohes neues Jahr

...

RWSTranslation
Germany
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 173
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martina Keskintepe: I would rather opt for Frohes neues Jahr, it is more commonly used than Gutes neues Jahr.
14 mins
agree  Thomas Bollmann: both "Frohes" and "Gutes" are commonly used in Germany
26 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
41 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
see glossary


Explanation:
have a merry christmas and a happy new year Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr Thomas Bollmann


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Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 343

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Bollmann: you are absolutely right, Maya
18 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
33 mins
agree  dieter haake: OK - so langsam ....
1 hr
  -> Wir werden uns bald an "Frohe Ostern" freuen dürfen ;-)
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Gutes Neues!


Explanation:
if it's used as a casual greeting, you can say "Gutes Neues", the fact that you are referring to the New Year is implied...

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 743

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Thomas Bollmann: but it is very colloquial
9 mins
disagree  ChristinaT: Frohes Neues - that's what I have heard. NOBODY-never ever in my whoooole life-has ever said "Gutes Neues" to me.
12 mins
neutral  Maya Jurt: Guets Neus. That is what German speaking Swiss say. You would not write it - and it is not the point here..
31 mins
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Ein gutes Neues Jahr!


Explanation:
In Germany and in Austria one is wishing "Ein gutes neues Jahr". Depending on the context however it also could be "Prosit Neujahr!" as you find on greeting cards, and as one says if it's New Year night at the moment. People good acquainted with each other also use this expression still some days after the event.
I hope this helped.

Adalbert Kowal
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 46
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