Today, you’ll learn new Christmas-themed words and how to use them correctly in phrases and sentences.
圣诞老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén) Santa Claus
The first word is 圣诞老人 (shèng dàn lǎo rén) which is Santa Claus. Let’s look at each part of this word, 圣诞 means Christmas and 老人 means old person. So it literally means ‘Christmas old man’. A way of using it in a sentence is 圣诞老人来了。(Shèngdàn lǎorén láile.) Santa Claus is coming.
礼物 (lǐ wù) Gift
Another Christmas word we can create is 礼物 (lǐ wù). This means ‘gift’. Something that children are especially excited about nowadays when it comes to Christmas. A way of using it in a sentence is 你收到圣诞礼物了吗? (Nǐ shōu dào shèngdàn lǐwùle ma?) Have you received your Christmas presents yet?
雪人 (xuě rén) Snowman
Finally, we can create the word 雪人 (xuě rén) which means ‘snowman’. 雪 means ‘snow’ and 人 means ‘person’. A way of using it in a sentence is 你想不想堆个雪人? (Nǐ xiǎng bùxiǎng duī gè xuěrén.) Do you want to build a snowman?