Cualli Pascuatl
Merry Christmas in Nahuatl is Cualli Pascuatl.
The phrase is used to offer good wishes during the Christmas season.
Meaning: good wishes at Christmas time (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cualli, meaning good and pascuatl, meaning Christmas.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the adjective cualli (good) to modify the noun pascuatl (Christmas).
Did you know?
- The 'tl' sound in pascuatl is a voiceless alveolar lateral affricate, a sound that does not exist in English or Spanish.
- The word pascuatl is a loanword derived from the Spanish pascua, which comes from the Latin 'pascha' meaning 'Passover'.
- In many Nahuatl-speaking communities, the celebration of Christmas is deeply tied to the 'posadas', a local tradition of processions and singing that blends indigenous and colonial customs.
Example conversation
Yolanda and Cuauhtémoc greet each other during the holidays.
- Yolanda¡Cualli Pascuatl, Cuauhtémoc!Merry Christmas, Cuauhtémoc!
- Cuauhtémoc¡Cualli Pascuatl, Yolanda!Merry Christmas, Yolanda!
- Yolanda¿Quitemo tlacuilo?Do you want to eat?
- CuauhtémocIhcuauh, tlacua!Yes, let's eat!
