Crăciun fericit
/krəˈtʃjun fe.riˈt͡ʃit/word by word
Crăciun fericit is the Romanian way to say merry christmas.
This is the standard way to wish someone a Merry Christmas in Romanian.
Meaning: good wishes at Christmas time (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Crăciun (Christmas) and fericit (happy).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective fericit follows the noun Crăciun because it is a standard noun-adjective construction in Romanian.
How do you pronounce it?
/krəˈtʃjun fe.riˈtʃit/. The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 2nd syllable.
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Examples in context
- Crăciun Fericit, dragostea mea!Merry Christmas, my love!This example shows how to use Crăciun fericit when addressing a loved one.Tatoeba #4948745 by elenacristina260, translation #1320234 by Eldad
- Crăciun fericit!Merry Christmas!This example shows a simple use of Crăciun fericit.Tatoeba #689399 by koosy, translation #1723 by brauliobezerra
- Să aveți un Crăciun fericit și binecuvântat!Wishing you a Merry and Blessed Christmas!
- Vă doresc un Crăciun fericit!I wish you a merry christmas!
Example conversation
Andreea and Gabriel are greeting each other during a holiday party.
- AndreeaBună, Gabriel! Crăciun fericit!Hello, Gabriel! Merry christmas!
- GabrielMulțumesc, Andreea! La fel!Thank you, Andreea! The same to you!
- AndreeaCrăciun fericit și familiei tale.Merry christmas to your family too.
- GabrielMulțumesc mult, ești foarte drăguță.Thank you very much, you are very kind.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “merry christmas” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (Crăciun, fericit) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Crăciun, fericit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
