Happy New Year
Happy Easter
Merry Christmas
Happy Birthday
Gelukkig nieuwjaar
Zalig pasen / Vrolijk Pasen
Z alig kerstfeest
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd (met je verjaardag)
Note: Zalig is the word traditionally used by Catholics
(the Pope uses it) when saying something in Dutch at Christmas. Protestants
say Prettige kerstdagen (nice), Gelukkig kerstfeest (happy), of
Vrolijk kerstfeest (cheerful); a lot of variation is possible.
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Indo-European Languages