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【🎁Xmas12-12】Say Cheers Like a Native: Mandarin Toasts for the New Year!


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A Holiday Special: 12-Day Learning Mandarin Marathon with Me 

As we wrap up our Holiday Podcast Marathon, it’s time to celebrate and reflect. In this final episode, we’ll learn how to toast to the New Year in Mandarin, explore phrases like 干杯 (gānbēi), 祝你新年快乐 (zhù nǐ xīnnián kuàilè), and idioms like 步步高升 (bùbù gāoshēng) to wish your friends and family well.

We’ll also share heartfelt gratitude for your support during this marathon and give you a sneak peek into what’s coming in 2025: two episodes a week—one in English for beginners and one in Mandarin for intermediate learners. Together, we’ll make language learning part of your daily life!

Join me as we raise our glasses and say cheers to a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2025. 干杯!

🎉 举杯欢庆:用中文为新年干杯!

我们的节日播客马拉松迎来了最后一集!在这一集中,我们将学会如何用中文为新年干杯,比如干杯 (gānbēi)祝你新年快乐 (zhù nǐ xīnnián kuàilè),以及像**步步高升 (bùbù gāoshēng)**这样的祝福成语,为朋友和家人送上最美好的祝愿。

同时,我也要感谢大家这12天的支持,并且和你们分享2025年的新计划:每周两集播客——一集用英语为初学者学习中文带来乐趣,一集用中文为中高级学习者提供深入交流的机会。

让我们举起杯子,一起为2025年的健康、快乐和成功干杯!干杯!(gānbēi!)


Key Vocabulary Summary

  1. 干杯 (gānbēi) – Cheers
  2. 快乐 (kuàilè) – Happy
  3. 幸福 (xìngfú) – Happiness
  4. 平安 (píng’ān) – Peace
  5. 好运 (hǎo yùn) – Good luck
  6. 新年 (xīnnián) – New Year
  7. 朋友 (péngyǒu) – Friends
  8. 家人 (jiārén) – Family
  9. 希望 (xīwàng) – Hope
  10. 未来 (wèilái) – Future

  11. Key Grammar Summary

    1. 祝 (zhù) – Expressing good wishes.
      • Example: 祝你身体健康。
      • (Zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng.) – Wishing you good health.
      • 让我们 (ràng wǒmen) – Let’s (suggesting action together).
        • Example: 让我们一起干杯!
        • (Ràng wǒmen yìqǐ gānbēi!) – Let’s toast together!
        • 希望 (xīwàng) – Expressing hope.
          • Example: 我希望明年更快乐。
          • (Wǒ xīwàng míngnián gèng kuàilè.) – I hope next year is even happier.
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