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Talking about Christmas

Vocabulary

árbol de Navidad (m) - Christmas tree

cuatro de julio (m) - Fourth of July

día de acción de gracias (m) - Thanksgiving

día de independencia (m) - Independence day

día de San Valentín (m) - Valentine's day

festejar/celebrar - to celebrate

galletas (f) - cookies

jamón (m) - ham

Nochebuena (f) - Christmas Eve

Pascua (f) - Easter

pavo (m) - turkey

regalar - to give a gift

regalo (m) - gift

reunirse - to get together

Soler + inf. - to usually do something

tarjeta de Navidad (f) - Christmas card

Villancico (m) - Christmas carol

Conversation

¡Feliz Navidad!
Merry Christmas!

Siempre celebramos la Navidad en la casa de mis abuelos en Amarillo.
We always celebrate Christmas at my grandparents house in Amarillo.

Mi padre compra el árbol de Navidad la semana después del día de acción de gracias.
My father buys our Christmas tree the week after Thanksgiving.

En la Nochebuena vamos a la iglesia.
We go to church on Christmas Eve.

Miramos los fuegos artificiales en el parque.
We watched the fireworks in the park.

Solemos comer y entonces mirar los partidos de fútbol en la televisión.
We usually eat and then watch soccer games on television.

Abrimos los regalos al despuntar el día.
We open gifts at day break.

Mis tíos se emborrachan y disparan sus rifles al aire en el patio trasero.
My uncles get drunk and shoot rifles in the air from the back porch.

Festejamos la navidad con regalos y mucha comida.
We celebrate Christmas with gifts and a lot of food.

El año pasado mi abuela me regaló ropa interior como siempre.
Last year my grandma gave me underwear as always.