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Vocabulario sobre la Navidad
(Christmas Vocabulary)
Christmas is celebrated in many countries around the world and this season is undoubtedly one of our favorite times of the year and in this course we will be learning the most commonly used Spanish Christmas Vocabulary words relating to this holiday. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Since most Spanish learners have difficulties to know if a noun is masculine or feminine, each of the following words will be preceded by their corresponding definite article (el, la, los, las). If the gender of the noun is masculine it is represented in blue, if it is feminine it is represented in fuchsia.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Ornament | El adorno |
| Bell | La campana |
| Wreath | La corona |
| Tinsel | El espumillón, el oropel |
| Star | La estrella |
| Candy cane | El bastón de caramelo |
| Candle | La vela |
| Toy | El juguete |
| Gift | El regalo |
| Christmas card | La tarjeta de Navidad |
| Christmas stocking | El calcetín navideño |
| Christmas hat | El gorro navideño |
| Christmas baubles | Las bolas navideñas, los adornos |
| Christmas lights | Las luces de Navidad |
| Christmas tree | El árbol de Navidad |
| Christmas pudding | El budín de Navidad |
| Christmas carol | El villancico |
| Christmas dinner | La cena de Navidad |
| Turkey | El pavo |
| Gingerbread | La galleta de jengibre |
| Snowman | El muñeco de nieve |
✅ These are the words related to Santa Claus.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Santa Claus | Papá Noel |
| Sleigh | El trineo |
| Chimney | La chimenea |
| Reindeer | El reno |
| Elves | Los duendes |
| North Pole | El Polo Norte |
✅ These are the words related to the Nativity scene.
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Manger | El pesebre |
| Crib | La cuna |
| The Three Wise Men | Los Tres Reyes Magos |
| Angels | Los ángeles |
| Virgin Mary | La Virgen María |
| Joseph | José |
| Baby Jesus | El Niño Jesús |
| Stable | El establo |
| Shepherds | Los pastores |
| Donkey | El burro |
| Sheep | La oveja |
| Ox | El buey |
| Camel | El camello |
Example sentences in Spanish:
- La Navidad es mi festividad favorita.
(Christmas is my favorite festivity) - La casa está cubierta con luces de Navidad.
(The house is covered in Christmas lights) - La tarjeta navideña que me enviaste es linda.
(The Christmas card you sent me is nice) - Papá Noel baja por la chimenea a dejar regalos.
(Santa Claus goes down the chimney to leave gifts) - Comimos pavo para la cena de Acción de Gracias.
(We ate turkey for Thanksgiving dinner) - Los niños hicieron un muñeco de nieve en el jardín.
(The children made a snowman in the garden) - Todos los años montamos el pesebre del niño Jesús.
(Every year we put up the manger with baby Jesus) - Los bastones de caramelo son populares en Navidad.
(Candy canes are popular around Christmastime) - Los niños cantaron villancicos junto al árbol de Navidad.
(The children sang carols next to the Christmas tree) - En Navidad conmemoramos el nacimiento del niño Jesús.
(On Christmas, we commemorate the birth of baby Jesus) - Carlos decoró el árbol de Navidad con adornos y espumillón.
(Carlos decorated the Christmas tree with ornaments and tinsel) - La abuela nos ha mandado una tarjeta de Navidad con la foto de un trineo.
(Grandma's sent us a Christmas card with a picture of a sleigh on it) - Laura abrió sus calcetines navideños para ver qué le había traído Papá Noel.
(Laura opened her stocking to see what Santa had brought her) - Armamos el árbol de Navidad en diciembre y los niños lo decoran con adornos y luces.
(We put the Christmas tree up in December and the children decorate it with baubles and lights) - La Navidad pasada mandé 30 tarjetas de Navidad a mis parientes y amigos de todo el mundo.
(Last Christmas I sent 30 Christmas cards to my friends and relatives around the world) - ¡Te deseamos una Feliz Navidad y un prospero Año Nuevo!
(We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!)
🥇 Find out more: 🙂
✅ QUIZ: Spanish Christmas Vocabulary
✅ Riddles about Christmas in Spanish
✅ Funny jokes about Christmas in Spanish
✅ Spanish Christmas Songs: Lyrics & Translation 🎵