Vocabulary
Guten Rutsch!
/ˈɡuːtn̩ ˈʁʊtʃ/· phrase
Happy New Year! (said before 1 January)
Said in the last days of December — literally 'a good slide into the new year'. From midnight on: Frohes neues Jahr!
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Guten Rutsch!
New Year wish before 1 January
Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr!
Happy New Year! (lit. a good slide into the new year)
Common combinations
- Einen guten Rutsch!Have a good New Year!
- Frohes neues Jahr!Happy New Year! (from 1 January)
Common learner mistakes
- Guten Rutsch! (on 2 January)Frohes neues Jahr!Guten Rutsch is only said before the new year starts.
Real examples
- Tschüss und guten Rutsch!Bye and Happy New Year!
- Ich wünsche euch einen guten Rutsch!I wish you all a Happy New Year!
- Guten Rutsch! — Danke, dir auch!Happy New Year! — Thanks, you too!
