Christmas is celebrated on the 25 th of December, but Mexicans also widely celebrate El Dia de los Reyes (The Day of the Kings) where the 3 kings leave presents or candy on the 6 th of January. Christmas trees are not as common in Mexico as in the USA and the UK, with the nacimeineto being much more popular. Sometimes the figures in the nativity scene are life size and a whole room in the house will be dedicated to the nacimiento. Nativity scenes, knows as ‘nacimiento’ are very popular in Mexico. In Mexico, Christmas is celebrated for almost a whole month from December 12 th to January 6 th. I Mexican Spanish – Feliz Navidad A Bit of Culture Listen to Hugh’s smooth British English voice wish you a Merry Christmas or let one of our most popular American English voices, Julie, show you how it is done on this side of the world. But have you heard it in a British accent? How about an American one? This one is easy – if you’re reading this blog post, you can probably pronounce Merry Christmas just fine. Presents are then placed under the tree and opened on Christmas Day. Families often put up a Christmas tree and decorate it with lights and hanging decorations and have a large family meal. Of course, Christmas is celebrated by Christians, but it is also widely celebrated by non-religious people who view the holiday as a nice reason to gather with the people they love. It is a major holiday in large countries, such as the USA and the UK, as well as in smaller countries like New Zealand. I English – Merry Christmas A Bit of CultureĬhristmas is celebrated widely throughout the English speaking world.
To help us out, we’ve asked our top quality text-to-speech voices to pronounce Merry Christmas in each of the languages so you can really impress your friends, colleagues or barista with your perfect pronunciation.įor us, learning a new language is one of the best uses of text-to-speech technology, so let’s get into the holiday spirit and learn something new! The wonderful time of year when we gather with friends and family, eat too much food, exchange some presents, have some fun and occasionally consume drinks with a larger than normal proportion of egg in them.Īt NeoSpeech, we’re passionate about learning and linguistics, so we’ve gathered our team and put together a guide to saying “Merry Christmas” in 5 different languages – English, Spanish, French, Chinese and Japanese.