Foreign Words Study Guide

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Merry Christmas 6x $292 avg J:3 DJ:3

DJ $150 1983 Day of the year when Italians wish "Buon Natale"

J $500 1994 The Dutch version of this holiday greeting is Vrolijk Kerstfeest

J $100 1995 "Buon Natale!" is the Italian equivalent of this English greeting usually heard in December

mazel tov 5x $280 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2004 This Hebrew phrase meaning "good luck" is popularly used to express congratulations

J $200 1990 Hebrew for "good luck", it's used to express congratulations

DJ $200 1984 Yiddish for good luck or congratulations

Kismet 5x $800 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 1990 You'll think it's fate that you know this Turkish word for fate

J $600 2021 This Turkish word is a synonym for destiny or fate

DJ $1,000 DD 1987 [Audio] Turkish for "fate" or "destiny", it's the name of B'way musical from which we get the following:

la dolce vita 4x $800 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2018 If you're pampered in Perugia, you're living this, Italian for "the sweet life"

DJ $800 2015 While some people are livin' la vida loca, others are livin' the sweet life, this in Italian

DJ $1,200 2009 Italian for "the sweet life", it served as the title for a 1960 Federico Fellini film

feng shui 4x 25.0% stumper $1,850 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $800 2009 This Chinese art of creating harmonious surroundings means "wind water" in Chinese

J $1,000 2019 A pair of Mandarin ducks in your home are great for love luck in this harmonious Chinese living space practice

DJ $1,600 2015 Literally meaning "wind" & "water", it's the Chinese system of positioning objects to create harmony

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