How do you say Happy New Year in Spanish?
The most common way to say “happy new year” in Spanish is ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!. Here are the main options, when to use each, and how to pronounce them.
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¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
feh-LEES AH-nyoh NWEH-voh
The standard greeting everywhere Spanish is spoken.
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¡Feliz año!
feh-LEES AH-nyoh
Shorter and more casual.
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¡Próspero Año Nuevo!
PROHS-peh-roh AH-nyoh NWEH-voh
“Prosperous New Year” — common on cards and in more formal wishes.
Use it in a sentence
- Happy New Year to you and your family!¡Feliz Año Nuevo para ti y tu familia!
- We wish you a happy and prosperous New Year.Les deseamos un feliz y próspero Año Nuevo.
- Where are you spending New Year’s Eve?¿Dónde vas a pasar Nochevieja?
- See you next year!¡Nos vemos el año que viene!
Good to know
Keep the tilde. Año means “year”; written without it, ano is an anatomical word you do not want on a greeting card.
Spanish opens exclamations with an upside-down mark: ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
New Year’s Eve is Nochevieja in Spain and usually fin de año in Latin America. In Spain, people eat twelve grapes on the twelve strokes of midnight for good luck.