5 amazing ways to say "Happy New Year of the Horse" in Mandarin
You won't find these anywhere else!
Happy New Year!
Today is the first day of the Year of the Horse.
So, what better way to see in the New Year than to nerd out on some on-trend and cool ways to say “Happy New Year” in Chinese…
No…
I’m not talking about clichéd idioms, like these:
一马当先 — “To lead the charge like the Horse out of the gate”
马到成功 — “Immediate success upon arrival of the Horse”
龙马精神 — “Full of energy and vitality of a Dragon and Horse”
Yawn…
Ok… So if you can drop these into your Chinese conversations, you’re doing great!
But….
They are sooooOOOOooo 12 years ago…
And as a reader of this newsletter, I know you’re hungry for more.
You’re looking for cooler, on-trend, more advanced New Year greetings.
The kind of stuff:
That people are actually using right now…
Which keeps you down with the kids in China…
And up-to-date with how people are expressing themselves in the Chinese speaking world today, not in the 1990’s.
I’m with you on that one.
And, the good news for you and I is:
There are plenty of on-trend Horse Year phrases to get stuck into!
We’ve picked five of the best and most useful expressions.
You may not know them yet.
Because they’ve only got popular in the last few weeks.
But if you use them in the next few days, I guarantee you’ll impress your Chinese speaking friends, colleagues, and family!
So… Ready to get stuck in?
Check out our latest YouTube video, where our star creator, Snow, teaches you five cool ways to say “Happy New Year of the Horse” in Chinese:
By the way, we’ve recently launched the RTM YouTube channel! 🎉🎉🎉
Follow the channel and share with your Chinese learning networks!
You’ll get a new episode every Wednesday.
It’s a deep dive into the RTM topic of the week, teaching you five key on-trend phrases, what they mean, and how to use them.
These are the kind of phrases you won’t find in a textbook, graded reader, or HSK list.
And this is exactly the kind of Mandarin learning YouTube channel I’ve wanted for years.
So we created it!
Enjoy!
Andrew
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P.P.S — As a RTM Plus member you’ll also get access to the YouTube transcripts every week, which is a newly added feature!
Here’s an example from this week’s Horse Year video:
See you on the other side!
(If you’re already a RTM member, you’ll get these print-outs at the end of the Saturday newsletter along with the podcast transcript as soon as the episode goes live).
Andrew: are youse also gonna explain why deer 鹿 are so prominent in this Year of the Horse new year’s greetings? Maybe I missed it. If so, my apologies. Geremie