TOP 13 Christmas Vocabulary

Useful words to speak about winter holidays

1. Reindeer – a deer with large horns from north (Північний олень);
2. Sleigh – a type of sledge pulled by animals (Сани);
3. Gingerbread – a hard ginger biscuit (Імбирний пряник);
4. Candy cane – a piece of flavoured hard candy shaped like a walking stick (Карамельна тростина);
5. Christmas stocking – a large sock for presents (Шкарпетка для подарунків);
6. Stocking stuffer – a small and cheap Christmas present (Різдвяні дешеві подарунки);
7. Wreath – an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape (Вінок);
8. White Christmas – a Christmas when it snows (Сніг на Різдво);
9. Tinsel – long pieces of thin, shiny material used as decoration, especially at Christmas (Новорічний дощик);
10. Nativity – the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians at Christmas (Різдво Христове);
11. Carol – a happy or religious song, usually one sing at Christmas (Колядка);
12. Chimney – a vertical pipe in a house (Димар);
13. Mulled wine – wine heated with added sugar and spices (Глінтвейн).