英語でよく使う祝い・祝福の言葉を紹介します。実際に英会話で使ってみてください。
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(1)一般的なお祝いの言葉
All the best!
Every success to you!
The very best of luck to you.
Good luck in the examination.
I wish you every success in your new job

(2)祝日, 特別記念日のお祝いの言葉
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Happy anniversary! (結婚記念日)
Many happy returns of the day! (誕生日)

(3)祝い、祝福の言葉に対する返事
Thank you for your card.
Thank you for thinking of me.
Thank you! You too!
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Britons イギリス人;
Kiwis: 《口語》 ニュージーランド人;
off the top of someones’s head パッと浮かぶ

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If you’re a learner of English or Japanese, did you learn that Mr./Ms. in English is equal to “san” in Japanese? I think that they are different. In most situations in which Japanese people call someone by their family name plus “san,” Americans, Britons, Canadians, Australians, and Kiwis call each other by their first name. I think “san” is more casual than Mr./Ms. Then, what expression in Japanese is similar to Mr./Ms? I think it’s “sama.” “San” is a friendly way of calling people, while “sama” is more formal. This is just off the top of my head, so I’d like to hear what you think. (written by a reader, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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