The Christmas Song (vocabulary)

although - ačkoliv, ač, třebaže

adverb - in spite of the fact that

bright - jasný, světlý

adjective - of a very strong clear light or colour

carol - koleda

noun - a religious song that people sing at Christmas

Eskimo - Eskymák

noun - an Inuit, a member of a people who live in Arctic regions (northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland etc.)

folks - lidi, lidé, lidičky

noun, informal - people

goodies - dobroty, lahůdky

noun, informal - something tasty or delicious, esp. candy, sweets etc.

chestnut - kaštan (plod, nejčastěji jedlý)

noun - a large reddish brown nut that you can eat

choir - sbor (pěvecký), pěvecký sbor

noun - a group of people singing together

load - naložit, nakládat

verb - to put things on a ship, a lorry etc. that need to be transported somewhere

merry - radostný, veselý, šťastný

adjective - happy, full of laughter

mistletoe - jmelí

noun - a plant that is used as a Christmas decoration, when a man and a woman meet under it, they have to kiss

nip - uštípnout, štípnout

verb - to bite, to cause pain by biting a little

offer - nabídnout, nabízet

verb - to ask if somebody would like something

phrase - fráze, slovní spojení, spojení slov

noun - a group of words

reindeer - sob

noun - a large wild deer that lives in cold northern regions

roast - péct (maso), upéct (maso)

verb - to cook meat in an oven or over a fire

season - roční období

noun - one of the four parts of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter)

simple - prostý, jednoduchý

adjective - easy, plain, not difficult or complicated

sleigh - saně (tažené koněm), sáně (tažené koněm)

noun - a kind of carriage that is pulled by a horse (or horses) over snow

spy - špehovat, slídit

verb - to watch somebody secretly, to look for a person's secrets

tot - škvrně, mrně

noun - a little child

turkey - krocan, krůta

noun - a large farm bird which is usually eaten on special days, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving

Yuletide - Svátky (vánoční)

noun - Christmas season