International Day of Happiness – Giornata Internazionale della Felicità

Lo scorso 20 marzo si è celebrata la Giornata Internazionale della Felicità. Dal 2013, l’ONU rende onore a questa data per riconoscere l’importanza del sentimento della felicità nella vita delle persone.

A tal proposito, abbiamo pensato di aiutarti ad ampliare il vocabolario tematico in lingua inglese condividendo alcune delle espressioni più usate per esprimere felicità. Prova a pensare: quanti sinonimi della parola “happy” conosci? E come ringrazieresti una persona senza dire “thank you”? Check this out!

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Modi di dire per esprimere quanto si è felici

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On cloud nine / On top of the world – Al settimo cielo

– Nancy was on cloud nine when she saw her family after two years abroad.  

– She was on top of the world when her little baby, Jason, was born.

Have a whale of a time / Have a ball – Divertirsi un mondo

– We had a whale of a time at the party last night.

– “How was your vacation?” “Oh, I had a ball. Wish I was still there!”

Over the moon – Fuori di sé dalla gioia

– I am over the moon about my trip to Korea in June.

Let one’s hair down – Lasciarsi andare

– I can only let my hair down during summer break due to my heavy workload at school.

Get a (real) kick out of (something) – Divertirsi a fare qualcosa

– He gets a kick out of football. He’s a big fan of Lionel Messi.

A happy bunny – Fare i salti di gioia

– She won a holiday to Australia, she was such a happy bunny.

Have the time of your life – Periodi più bello della vita

– We had the time of our lives skiing this winter

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Sinonimi

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– Ecstatic – Estatico

– Elated – Euforico

– Jubilant – Giubilante

– Merry – Allegro

– Upbeat – Allegro/Ottimistico

– Blithe – Gioioso

– Exultant – Esultante

– Chipper – Allegro

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Alcune espressioni da usare quando vuoi dire “grazie” alla persona che ti ha reso in qualche modo felice:

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– I appreciate what you have done for me

– Thanks for being so thoughtful

– What you’ve done means a lot to me

– That was very kind of you

– Thank you for being there for me

– I couldn’t have done it without you

– All the credit goes to you for…

– You made a difference when you…

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And what about you? What makes you happy?

Listening to your favourite music? Buying something new? Cooking? Going on holiday? Playing the piano? Chocolate? Finding some money? Learning English?

“Happiness is not having what you want. It’s wanting what you have.”

La felicità non è avere quello che si desidera, ma desiderare quello che si ha. (Oscar Wilde)