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    Merry Christmas

    Have I translated correctly the phrases for X-mas greetings?
    I must write them in some greetings cards. Please tell me.
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    Я желаю Вам С Рождеством Христовым.
    Я желаю Вам С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

    Я желаю Вам всем С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

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    я хочу Вам С Рождеством Христовым.
    я хочу Вам С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

    я хочу Вам всем С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

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    I wish you a Merry Christmas.
    I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

    I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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    Re: Merry Christmas

    Quote Originally Posted by Gorky
    Я поздравляю Вас С Рождеством Христовым.
    Я поздравляю Вас С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

    Я поздравляю Вас всех С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

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    я хочу Вам С Рождеством Христовым.
    я хочу Вам С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

    я хочу Вам всем С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.
    Three last sentences are not correct.

    You can say also
    Я желаю вам счастливого Рождества (счастливого Нового Года)!

    The constructions are so:
    я желаю + Dat. (вам, тебе, всем...) + Gen. (счастливого Рождества)
    я поздравляю + Acc. (вас, тебя, всех...) + с Instr. (с Рождеством)
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    Re: Merry Christmas

    Quote Originally Posted by Gorky
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    Я желаю Вам С Рождеством Христовым.
    Я желаю Вам С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

    Я желаю Вам всем С Рождеством Христовым и С новым годом.

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    Better:
    Я поздравляю вас с Рождеством Христовым.
    Я поздравляю вас с Новым Годом.

    I think for the last you can say:
    Я поздравляю вас и всех с Рождеством Христовым и с Новым Годом.

    edit: oops too late
    Corrupting young minds since May 6, 2004.

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    Thanks everybody for the replies.

    I wish you good luck. Is the following correct?
    Я желаю Вам удачу.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gorky
    Thanks everybody for the replies.

    I wish you good luck. Is the following correct?
    Я желаю Вам удачу.
    "Я желаю Вам удачИ" is correct.
    удачу is accusative, not genitive.
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gorky
    Я желаю Вам удачи.

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    С Рождеством Христовым!

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    Do the countable and uncountable aspect exist in Russian?

    It is incorrect to say ' I wish you a good luck'.
    It should be ' I wish you good luck'.
    The reason is the word luck is not countable in English. Therefore it is incorrect to say 'a luck'.
    Do you talk about countable and uncountable aspect in Russian too?

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    Of course. But AFAIK "luck" is countable in Russian. OR is it not?

    "Две удачи".
    "У меня было столько удач в этом году!"

    Hm...
    -- Да? Коту Ваське, бл##?
    -- Нет, Я кот Васька :-/

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    Could you write in English please?
    My German is rotten.

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    I didn't write anything in German there...
    You must have confused it with my tagline
    -- Да? Коту Ваське, бл##?
    -- Нет, Я кот Васька :-/

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    So luck is countable in Russian.
    Does the concept of uncountable nouns exist in Russian?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gorky
    So luck is countable in Russian.
    Does the concept of uncountable nouns exist in Russian?
    Добро, зло, любовь, ненависть
    (лень продолжать)
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    Ramil
    You wrote everything in Russian. Please write in English too.
    However, I gather the concept of uncountable nouns doesn't exist in Russian.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gorky
    Ramil
    You wrote everything in Russian. Please write in English too.
    However, I gather the concept of uncountable nouns doesn't exist in Russian.
    And I gather that this concept exists in Russian. There are certain words that you can't count. Ramil wrote:
    Добро, зло, любовь, ненависть
    good (kindness), evil, love, hatred
    (too lazy to continue listing)

    In Russian you can't say два добра, три добра, несколько ненавистей. Well, you can try to but it makes no sense at all.
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    I think that удача is also ucountable. Anywhay, we say "Желаю удачи" which literally means "a piece of luck", and not "a luck".

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    it means "wish you luck"
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