Text | Translation |
Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. | Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel all over the world and the seven seas. Everyone is looking for something. |
Some of them want to use you, Some of them want to get used by you. Some of them want to abuse you, Some of them want to be abused. | Some want to use you Someone wants them to be used. Some people want to insult you Someone wants to be insulted. |
Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. | Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel all over the world and the seven seas. Everyone is looking for something. |
Hold your head up, keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, movin' on, keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, movin' on, keep your head up, movin' on Hold your head up, moven' on, keep your head up. | Raise your head, keep your head high, move forward Keep your head up, move forward, keep your head up, move forward Keep your head up, move forward, keep your head up, move forward Raise your head, move forward, keep your head up. |
Some of them want to use you, Some of them want to get used by you. Some of them want to abuse you, Some of them want to be abused. | Some want to use you Someone wants them to be used. Some people want to insult you Someone wants to be insulted. |
Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. | Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel all over the world and the seven seas, Everyone is looking for something. |
Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. | Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel all over the world and the seven seas. Everyone is looking for something. |
Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to disagree? I travel the world and the seven seas. Everybody's looking for something. | Sweet dreams are made of this, Who am I to disagree? I travel all over the world and the seven seas. Everyone is looking for something. |
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Wishes in English
There are many wishes in English. They are divided into different semantic groups. Below will be presented all the wishes in English speech, which will be located in their own semantic blocks. This will make them easier to learn and remember.
It is not necessary to memorize all the options given. It will be enough to choose a few of the ones you like the most and introduce them into your English speech.
General wishes
Very often we say wishes to each other in connection with some significant or not so significant event, in our case it all happens in English. And after congratulations, various wishes immediately follow.
And the first topic of wishes in English will be general wishes that can be suitable in almost any situation:
Wishes in English | How is correct translated into Russian? |
I wish you... | I wish you (you)… |
With all my heart I wish you… | Please accept my wishes to you with all my heart... |
I wish you every success in passing the final test! | I wish you success in passing the final test! |
I wish you to be good and kind person! | I wish you to become a good and kind person...! |
On the business of… I wish you | In this case... I wish you (you)... |
With all my mind I wish you a good career and happy life! | With all my heart I wish you a good career and a happy life! |
Examples:
- I have heard that you have a math exam next week. I want you to pass your exam successfully. – I heard that you are taking a math exam next week. I wish you success!
- I wish you to be lucky and successful with you contest. – In connection with your participation in this competition, I want to wish you good luck and success!
- I know that you have a competition of young artists tomorrow. I wish only success and luck in your business. – Tomorrow you are participating in a competition for young artists. I wish you success in this matter!
Wishing you a pleasant time
Often we wish not just happiness and good luck, our wishes are aimed at having a good time.
In English there are special wishes that have different spellings, but approximately the same translation:
Wishes | Translation |
Have a nice holiday (vacation)! | Have a wonderful vacation! |
Have a good and nice rest! | Enjoy your holiday! |
Have a fascinating holiday! | Have a nice weekend (vacation)! |
Have a good time! | Have a good time! |
Enjoy yourself! | Enjoy! |
Have a pleasant journey / trip! | Have a nice trip/journey! |
I hope you arrive safely. | I hope you (you) get there (get there) well. |
Examples:
- My mother said that she and my father were going to visit London for a couple of days. I hope that they arrive safely . – Mom said that she and Dad would go to London for a couple of days. Hope they get there well.
- I am going to go to my grandmother`s village on my summer vacation. – Have a good time! — I'm going to my grandmother during the summer holidays. - Have a good time!
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Good night and good morning wishes
These wishes are the first topic that people who begin their study of the English language want to learn. Good night and good morning wishes in English are very sweet and easy, and therefore easy to learn.
Title in English | Translation |
Goodnight! | Good night! |
Good morning! | Good morning! |
Morning! | Morning! |
Have a pleasant night's sleep! | Good night! |
Sleep well! | Sleep tight! |
Night-night! | Calm! |
Examples:
- Good morning, dear! Go to have breakfast quickly and then go to dress for school! - Good morning, my dear! Hurry up, go have breakfast, and then get ready for school!
- Morning! How did you sleep! We have really many plans today. Where will we start: cinema or shopping? - Morning! How did you sleep? Today we have a lot of plans. Where should we start: cinema or shopping?
- Good night, honey. You had a really busy day. It will be nicer tomorrow. - Goodnight honey. You've had a very hard day. Tomorrow everything will be better.
- Have a pleasant night`s sleep! Do not forget that we are going to go to the library and prepare for our exams next week tomorrow. - Have a good night's sleep, Emily! Don't forget, we are planning to go to the library tomorrow and study for the upcoming exams.
Good luck wishes in English
The next popular topic in the wishes section is various English wishes for good luck. There are few options here, and they are all similar to each other; there should be no problems with wishing fortune.
We wish you good luck in English | How to translate into Russian |
Good luck (with some business)! | Good luck (in whatever you do)! |
I wish you will be lucky! | I wish you (you) success (good luck)! |
Break a leg! | Break a leg! |
I hope you achieve the first place. | I hope for your luck. |
Good luck! | Tear them! |
Examples:
- I have the volleyball competition tomorrow. Wish me catch a fortune! – Good luck with your game, sweetie! -Tomorrow I have a volleyball competition. Wish me luck! - Tear them, little pie!
- I wish all of you be lucky on next exams. We all will be hoping on your success. – I wish you all good luck in the upcoming exams. We will hope for your success.
- Mommy, I take a part on the concert tomorrow. I am so nervous about it! – I wish you the luck, my dear. I will be cheering for you, my sun! – Mom, tomorrow I’m performing at a concert. I'm very worried about this. - Good luck, honey. I will support you!
Wishes for congratulations on a family holiday
The most frequently used wishes in English speech are wishes for a particular holiday. This type of wishes is very common, the construction of the words presented is different, but the translation is almost the same.
Holiday wishes | Russian variant |
On your birthday I wish you…! | On your birthday I wish you...! |
On your happy wedding day I wish both of you...! | On your joyful wedding day, I wish you...! |
On this joyous day I wish you be lucky and become popular! | On this joyful day, I wish you to be lucky and become popular! |
On your 30th birthday I wish you only…! | On your (your) thirtieth birthday I want to wish you (you) only...! |
Examples:
- This congratulation is suitable for a man: Today is your Happy Birthday! I congratulate you with this wonderful day! I wish you much happiness, many good friends and a joyous life. You are my sweetheart! The best man in the universe! - It is your birthday today! Congratulations on this wonderful day! On your birthday, I wish you lots of happiness, many good friends and a joyful life! You are my Love! You are the best man in the universe!
Emotionally colored wishes
These short wishes are distinguished by their emotionality and bright expressive coloring. Such wishes will not suit everyone, but it will be useful to know them.
Expressions in English | Translation into Russian |
May I give you my best wish to be a good father for you child! | Let me wish you to become a good father. |
May I wish you.. | Let me wish you (you)… |
May I give you to have many warm memories. | Let me wish you more good memories. |
Please, accept my...wishes! | Let me wish you all the best in your life. |
Examples:
- On that wonderful day may I wish you my best wishes! Good luck in all your business and deals! – On this happy day, allow me to wish you all the best! Good luck in all your affairs and endeavors! (Congratulations are suitable for a colleague).
- Please, accept my best kindest wishes on your 35th birthday! – Please accept my good wishes on your thirtieth birthday! (Congratulations are suitable for a teacher).
Wishes in a specific situation
Sometimes universal wishes may not be suitable for a given situation, in which case it is worth applying wishes that are suitable for a specific case. There are a lot of them in English, but again, it just doesn’t make sense to learn absolutely everything. It will be enough to know a few of your favorite ones.
Wish in English | Translation into Russian |
Bon appetit! | Bon appetit! |
I hope you enjoy your dinner, lunch. | Bon appetit! (I hope you enjoy your breakfast, coffee and so on) |
I wish you to pass the last examination successfully. | I wish you success in passing the exam. |
I (do) hope you have an enjoyable rest. | I hope you have a good rest. |
Get well (and) soon! | I hope you get well soon / you get well. |
I wish you to get well and soon. | Get well as soon as possible. |
I wish you a happy trip. | I wish you a happy journey! |
I wish you be happy! | Be happy! |
I hope that the weather will be fine tomorrow. | I hope the weather will be wonderful tomorrow! |
I want you to live a long life! | I wish you a long life! |
I hope that you don't catch cold when we meet again! Put on warm clothes: a sweater or jacket. | I hope when we see each other you won't get sick. Wear warm clothes: a sweater or jacket! |
God bless you! | Be healthy! |
Let`s hope that your business goes well. | I hope all your business is going well! |
I wish you enjoy this New Year and be the happiest person in the world! (Standard New Year's greeting, also the words New Year can be replaced with Christmas). | I wish you enjoy the New Year and be the happiest person in the world! |
Expressing condolences
Perhaps the most unpleasant and painful type of wishes we have to say to anyone. In English, this is even more difficult to do, not only because of grammatical and lexical factors, but also for many other reasons. There is no need to learn all the wishes given; select only a few.
How words are written in English | How are they written in Russian? |
I'm sorry to hear about your relatives (mother, father, granny, grandfather and etc). | I am sincerely sorry that this happened to your relative (mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather and others). |
I grieve with you. | I grieve with you. |
My condolences | My sincere condolences. |
I'm in deep sorrow for your loss. | I am truly sorry for your great loss. |
Wishes expressed in Russian using the verb want
There is a separate type of English wishes, which are translated into Russian using the verb desire “to want.” The interesting thing is that in the English version it may not even be used. Therefore, when translating, you should pay more attention to this point and be more careful.
Wishes with the verb “to want” | How are they translated into English? |
I want to wish you that you... | I wish you (that) you… |
With all my heart I would like to wish you (you) all the best (happiness, joy, good luck, and so on). | With all my heart I want to wish you all best (I hope you will be happy and etc.). |
I want all your (your) dreams and desires to come true. | I want that all your dreams and wishes become true! |
I wanted you to become successful and joyful. | I want you to be successful and joyful. |
I want to wish you joy and good grades. | I wish you joy and many good marks! |
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Rock a bye Baby
Lyrics | Translation |
Rock-a-bye, baby, on the tree top; When the wind blows, the cradle will rock; When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, cradle and all! | Bye-bye, baby, at the top of the tree When the wind blows, the cradle will sway. When the branch breaks, the cradle will fall. Down will fall both the baby and the cradle, and that’s all. |
Rock-a-bye, baby, Your cradle is green, Father's a King, And mother's a queen, | Bye-bye, baby, You have a green cradle, Dad is a king and mom is a queen, |
Sister's a lady, and wears a gold ring, Brother's a drummer, and plays for the king. | Sister is a lady and wears a gold ring, Brother is a drummer and plays for the king. |
Rock-a-bye, baby, Way up on high, Never mind baby Mother is 'nigh Up to the ceiling, Down to the ground, Rock-a-bye, baby, Up hill and down. | Bye-bye, baby, High up, Don't worry, Mom is nearby. Up to the ceiling, Down to the ground, Bye-bye, baby, Up the hill and down. |
Reply to a wish in English
It is important not only to be able and love to accept English wishes, but also to be able to answer them correctly and beautifully and wish something in return. Unfortunately, many people forget about this moment of politeness, which can lead to awkward or unpleasant situations with the people around you.
Phrases to answer a wish | How to pronounce it correctly in Russian |
Thank you very much (so much). | Thank you very much. |
Thank you for your pleasant wishes. | Thank you very much for your nice words. |
I also wish you be happy and earn a lot of money! | I also wish you to be happy and earn a lot of money. |