New Year’s Eve Vocabulary 1- New Year’s Eve Meaning: The last day of the year (December 31) How to say it: new yeerz eev 2- Celebrate Meaning: To do something special for a happy event How to say it: SELL-uh-brayt 3- Midnight Meaning: 12:00 at night How to say it: MID-night 4- Fireworks Meaning: Bright lights and sounds in the sky How to say it: FY-er-works 5- Party Meaning: A fun event with people, food, and music How to say it: PAR-tee 6- Countdown Meaning: Counting numbers backward to zero How to say it: COUNT-down 7- Resolution Meaning: A promise to do something better How to say it: rez-uh-LOO-shun 8- Wish Meaning: Something you hope will happen How to say it: wish 9- Cheers Meaning: A happy word people say when celebrating How to say it: cheerz 10- Happy New Year Meaning: A greeting for the new year How to say it: HAP-ee new yeer