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Sometimes we use språket (the language) as a trylleformel (magical formula). Når noen nyser (when someone’s sneezing), most Norwegians will automatically react by saying prosit! [PROHsit]. In some strange way the little word changes the air, making the sneezer feel better. Below are a handful of other expressions used in order to wish somebody well:• Lykke til! (literally "Luck to!") is the thing to say to your friend who’s going to climb a mountain. You can also add jeg krysser fingrene (I cross my fingers) – in that case, you should remember to actually put your middle finger across your index finger, on one or both hands. Maybe it really is lykkebringende ("luck-bringing").
• Skål! [skawl] when you’re drinking beer or whisky.
• Skitt fiske! [SHIT FISKeh] literally means "bad fishing luck", but when you say it to someone who’s walking towards the fjord with a fiskestang (fishing rod), you actually mean the opposite! 🙂 It is a bit like when you say "break a leg" in English – of couse you don’t want anybody to actually break her leg! I suppose that people used to believe that fiskene kunne høre deg (the fishes could hear you). So, if you could fool them into believing that fiskeren hadde uflaks (the fisher was having bad luck) rather than flaks (good luck), then maybe they wouldn’t mind swimming around close to overflaten (the surface).
• If somebody’s ill, a nice thing to say is god bedring! [goh BEH-dring] (good improvement!). It is the equivalent of saying "I hope you’ll be better soon". Depending on the situation, you could perhaps add jeg håper du blir frisk snart! (I hope you get well soon!) or even opp med humøret! (cheer up!, literally "up with the mood!") or det går så bra, skal du se! (it’ll be all right, you’ll see!).
• There are many ways you can cheer on someone, including kom igjen! [come eeYEN] (come on!) and kjempebra! [H-YEMpehbrah] (very good!). A heiagjeng (heia gang) is a group of people who heier på (cheer on) an athlete or a team, often using the exclamation heia [HAI-yah]: Heia Kari! Heia Norge! (Go Kari! Go Norway!)
• It is not compulsory to wish your guests a good meal in Norway (like you do when saying bon appétit in English). If you feel like it, though, you can always say håper det smaker! (hope it’s tasty!). (If someone says something similar to you, remember to reply with a takk! or even tusen takk! [1000 thanks!].) BTW, when dinner is served, you shouldn’t start eating before the host has said værsågod! (please!, "the food is ready").
• When a friend leaves, you can wish her god tur! (good trip!) if she’s indeed going to travel a bit, or maybe simply ha det bra! (have it good!). In colloquial Norwegian, ha det bra is usually shortened to ha det! (bye!, literally "have it!").
• When somebody wishes you well, it’s easy to return the favour: Takk, i like måte! (Thanks, the same to you!)
Sentimental Bridal Shower Wishes
Share your heartfelt sentiments with a message of love and congratulations. Use any combination of these for a bridal shower or bachelorette card message to let her know how happy and excited you are to celebrate with her.
• After the "Yes," before the "I do," happy shower to you!
• Congratulations on a wonderful partnership and the many happy years to come! I can’t wait to celebrate you on the big day!
• Happy shower. Happy couple. Happy wishes!
• Wishing you all the best on your wedding day and in the many blissful years to come.
• Just wanted to shower you with happy wishes!
• Love and blessings to you on this joyous day!
• May your marriage be filled with love, laughter and happiness!
• Cheers to many happy years!
• The best is yet to come! Cherish each moment along this journey.
• May your wedding day be as beautiful as you! Can’t wait to see you walk down the aisle.
Funny Bridal Shower Wishes
If you want to give the bride a laugh, share a funny moment or joke in your card. Just be sure the bride will appreciate the message and that it is appropriate for the setting. You don’t want to embarrass her in front of all her family and friends!
• Congratulations on finding the one person you want to annoy for the rest of your life!
• There has never been a happier occasion for me to buy a blender!
• You two are like Cholula and tacos; hot and perfect together!
• I can’t wait to watch you act surprised as you open the gifts from your pre-selected wedding registry.
• Not sure if I’m more jealous of the fact that you’re getting married, or of all the cool gifts you’re going to get. (Just kidding, it is definitely the gifts.)
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Advice for the Bride-to-Be
If you want >> Vi auguro ogni to give the bride-to-be advice as she gets ready to start a new chapter of her life, use these ideas or offer wisdom from your own
experiences!• Success in marriage is the sum of small efforts focused on showing
love and appreciation, repeated every day.>> Le auguro ogni • Choose to love each other, even in the moments when you
are struggling to like each other.• In every disagreement in your marriage, remember that there is not a winner and a loser. You are partners in everything. It is you two working together to find the
solution to a problem.• The ingredients for a happy marriage are trust, patience and communication. Their combination creates a love that
will last for years to come.• It’s not about getting married, it’s about staying married. Take time to cultivate your love
Bridal Shower Quotes
so it continues to blossom.Sometimes the perfect words have already been said. These quotes are great for any bridal shower card message. Use them on their own, or combine them with another sentiment
to wish the bride well.• "The best thing in life to
hold onto is each other." – Audrey Hepburn• "A happy marriage is a long
conversation which always seems too short." – André Maurios• "Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew
people together through the years." – Simone Signoret• "We love because
it is the only true adventure." – Nikki Giovanni• "Love is composed of a single
soul inhabiting two bodies." – Aristotle • "Before you marry a person you should make them use a computer with really slow Internet to see
who they really are!" – Will Ferrell• "You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of
the fact that they’re not." – Jodi Picoult• "It’s amazing how one day someone walks into your life, and suddenly, you can’t remember how
you lived without them." – Anurag Prakash Ray• "A marriage is not a noun; it’s a verb. It isn’t something you get. It’s the way
you love your partner every day." – Barbara De Angelis• "And in the end, the love you take is equal
Choosing a Gift for Your Bridal Shower Greeting Card
to the love you make." – The BeatlesIf you're still shopping for the perfect bridal shower gift to go with
your card, we can help with that too.While registries are great to help the bride stock up on home essentials, sometimes they lack a personal touch (because let’s face it, towels aren’t exactly inspiring). If you’re looking to go off-registry, check out these
bridal shower gift ideas.Buy a Happy Bride Gift CardNo matter which bridal shower card sayings you use, the best message is one that is heartfelt and sincere. Having friends and family around to celebrate her love is the best gift of all, but a meaningful gift and a handwritten message are great ways to remind the bride
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only being great • Commitment• Contribution
• Daily grindbene = I wish (all of) you well
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The first-person present conjugation of augurare (to wish). It means I wish. As is often the case in Italian, the subject pronoun io (I) can be omitted.
ogni
The word for every or each in Italian.
bene
In this case, bene is a noun that means good (thing), advantage or well-being in Italian.
This means that literally the phrase translates as I wish you every good.
Ciao, ti auguro ogni bene per la tua nuova avventura! – Bye, I wish you well on your new adventure!
If you want to mention someone else besides ti in your greeting, it becomes necessary to slightly adjust the sentence structure. Consider the following examples:
Auguro ogni bene a te e famiglia.
I wish you and your family well.
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from ____ to ____. We’ll be relaxin’ n’ rechargin’ for Labor Day weekend. But don’t worry, we’ll be rearin’ to go on Tuesday—we can only go so long without seeing your smiling faces.
See you then!And finally, if you're looking to build your own message, here are some words and phrases
Short and sweet
to help get you started. For even more, you might want to take a
gander through my list of 350+ power words.• Accomplishment• Achievement• Celebrate• Challengesbene = I wish you (formal) welllong weekend everyone, and come back ready to reach new heights this fall.
Short and fast
Hi team,
Well, September is here and it’s time to get into gear. But not before a long, lazy weekend! We’ve lofty goals for the fall, so get in those last bits of rest and relaxation before we hit the ground running. See you on Tuesday!
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Hi everyone,
As Labor Day weekend approaches, I want to take a moment to express my appreciation for each and every one of you. It is your hard work, day in and day out, that keeps our organization going, our customers happy, and our leadership team so proud to serve you. Keep up the great work everyone—we’re headed for a fantastic fall!
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Hi team,
"Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all." —Sam Ewing
In light of Labor Day, I share this to express a desire for someone's well-being in Italian, you can use the phrase Ti auguro ogni bene which means I wish you well or I wish you the best.Let's break this phrase down into
bitesized chunks!tiAn indirect object pronoun in Italian that can translate as either you or to you. Because it is familiar, it should only be used with
Core values/culture-focused
individuals you know
well. Otherwise, you should use the pronouns Le (when addressing someone formally) or vi (when addressing a group of people).over the past year and see all we’ve achieved together. Have a great day brings, but also for doing so in a way that exemplifies our core values.
It is for this reason that your work fuels not just our goals and objectives, but our overall mission. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to your personal goals, our organizational goals, and to building a culture of respect. Keep up the awesome work, have a great weekend, and see you next week!
Teamwork-focused
The backbone of any organization is its team—and the backbone of every team is its individuals. Each one of you brings a unique set of qualities, skills, and perspectives to the table, and you support one another. Because of this dynamic, our company is so much more than the sum of its parts, and we’re setting and achieving goals we didn’t think were possible.
So in honor of Labor Day, I want to say thank you for the energy Auguro ogni bene a te e Laura.I wish you and Laura well.As you can
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see, ti (an unstressed object pronoun) has become a
te (a stressed object pronoun) and it comes after auguro ogni beneBy the way, there is also a literal translation for I wish you the best: ti auguro il meglioHappy Labor Day to all of you!Thank you for
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your hard work, dedication, and direct contributions to our growth
and goals. It feels great to look back of you—for not only living up to the challenges each keep the [niche] community strong. Have a great day!
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To our clients,
Fun fact: If you didn’t have jobs, we wouldn’t have jobs! But also, if you weren’t so great, we wouldn’t love our jobs as much as we do. So this Labor Day, we want to thank you for not only being customers, but for being awesome customers. See you soon!
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To all our customers,
Us here, jumping in before you hop off to wish you a happy and safe Labor Day weekend. Whether you’re traveling or staying put, partying hard or laying low, we hope you enjoy a well-deserved day off.
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Hi all!
Just a heads up that we’ll be closed from ____ to ____ for Labor Day weekend. We hope you’re taking the day off too. You deserve it! Thanks for keeping our business and the world turning!
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quote because I
am so proud to be leading an organization where every day, everyone turns up their sleeves. You show up. You do what it takes to get the job done. And you support each other.That is what
makes our organization
Words and phrases for your Labor Day greetings
great. So thank you for always having your sleeves rolled up. Now it’s time to put your feet up and relax! Have a great weekend everyone!Hey team,Before we head
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Happy Labor Day!
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It's not easy running a small business, but you stick with it every day. Your business keeps your communities running and our economy strong. Thank you for your hard work, have a Happy Labor Day, and enjoy your (hopefully) day off!