🇬🇧🇪🇸 Yuletide - Navidades : English Lesson

Meaning of "Yuletide" ("Navidades"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Yuletide is an old-fashioned word that means the Christmas season or the time around Christmas. It comes from the word “Yule,” which was a winter festival celebrated long ago in parts of Europe. Today, “Yuletide” is often used in songs, stories, and holiday greetings to describe the joyful, cozy, and festive time of year.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I ate so many cookies this Yuletide, I’m now 80% gingerbread.

I gave my cat a Yuletide gift. She gave me a look that said, “Try again.”

My dog got more presents than me this Yuletide—again.

I tried to eat just one cookie this Yuletide… and accidentally ate twelve.

Our cat climbed the Christmas tree. That’s our Yuletide tradition now.

At Yuletide, the kitchen smelled of spice. The old tree glowed; children hung a star for Yuletide on top. A neighbor brought pies for Yuletide and they sang by the window, watching snow. Grandmother wrapped a small toy for Yuletide and laughed. They hugged, warm, and welcomed the quiet joy of Yuletide.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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