Faith Curricula Library: Tapestry of Faith: Heeding the Call: A Program on Justicemaking for Junior High School Youth

Handout 1: Words of Joy

Beautiful orange sunset over a deep blue ocean.

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For pronunciation of these words, refer to the Forvo website.

How do you say “joy” in…

Spanish — “alegria” (spoken by youth and children in Spain, Central America and South America)

German — “Freude” (spoken by youth and children in Germany, Poland and Austria)

Portugeuse — “alegria” (spoken by youth and children in Portugal, Brazil, China and Africa)

Italian — “gioia” (spoken by youth and children in Italy, Croatia and Switzerland)

French — “joie” (spoken by youth and children in France, Africa, Haiti and Canada)