Say boo! Brush up on your Halloween vocabulary 万圣节词汇知多少

This Halloween, make sure you scare your neighbors with your costumes rather than your failing Chinese. These freaky phrases will have you chatting confidently about the scariest time of year in no time.

Even better, these terms will help you out if you need to stock up on last-minute Halloween costumes on Taobao or Jingdong.

The basics

Halloween 万圣节 wàn shèng jié
Happy Halloween 万圣节快乐 wàn shèng jié kuài lè
Halloween costume 万圣节服装 wàn shèng jié fú zhuāng
Jack o'lantern 南瓜灯 nán guā dēng
Trick or Treat 不给糖就捣蛋 bù gĕi táng jiù dăo dàn
Decorations 装饰 zhuāng shì

Spooky things to do

Haunted house 鬼屋 guĭ wū
Ghost stories 鬼故事 guĭ gù shi
Horror movies 恐怖电影 kŏng bù diàn yĭng
Bobbing for apples 咬苹果游戏 yăo píng guŏ yóu xì

Scary monsters and spooky sprites

Monster 怪物 guài wu
Witch 女巫 nǚ wū
Vampire 吸血鬼 xī xuè guĭ
Werewolf 狼人 láng rén
Frankenstein 科学怪人 kē xué guài rén
Ghost 鬼 guĭ
Mummy 木乃伊 mù năi yī
Zombie 僵尸 jiāng shī
Skeleton 骷髅 kū lóu
Demon 恶魔 è mó
Devil 魔鬼 mó guĭ

Making (creepy) conversation

What are you doing for Halloween?
你打算怎么过万圣节？
nĭ dă suàn zĕn me guò wàn shèng jié?

Are you going to a Halloween party？
你去万圣节派对吗？
nĭ qù wàn shèng jié pài duì ma?

Do you like scary movies?
你喜欢看恐怖电影吗？
nĭ xĭ huān kŏng bù diàn yĭng ma?

What's your favorite scary movie？
你最喜欢哪部恐怖电影？
nĭ zuì xĭ huān nă bù kŏng bù diàn yĭng?

What are you going to dress up as?
你要打扮成什么？
nĭ yào dă bàn chéng shén me?

I'm going to dress up as…
我要打扮成…
wŏ yào dă bàn chéng…

Source: www.beijing-kids.com
Editor: wanan