"Happy new year!"

Translation: שנה טובה!

[Ayelet_hebrew]

Would ראש השנה שמח not also be correct? or is it only in the jewish festival context , and not in general for happy new year?

[AmirLFC]

That's specifically for Rosh Hashana. But שנה טובה can be used in both cases.

[Ayelet_hebrew]

thank you

[Allan892482]

Interesting how Jews don't wish people a "happy" New Year. Goes along with starting the year in shul, not drunk in Times Square.

[Shiv294382]

Why is "שמח שנה חדש " wrong ? Could someone explain this quickly ? Thanks ..

[ISOL337622]

It's an idiom.

[HelioPlapl]

Even if in the general context "happy new year" translated as שנה טובה is correct, for learning purposes the correct should be
"שנה חדשה שמחה"