Christmas Greetings

Here's how to wish a Merry Christmas to your friends all over the world, with greetings in over 70 different languages and dialects.

Afrikaans * Arabic * Argentinian * Armenian * Azeri * Basque * Belgian * Bohemian * Brazilian * Breton * Bulgarian * Cantonese * Catalan * Chinese * Cornish * Cree * Croatian * Czech * Danish * Dutch * Esperanto * Estonian * Faeroese * Farsi * Filipinos * Finnish * Flemish * French * Freisian(Frisian) * Galician * German * Greek * Hausa * Hawaiian * Hebrew * Hindi * Hungarian * Icelandic * Indonesian * Inuit * Iraqi * Irish * Italian * Japanese * Korean * Latin * Latvian * Lithuanian * Mandarin * Manx * Maori * Marathi * Mexican * Navajo * Norwegian * Papiamento * Pennsylvania German * Polish * Portugese * Rapa-Nui * Romanian * Romanche * Russian * Sami * Samoan * Scottish * Serbian * Serbo-croatian * Singhalese * Slovak * Slovene * Spanish * Swedish * Tagalog * Tamil * Thai * Turkish * Trukeese * Ukranian * Urdu * Vietnamese * Welsh * Yoruba * Yugoslavian

Language Greetings Pronunciation Translation

Afrikaans Geseënde Kersfees, Een Plesierige Kerfees ? ?

Arabic I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida ? ?

Argentinian
Spanish Felices Pascuas, ... Pasquas ? ?

Armenian Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand ? ?

Azeri Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun ? ?

Basque Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! ? ?

Belgian
Dutch Zalige Kertfeest ? ?

Bohemian Vesele Vanoce ? ?

Brazilian
Portuguese Boas Festas, Feliz Natal boaers ..., ferleesh nertahl Good Holidays, Happy Christmas

Breton
Gaelic Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat ? ?

Bulgarian Vesela Koleda, Tchestita Koleda, Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo ? ?

Cantonese
Chinese Sing Dan Fae Loh (Lok) ? ?

Catalan Bon Nadal ? ?

Chinese Sheng Tan Jie Kuai Le, .... Loh ? ?

Cornish
Gaelic Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth ? ?

Language Greetings Pronunciation Translation

Cree Mitho Makosi Kesikansi ? ?

Croatian Srecan Bozic, Sretan ... srehchahn bozheech ?

Czech Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce, Stastne A ... ... ? ?

Danish Glædig jul, Glædelig jul glaidherlee yool Glad Yule

Dutch Hartelijke Kerstgroeten (Kerstfeest, kerstdagen); Prettig(e) (Vrolijk, Zalig) Kerstfeest prehterkh kehrstfayst ?

Esperanto Gaja Kristnaska, Kristnaska Festo, Felican Kristnaskon ? ?

Estonian Ruumsaid juulup|hi, Rõõmusaid jõulupühi ? ?

Faeroese Gledhilig jol Glad Yule

Farsi Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad ? ?

Filipinos Maligayang Pasko

Finnish Hauskas Joulua, Hyvaää joulua, Hauskaa... ... yoaoolooah, hewvææ yoaoolooah Merry Yule, Good Yule

Flemish
(Belgium) Zalig Kerstfeest

French Joyeux Noël zhwahyur noaehl Happy Christmas

Friesian Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier! ? ?

Galician Bo Nadal ?

German Fröhliche (Frohe) Weihnachten frurlikher vighnahkhtern Merry (Glad) Christmas

Greek Kala Christuyena(Christougenna), Eftihismena Christougenna, Hronia polla kai eyty(i)hismenos o kainourios hronos kahlah khreestooyehnah ?

Hausa Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!

Hawaiian Mele Kalikimaka -as it's spelled- Merry Christmas

Language Greetings Pronunciation Translation

Hebrew Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova ? ?

Hungarian Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket ? ?

Hindi Shub Naya Baras ? ?

Icelandic Gledileg Jol, Gledhileg jól ? ?

Indonesian Selamat Hari Natal ? ?

Inuit (inupik) Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo! ? ?

Iraqi Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah ? ?

Irish
Gaelic Nodlig mhaith chugnat, Nollaig Shona (D(h)uit) ? ?

Italian Buon Natale, Buone Feste Natalizie bwon nahtarlay Good Birth

Japanese Meri Kurisumasu, Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto gozaimasu ? Merry Christmas

Korean Sung Tan Chuk Ha ? ?

Latin Natale hilare ? ?

Latvian Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un; Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu! ? ?

Lithuanian Linksmu Kaledu ? ?

Maltese Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja! ? ?

Mandarin
Chinese Shen Dan Kuai Lei ? ?

Manx
Gaelic Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa ? ?

Maori Meri Kirihimete ? ?

Marathi Shub Naya Varsh ? ?

Mexican
Spanish Feliz Navidad fayleesz... ?

Navajo Merry Keshmish ? ?

Norwegian God Jul, Gledelig Jul goo yewl Good Yule, Glad Yule

Papiamento
(Aruba) Bon Pasco ? ?

Pennsylvania
German En frehlicher Grischtdaag ? ?

Polish Wesolych Swiat, Boz Narodzenie, Bozego Narodzenia, Vesowe Boze Narodzenie vehsowih s'fyont ?

Language Greetings Pronunciation Translation

Portugese Feliz Natal ferleesh nertahl Happy Birth

Rapa-Nui Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi, Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua ? ?

Romanian Sarbatori Vesele, Craciun fericit, Nosteria lui Christos sa va die de folos ? ?, May the birth of Christ bring you happiness

Romanche
(sursilvan dialect) Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal ? ?, May the birth of Christ bring you happiness

Russian 'S Rozhdestvom khristovym, Hristos Razdajetsja, Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom ? ?

Sami Buorrit Juovllat ? ?

Samoan La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou ? ?

Scottish
Gaelic Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh ? A hearty Christmas to you

Serbian Hristos se rodi ? ?

Serbo-Croatian Srecan Bozic srehchahn bozheech ?

Singhalese Subha nath thalak Vewa, Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa ? ?

Slovak Sretan Bozic or Vesele Vianoce ? ?

Slovene Vesele Bozicne ? ?

Spanish Felices Pascuas fayleethayss pahsskwahss Happy Holidays(?)

Swedish God Jul goo(d) yewl Good Yule

Tagalog
(Philipines) Maligayang Pasko At Manigong Bagong Taon ? ?

Tamil Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal ? ?

Thai Sawadee, Suk san wan Christmas ? ?

Turkish Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu ? ?

Trukeese
(Micronesia) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech! ? ?

Language Greetings Pronunciation Translation

Ukrainian Srozhdestvom Kristovym, Khrystos Rodevsia, Z novym rokom i s rizdvom Hrystovym! ? ?

Urdu Naya Saal Mubarak Ho ? ?

Vietnamese Chung Mung Giang Sinh, Chuc mung nam moi va Giang Sing vui ve ? ?

Welsh Nadolig Llawen ? ?

Yoruba E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! ? ?

Yugoslavian Cestitamo Bozic ? ?

Christmas Greetings

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