Page 1 of 1

How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:50 pm
by Jodie
Afrikaans - Geseende Kerfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar
Albanian - Gézuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri!
Amharic - Melkam Yelidet Beaal
Arabic - I'D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida
Aramaic- Edo bri'cho o rish d'shato brich'to!
Argentine -Feliz Navidad
Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Aromunian - Crãciunu hãriosu shi unu anu nãu, bunu!
Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia - Selamat Hari Natal
Basque - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali - Shuvo Baro Din - Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian - Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloav ezh mat
Bulgarian - Vasel Koleda; Tchestita nova godina!
Catalan - Bon nadal i feliç any nou!
Cantonese -Seng Dan Fai Lok, Sang Nian Fai Lok
Chile Feliz Navidad
Chinese (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Choctaw - Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Cornish -Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Corsican - Bon Natale e Bon capu d' annu
Crazanian - Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Creek - Afvcke Nettvcakorakko
Czech Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Croatian - Sretan BozicCzech - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish - Glædelig Jul og godt nytår
Duri - Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Egyptian - Colo sana wintom tiebeen
Egyptian Colo sana wintom tiebeen
English - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Eskimo - Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto - Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian - Rõõmsaid jõulupühi
Euskera - Zorionak eta Urte Berri On Faeroese - Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt n?ggjár!
Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish - Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua
Flemish - Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French - Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!
Frisian - Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Friulian - Bon Nadâl e Bon An Gnûf
Gaelic -Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur!
Galician - Bon Nadal e Bo Ani Novo
German - Frohliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
Greek - Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos
Greenlandic - Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit
Hausa - Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka (MC) Hauoli Makahiki Hou (Happy New Year)
Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Shana Tova
Hindi - Aapko Christh Janam Din ki badhai
Hungarian -Hungarian -Merry Christmas=Kellemes karacsonyi unnepeket
happy new year = Kellemes karacsonyi unnepeket es boldog uj evet
Icelandic - Gle?ileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár!
Indonesian -Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish -Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Italian - Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
Japanese -Merry Christmas=MERII KURISUMASU
Happy New Year=SHINNEN AKEMASHITE OMEDETOU GOZAIMASU (Formal-writing)
Jèrriais - Bouan Noué et Bouanne Année
Karelian - Rastawanke Sinun, Uvven Vuvenke Sinun
Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Krio - Appi Krismes en Appi Niu Yaa
Kurdish - Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be
Ladin - Bon Nadel y Bon Ann Nuef
Lappic - Buorit Juovllat ja Buorre Oddajahki
Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Nuovo!
Latvian - Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lausitzian - Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu
Livian - Riiemlizi Talspividi ja pagin vonno udaigastos
Low Saxon -Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar
Luxemburgish - Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer
Macedonian -Streken Bozhik
Malagasy: ARAHABA TRATRA NY KRISMASY
Malay - Selamat Hari Natal
Malayalam - Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal
Maltese - Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!
Mandarin - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan or Sheng dan Kuai Le
Manx - Nollick ghennal as blein vie noaMaori -Meri Kirihimete
Marathi - Shub Naya Varsh
Maori - Meri Kirihimete
Mongolian - Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye
Monogasque - Festusu Natale e Bona ana noeva
Norwegian -God Jul og Godt Nyttår
Occitan -Polit nadal e bona annada
Oriya -Sukhamaya christmass ebang khusibhara naba barsa
Papiamento - Bon Pasco y un Feliz Aña Nobo
Papua New Guinea - Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Philippines Maligayang Pasco at Manigong Bagong Taon
Pashto - De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha.
Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag unen hallich Nei Yaahr!
Polish - Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Portuguese - Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi - Nave sal di mubaraka
Pushto - Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
Raeto-Ramance - Bella Festas da zNadal ed in Ventiravel Onn Nov
Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Rhetian - Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Romanche - Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Romani (GYPSY) - Bachtalo krecunu Thaj Bachtalo Nevo Bers
Romanian - Hristos s-a Nascut si Anul Nou Fericit
Russian - Pozdravlyau s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i c Novym Godom
Sami - Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan - Manuia le Kerisimasi ma le Tausaga Fou
Sardian - Felize Nadale e Bonu Cabuannu
Sardinian -Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Scots Gaelic -Nollaig chridheil huibh
Serbian -Hristos se rodi
Surinamese (SRANANTONGO):Wan Santa Bedaki
Croatian - Sretan BozicCzech - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Sorbian - Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto.
Somali - ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican.
Slovakian - Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok
Slovak - Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene - Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto
Sorbian - Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto
Spanish - Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Swahili - ºKrismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
Swedish - God Jul och Gott Nytt År and S Rozhdestvom Kristovym
Serbian -HRISTOS SE RODI! SRECNA NOVA GODINA!
Sudanese - Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal
Tagalog - Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon
Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Thai - Suksan Wan Christmas lae Sawadee Pee Mai
Tok Pisin - Meri Krismas & Hepi Nu Yia
Tongan - Kilisimasi Fiefia & Ta'u fo'ou monu ia
Trukeese - Neekirissimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Tswana - Keresemose o monate le masego a ngwaga o montsha
Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian - Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku!
Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vanina Bon Natale a Tutti
Vepsi - Rastvoidenke i Udenke Vodenke
Vietnamese - Chuc Mung Giang Sinh - Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Welsh - Nadolig LLawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Xhosa - Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo Namathamsanqa
Yayeya - Krisema
Yiddish - Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor
Yoruba - E ku odun, e hu iye' dun!
Zulu - Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo

http://www.planetpals.com/merrychristmas.html

I thought this might help with our Christmas ABC thread

Re: How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:06 am
by Merry Sage
Please tell me there isn't going to be a test later! :wreath:

Re: How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:40 pm
by Noel+
Thanks Jodie! It's wonderful to know there are so many ways you say Merry Christmas! :smilecc:

Re: How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:28 am
by Jodie
Merry Sage wrote:Please tell me there isn't going to be a test later! :wreath:



No Merry Sage, no test. :lol:

I just thought that it was interesting, considering I have been listen to Feliz Navidad and cannot get the song out of my head.

Re: How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:51 am
by jlcarey
It's so interesting given how many languages there are in the world that saying Merry Christmas still has so many similarities between many of the languages
:holly1:

Re: How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:12 am
by Noel+
Jodie, my son used this list to create a banner for the Christmas play at school this year!!! :scene:

Re: How to say Merry Chistmas in different languages

PostPosted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:42 pm
by saramitch85
wow thanks! i'll use some of this on my co-workers :)