From Why Christmas.com:
"Merry Christmas In Different Languages"
On this page 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Christmas' is shown in different languages from all around the world (apart from English)!
^ I have always liked to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages. ^
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/languages.shtml
"Merry Christmas In Different Languages"
On this page 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Christmas' is shown in different languages from all around the world (apart from English)!
![]() | African Languages Afrikaans (South Africa, Namibia) | Geseënde Kersfees |
| Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin) | Afishapa | |
| Amharic (Ethiopia) | Melikam Gena! (መልካም ገና!) | |
| Ashanti/Asante/Asante Twi (Ghana) | afehyia pa | |
| Chewa (Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe) | Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha Kristmasi | |
| Dagbani (Ghana) | Ni ti Burunya Chou | |
| Edo (Nigeria) | Iselogbe | |
| Ewe (Ghana, Togo) | Blunya na wo | |
| Fula/Fulani (Niger, Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Togo, Guinea, Sierra Leone) | Jabbama be salla Kirismati | |
| Hausa (Niger, Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Togo) | barka dà Kirsìmatì | |
| Ibibio (Nigeria) | Idara ukapade isua | |
| Igbo/Igo (Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea) | E keresimesi Oma | |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda, Uganda, DR Congo) | Noheli nziza | |
| Lingala (DR Congo, Rep Congo, Central African Republic, Angola) | Mbotama Malamu | |
| Luganda (Uganda) | Seku Kulu | |
| Ndebele (Zimbabwe, South Africa) | Izilokotho Ezihle Zamaholdeni | |
| Shona (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana) | Muve neKisimusi | |
| Soga/Lasoga (Uganda) | Mwisuka Sekukulu | |
| Somali (Somalia, Djibouti) | Kirismas Wacan | |
| Sotho (Lesotho, South Africa) | Le be le keresemese e monate | |
| Swahili (Tanzania, Kenya, DR Congo, Uganda) | Krismasi Njema / Heri ya Krismasi | |
| Tigrinya (Ethiopia and Eritreia) | Ruhus Beal Lidet | |
| Xhosa/isiXhosa (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho) | Krismesi emnandi | |
| Yoruba (Nigeria, Benin) | E ku odun, e ku iye'dun | |
| Zulu (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland) | UKhisimusi omuhle | |
![]() | Afganistan (Dari) | Christmas Mubarak (کرسمس مبارک) |
![]() | Albanian | Gëzuar Krishtlindjen |
![]() | Arabic | Eid Milad Majid (عيد ميلاد مجيد) Which means 'Glorious Birth Feast' |
| Aramaic | Eedookh Breekha Which means 'Blessed be your Christmas' | |
![]() | Armenian | Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund (Շնորհավոր Ամանոր և Սուրբ Ծնունդ) Which means 'Congratulations for the Holy Birth' |
![]() | Belgium Dutch/Flemish | Vrolijk Kerstfeest |
| French | Joyeux Noël | |
| German | Frohe Weihnachten | |
| Walloon | djoyeus Noyé | |
![]() | Bulgarian | Vesela Koleda |
![]() | Cambodia (Khmer) | Rik-reay Bon Noel (រីករាយ បុណ្យណូអែល) |
![]() | China Mandarin | Sheng Dan Kuai Le (圣诞快乐) |
| Cantonese | Seng Dan Fai Lok (聖誕快樂) | |
![]() | Cornish | Nadelik Lowen |
![]() | Croatian (and Bosnian) | Sretan Božić |
![]() | Czech | Veselé Vánoce |
![]() | Danish | Glædelig Jul |
![]() | Esperanto | Feliĉan Kristnaskon |
![]() | Estonian | Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi |
![]() | Faroe Islands (Faroese) | Gleðilig jól |
![]() | Finnish | Hyvää joulua |
![]() | France French | Joyeux Noël |
| Breton | Nedeleg Laouen | |
| Corsican | Bon Natale | |
| Alsatian | E güeti Wïnâchte | |
![]() | German | Frohe Weihnachten |
![]() | Greek | Kala Christouyenna or Καλά Χριστούγεννα |
![]() | Georgian | gilocav shoba-akhal c’els or გილოცავ შობა-ახალ წელს |
![]() | Greenland Greenlandic | Juullimi Pilluarit |
| Danish (also used in Greenland) | Glædelig Jul | |
![]() | Haitian Creole | Jwaye Nowe |
![]() | Hawaiian | Mele Kalikimaka |
![]() | Holland (Dutch) | Zalig Kerstfeest or Zalig Kerstmis (both mean Merry Christmas), Vrolijk Kerstfeest (Cheerful Christmas) or Prettig Kerstfeest (Nice Christmas) |
![]() | Hungarian | Boldog karácsonyt (Happy Christmas) or Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket (pleasant Christmas holidays) |
![]() | Icelandic | Gleðileg jól |
![]() | India Bengali (also spoken in Bangladesh) | shubho bôṛodin (শুভ বড়দিন) |
| Gujarati | Anandi Natal or Khushi Natal (આનંદી નાતાલ) | |
| Hindi | Śubh krisamas (शुभ क्रिसमस) | |
| Kannada | kris mas habbada shubhaashayagalu (ಕ್ರಿಸ್ ಮಸ್ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು) | |
| Konkani | Khushal Borit Natala | |
| Malayalam | Christmas inte mangalaashamsakal | |
| Marathi | Śubh Nātāḷ (शुभ नाताळ) or Natal Chya shubhechha | |
| Mizo | Krismas Chibai | |
| Punjabi | karisama te nawāṃ sāla khušayāṃwālā hewe (ਕਰਿਸਮ ਤੇ ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ) | |
| Sanskrit | Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa | |
| Shindi | Christmas jun wadhayun | |
| Tamil | kiṟistumas vāḻttukkaḷ (கிறிஸ்துமஸ் வாழ்த்துக்கள்) | |
| Telugu | Christmas Subhakankshalu | |
| Urdu | krismas mubarak (کرسمس) | |
![]() | Indonesian | Selamat Natal |
![]() | Iran Farsi | Christmas MobArak |
| Kurdish (Kumanji) | Kirîsmes u ser sala we pîroz be | |
![]() | Irish - Gaelic | Nollaig Shona Dhuit |
![]() | Israel - Hebrew | Chag Molad Sameach (חג מולד שמח) meaning 'Happy festival of the Birth' |
![]() | Italy Italian | Buon Natale |
| Sicilian | Bon Natali | |
| Ladin | Bon/Bun Nadèl | |
![]() | Japanese | Meri Kurisumasu (or 'Meri Kuri' for short!) Hiragana: めりーくりすます Katakana: メリークリスマス |
![]() | Korean | 'Meri krismas' (메리 크리스마스) or 'seongtanjeol jal bonaeyo' (성탄절 잘 보내요) or 'Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo' (즐거운 크리스마스 되세요) |
| Latin | Felicem Diem Nativitatis (Merry Day of the Nativity) | |
![]() | Latvian | Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus |
![]() | Lithuanian | Linksmų Kalėdų |
![]() | Macedonian | Streken Bozhik or Среќен Божик |
![]() | Madagascar (Malagasy) | Tratra ny Noely |
![]() | Maltese | Il-Milied it-Tajjeb |
![]() | Malaysia Bahasa/Malay | Selamat Hari Natal |
| Malayalam | Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal | |
![]() | Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man) | Nollick Ghennal |
![]() | Mexico (Spanish is main lang) Nahuatl | Cualli netlācatilizpan |
| Yucatec Maya | Ki'imak "navidad" | |
![]() | Montenegrin | Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) - Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) - truly born (reply) |
![]() | Native American / First Nation Languages | |
| Apache (Western) | Gozhqq Keshmish | |
| Cherokee | Danistayohihv &Aliheli'sdi Itse Udetiyvasadisv | |
| Inuit | Quvianagli Anaiyyuniqpaliqsi | |
| Navajo | Nizhonigo Keshmish | |
| Yupik | Alussistuakeggtaarmek | |
![]() | Nepali | Kreesmasko shubhkaamnaa (क्रस्मसको शुभकामना) |
![]() | New Zealand (Maori) | Meri Kirihimete |
![]() | Norwegian | God Jul or Gledelig Jul |
![]() | Philippines Tagalog | Maligayang Pasko |
| Ilokano | Naragsak Nga Paskua | |
| Ilonggo | Malipayon nga Pascua | |
| Sugbuhanon or Cebuano | Maayong Pasko | |
| Bicolano | Maugmang Pasko | |
| Pangalatok or Pangasinense | Maabig ya pasko or Magayagan inkianac | |
| Warey Warey | Maupay Nga Pasko | |
![]() | Papiamentu - spoken in the Lesser Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire) | Bon Pascu |
![]() | Polish | Wesołych Świąt |
![]() | Portuguese | Feliz Natal or Boas Festas (Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year) |
![]() | Romanian | Crăciun Fericit |
![]() | Russian | s rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM (C рождеством!) or s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah (Счастливого рождества!) |
![]() | Sami (North-Sami) - spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia | Buorit Juovllat |
![]() | Samoan | Manuia Le Kerisimasi |
![]() | Scotland Scots | Blithe Yule |
| Gaelic | Nollaig Chridheil | |
![]() | Serbian | Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) - Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) - truly born (reply) |
![]() | Slovakian | Veselé Vianoce |
![]() | Slovene or Slovenian | Vesel Božič |
![]() | Somali | Kirismas Wacan |
![]() | Spain Spanish (Españo) | Feliz Navidad or Nochebuena (which means 'Holy Night' - Christmas Eve) |
| Catalan | Bon Nadal | |
| Galician | Bo Nadal | |
| Basque (Euskara) | Eguberri on (which means 'Happy New Day') | |
![]() | Sranantongo (spoken in Suriname) | Swit' Kresneti |
![]() | Sinhala (spoken in Sri Lanka) | Suba Naththalak Wewa (සුබ නත්තලක් වේවා) |
![]() | Swedish | God Jul |
![]() | Switzerland Swiss German | Schöni Wiehnachte |
| French | Joyeux Noël | |
| Italian | Buon Natale | |
| Romansh | Bellas festas da Nadal | |
![]() | Thai | Suk sarn warn Christmas |
![]() | Turkish | Mutlu Noeller |
![]() | Ukranian | 'Веселого Різдва' Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or 'Христос Рождається' Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born) |
![]() | Vietnamese | Chuć Mưǹg Giańg Sinh |
![]() | Welsh | Nadolig Llawen |
| Sci-fi & Fantasy Languages! Klingon (Star Trek) | toDwI'ma' qoS yItIvqu' (Our Savior's birthday you-enjoy!) | |
| Quenya (Lord of the Rings) | Alassë a Hristomerendë (Joyous Feast of Christ) | |
| Sindarin (Lord of the Rings) | Mereth Veren e-Doled Eruion (Joyous Feast of the Coming of the Son of God) | |
^ I have always liked to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages. ^
https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/languages.shtml







































































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