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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