We've all heard the saying "You learn something new everyday". And as we are fast approaching Christmas (only two days left now), I thought I help you all learn something about Christmas. So here are 93 ways to say, "Merry Christmas"! I haven't even heard of some of the languages, so I definitely learned a lot!
| AFRIKAANS | geseënde Kersfees |
| ALBANIAN | gëzuar Krishtlindja |
| ALSATIAN | gleckika Wïanachta |
| ARABIC | miilaad majiid |
| ARMENIAN | Shnorhavor Surb tsnund |
| BASQUE | Eguberri on |
| BELARUSIAN | З Божым нараджэннем (Z Bozym naradzenniem) |
| BENGALI | subho baradin |
| BOSNIAN | sretan Božić |
| BRETON | Nedeleg laouen |
| BULGARIAN | весела коледа (vesela koleda) |
| BURMESE | Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pa |
| CATALAN | bon Nadal |
| CHINESE | 圣诞快乐 (shèng dàn kuài lè) |
| CORNISH | Nadelek lowen |
| CORSICAN | bon Natale |
| CROATIAN | sretan Božić |
| CZECH | veselé Vánoce |
| DANISH | glædelig jul |
| DUTCH | vrolijk Kerstfeest |
| ENGLISH | merry Christmas |
| ESPERANTO | gojan Kristnaskon |
| ESTONIAN | häid jõule |
| FAROESE | gleðilig jól |
| FINNISH | hyvää joulua |
| FRENCH | joyeux Noël |
| FRISIAN | noflike Krystdagen |
| FRIULAN | bon nadâl |
| GALICIAN | bo Nadal |
| GEORGIAN | Ahali tseli |
| GERMAN | frohe Weihnachten / fröhliche Weihnachten |
| GREEK | kala christougenna / kala xristougenna |
| HAITIAN CREOLE | jwaye Nowel |
| HAWAIIAN | mele Kalikimaka |
| HEBREW | christmas sameakh (barely used) |
| HINDI | Krismas ki subhkamna |
| HUNGARIAN | boldog karácsonyt |
| ICELANDIC | gleðileg jól |
| ILOCANO | naragsak a paskua |
| INDONESIAN | selamat Natal |
| IRISH GAELIC | Nollaig shona |
| ITALIAN | buon Natale / gioioso Natale |
| JAVANESE | sugeng Natal |
| JAPANESE | merii kurisumasu |
| KABYLIAN | assegass amegass |
| KINYARWANDA | Noheli nziza |
| KOREAN | seun-tan chu-ka-hae-yo |
| KURDISH | Noela we pîroz be |
| LAO | souksan van Christmas |
| LATIN | felix dies Nativitatis |
| LATVIAN | priecīgus Ziemassvētkus |
| LIGURIAN | bun Denâ / bun Natâle |
| LITHUANIAN | su Kalėdomis / linksmų Kalėdų |
| LOW SAXON | vrolik Kersfees |
| LUXEMBOURGEOIS | schéi Chrëschtdeeg |
| MACEDONIAN | среќен Божиќ (srećen Božić) |
| MALAGASY | tratry ny Krismasy / arahabaina tratry ny Krismasy / arahaba tratry ny Krismasy |
| MALAY | selamat hari natal |
| MALAYALAM | Christmas ashamshagal |
| MALTESE | il-milied it-tajjeb / milied hieni |
| MANX | Nollick ghennal |
| MAORI | meri Kirihimete |
| NORWEGIAN | god jul |
| OCCITAN | bon Nadal |
| PERSIAN | krissmas khojaste / krissmas farkhonde |
| POLISH | Wesołych Świąt |
| PORTUGUESE | feliz Natal |
| ROMANI | baxtalo Krečuno |
| ROMANIAN | un Crăciun fericit |
| RUKIGA | Noheiri nungi / webale Noheiri |
| RUSSIAN | C Pождеством Xристовом (S rojdestvom Kristovom) |
| SAMOAN | ia manuia le Kerisimasi |
| SARDINIAN | bona pasca’e Nadale (logudorese) / bona paschixedda (campidanese) |
| SCOTTISH GAELIC | Nollaig chridheil |
| SERBIAN | Срећан Божић (srecan bozic) |
| SHONA | krisimas yakanaka |
| SINDHI | Chrismas joon wadhayoon |
| SLOVAK | vesele vianoce |
| SLOVENIAN | vesel božič / vesele božične praznike |
| SOBOTA | dobro dedek |
| SPANISH | feliz Navidad |
| SWEDISH | god jul |
| TAGALOG | maligayang pasko |
| TAHITIAN | ia orana e te noera |
| THAI | สุขสันต์วันคริสตร์มาส (souksaan wan Christmas) |
| TURKISH | Noeliniz kutlu olsun |
| UDMURT | Shuldyr Ymuśton |
| UKRAINIAN | Z Rizdvom Hrystovym |
| VIETNAMESE | Mừng Chúa Giáng Sinh |
| WALOON ("betchfessîs" spelling) | djoyeus Noyé |
| WELSH | Nadolig llawen |
| WEST INDIAN CREOLE | jénwèl |
1 comment:
Too bad I hadn't read this when they were giving out freebies on the radio for knowing how to say "Merry Christmas" in other languages!
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