How to say…“Merry Christmas” in other languages

Its Christmas !!!! the long-awaited holiday is finally here … we all Say Merry Christmas here in America. But with over 200 different countries and 160 of them celebrating the same day, did you ever wonder how to say Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays in a different way ??

Well, today’s post is about this …how to say Merry Christmas around the world, wherever you will find yourself in on this holiday morning.

Afrikaans: Geseënde kersfees

Akan: Afishapa

Albanian: Gëzuar Krishtlindja

Alutiiq: Nunaniqsaakici Aʀusistuami

Amharic: መልካም ገና (mälkam gäna)

Arabic: عِيد مِيلَاد مَجِيد‎ (ʿīd mīlād majīd), مِيلَاد مَجِيد‎ (mīlād majīd)

Aragonese: Feliz nadal

Armenian: շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ (šnorhavor Surb Cnund)

Asturian: Feliz navidá

Aymara: Sooma nawira-ra

Azerbaijani: Xoşbəxt milad

Basque: Eguberri on

Basque: Eguberri on (which means ‘Happy New Day’)

Belarusian: з Калядаамі (z Kaljadámi), з Нараджэннем (z Naradžénnjem), з Нараджэннем Хрыстовым (z Naradžénnjem Xrystóvym)

Bosnian: Srećan Božić, Sretan Božić

Breton: Nedeleg laouen

Bulgarian: Весела Коледа (Vesela Koleda)

Burmese: Hnit thit ku mingalar pa

Catalan: Bon Nadal

Catalan: Bon Nadal

Cebuano: Malipayong pasko

Cherokee: ᎤᏬᏢᏗ ᏓᏂᏍᏓᏲᎯᎲ (uwotlvdi danisdayohihv)

Chichewa: khrisimasi yabwino

Chinese (Mandarin): 聖誕快樂, 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè), 聖誕節快樂, 圣诞节快乐 (Shèngdànjié kuàilè)

Cornish: Nadelik Lowen

Corsican: Bon Natale è pace è salute

Croatian: Sretan Božić

Czech: Veselé Vánoce

Danish: glædelig jul, god jul

Dutch: Vrolijk kerstfeest, prettig kerstfeest

English: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas

Esperanto: Ĝojan Kristnaskon

Estonian: Häid jõule

Ewe: Blunya na wo

Faroese: Gleðilig jól

Finnish: Hyvää joulua, Hauskaa joulua

French: Joyeux Noël

Frisian (West): Noflike krystdagen

Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil

Galician: Bo Nadal

Galician: Bo Nadal

Georgian: შობას გილოცავთ (šobas gilocavt)

German: Frohe Weihnachten, Fröhliche Weihnachten

Greek: Καλά Χριστούγεννα (kalá Christoúgenna)

Greenlandic: Juullimi pilluarit, Juullisiorluarit

Haitian Creole: Jwaye Nowèl

Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka

Hebrew: חג מולד שמח‎ (khag molad sameakh)

Hindi: शुभ बड़ा दिन (śubh baṛā din), शुभ क्रिस्मस (śubh krismas), मेरी क्रिसमस (merī krismas), क्रिसमस मुबारक (krismas mubārak)

Hungarian: Boldog karácsonyt

Icelandic: Gleðileg jól

Indonesian: selamat hari Natal, selamat Natal

Irish: Nollaig Shona

Italian: Buon Natale

Japanese: メリークリスマス (Meri Kurisumasu)

Javanese: Sugeng Natal

Jingpho: Ngwi pyaw ai X’mas rai u ga

Karo Batak: Selamat wari Natal

Kazakh: рождество құтты болсын (rojdestvo quttı bolsın)

Khmer: រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យណូអែល (riikriəythngaybonyɔɔnouʾael), បុណ្យ​ណូអែល (bon-nouʾael)

Korean: 즐거운 성탄절 (jeulgeoun seongtanjeol), 메리 크리스마스 (meri keuriseumaseu)

Kyrgyz: Жаратканнын туысымен (Caratkannın tuısımen)

Lao: ສຸກສັນວັນຄຣິດສມາດ (suk san wan kha rit sa māt)

Latin: Felix dies Nativitatis, Natale Hilare

Latvian: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus

Lithuanian: Linksmų Kalėdų

Lushootseed: Haʔɬ pədx̌aʔx̌aʔ

Luxembourgish: Schéine Chrëschtdag

Macedonian: Среќен Божиќ (Sreḱen Božiḱ), Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi), Навистина се роди (Navistina se rodi) (reply to “Hristos se rodi”)

Madagascar (Malagasy): Tratra ny Noely

Malay: Selamat hari Natal, selamat Natal

Maltese: il-Milied it-Tajjeb

Moksha: Роштува мархта (Roštuva marxta)

Mongolian: Зул сарын мэнд хүргэе (Zul saryn mend hürgeje)

Navajo: Yáʼátʼééh Késhmish, Nizhónígo Késhmish Adííłeeł

Norman: Un bouan Noué (Jersey)

Norwegian: God jul

Occitan: Bon Nadal

Papiamentu: Bon Pascu

Persian: میلاد مسیح مبارک باد‎ (milâd-e masih mobârak bâd), کریسمس مبارک‎ (kerismas mobârak)

Polish: Wesołych Świąt, Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia

Portuguese: Feliz Natal

Romanian: Crăciun fericit

Russian: с Рождеством (s Roždestvóm), с Рождеством Христовым (s Roždestvóm Xristóvym), Весёлого Рождестваа (Vesjólovo Roždestvá), Счастливого Рождестваа (Sčastlívovo Roždestvá)

Sami (Lule): Buorre javla

Sami (Northern): Buorit juovllat

Sami (Southern): Buerie jåvle

Samoan: Manuia le Kerisimasi

Sardinian: Bona Pasca de Nadale

Scotland – Scots: Blithe Yule

Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil

Serbian: Срећан Божић (Srećan Božić), Сретан Божић (Sretan Božić), Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi), Ваистину се роди Vaistinu se rodi (reply to “Hristos se rodi”)

Silesian: Radosnych Godōw

Sinhalese: සුභ නත්තලක් (subha nattalak)

Slovak: Veselé Vianoce

Slovene: Vesel božič

Sorbian (Lower): Wjasołe gódy

Sorbian (Upper): Wjesołe hody

Spanish: Feliz Navidad

Sundanese: Wilujeng Natal

Swahili: Heri ya Krismasi, Krismasi njema

Swedish: God Jul

Switzerland: Schöni Wiehnachte

Tagalog: Maligayang pasko

Tajik: Мавлуди Исо муборак (mavludi Iso muborak)

Tamil: கிறிஸ்துமஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (kiṟistumas nalvāḻttukkaḷ)

Telugu: మెర్రీ క్రిస్మస్ (merrī krismas)

Thai: สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส (sùk-sǎn wan krís-mâas)

Turkish: Mutlu Noeller

Ukrainian: з Різдвом (z Rizdvóm), з Різдвом Христовим (z Rizdvóm Xrystóvym)

Urdu: کرسمس مبارک‎ (krismas mubārak), میری کرسمس‎ (merī krismas), شبھ کرسمس‎ (shubh krismas), شبھ بڑا دن‎ (shubh baṛā din)

Uzbek: Rojdestvo muborak

Vietnamese: Chúc mừng Giáng sinh, Chúc mừng Nô-en, Chức mừng Giáng sinh, Chức mừng Nô-en

Vietnamese:   Giáng Sinh vui vẻ

Welsh: Nadolig Llawen

Yiddish: אַ פֿריילעכן ניטל‎ (a freylekhn nitl)

Yup’ik: Alussistuaqegtaarmek piamken, Alussistuaqegcikici (plural subject, plural object)

Zulu: uKhisimusi oMuhle