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How to say “Merry Christmas” and “Happy New Year” in different languages
21 December 2020

Here is our special collection of winter holiday greetings for you in 51 languages.
English | Merry Christmas | Happy New Year |
Afrikaans | Geseënde Kersfees | Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar |
Albanian | Gëzuar Krishtlindjen | Gëzuar Vitin e Ri |
Alsatian | E güeti Wïnâchte | Güets nëies johr |
Arabic | Eid Milad Majid (عيد ميلاد مجيد) | سنة جديدة سعيدة sunat jadidat saeida |
Bengali (also spoken in Bangladesh) | shubho bôṛodin (শুভ বড়দিন) | Śubha naba barṣa (শুভ নব বর্ষ) |
Breton | Nedeleg Laouen | Bloavezh mat |
Bulgarian | Весела Коледа (Vesela Koleda) | Честита Нова Година |
Cantonese | Seng Dan Fai Lok (聖誕快樂) | San Nin Fai Lok (新年快樂) |
Catalan | Bon Nadal | Bon any nou |
Corsican | Bon Natale | Pace è salute |
Croatian | Sretan Božić | Sretna Nova Godina |
Czech | Veselé Vánoce | Šťastný nový rok |
Danish (also used in Greenland) | Glædelig Jul | Godt nytår |
Dutch | Prettige Kerst (Happy Christmas), Zalig Kerstfeest or Zalig Kerstmis (both mean Merry Christmas) or Vrolijk Kerstfeest (Cheerful Christmas) | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
Estonian | Rõõmsaid Jõule | Head Uut Aastat |
Finnish | Hyvää joulua | Onnellista uutta vuotta |
Flemish | Zalig Kerstfeest | Gelukkig nieuwjaar |
French | Joyeux Noël | Bonne Année |
Galician | Bo Nadal | Próspero Aninovo |
German | Frohe Weihnachten | Frohes Neues Jahr |
Greek | Καλά Χριστούγεννα! (Kalá hristúyenna) | Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος! (Eftyhisméno to Néo Étos!) |
Hindi | शुभ क्रिसमस (śubh krisamas) | नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें (naye sāl kī hārdik śubhkāmnayeṅ) |
Hungarian | Boldog karácsonyt! | Boldog Új Évet! |
Irish – Gaelic | Nollaig Shona Dhuit | Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit |
Israel – Hebrew | (Chag molad sameach) חג מולד שמח | Shana Tova ( שנה טובה) |
Italian | Buon Natale | Buon anno |
Japanese | Meri Kurisumasu | Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu |
Japanese (Hiragana) | めりいくりすます | 明けましておめでとうございます |
Japanese (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) | saehae bog manhi badeuseyo (새해 복 많이 받으세요) |
Latvian | Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus | Laimīgu Jauno gadu |
Lithuanian | Linksmų Kalėdų | Laimingų Naujųjų metų |
Mandarin | Shèngdàn Kuàilè (圣诞快乐) | Xīnnián Kuàilè (新年快乐) |
Montenegrin | Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) – Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) – truly born (reply) | Srećna Nova godina (Срећна Нова го̏дина) |
Norwegian | God Jul or Gledelig Jul | Godt nytt år |
Polish | Wesołych Świąt | Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku |
Portuguese | Feliz Natal | Feliz Ano Novo |
Punjabi | ਮੈਰੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਮਸ। Mairī krisamasa | ਨਵਾ ਸਾਲ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ Navā sāla mubāraka |
Romanian | Crăciun fericit | Un an nou fericit |
Russian | С Рождеством Христовым! (S Roždestvom Khristovym!) | С Новым Годом! (S Novym Godom!) |
Serbian | Христос се роди (Hristos se rodi) | Срећна Нова Година (Srećna Nova Godina) |
Slovak | Veselé Vianoce | Šťastný nový rok! |
Spanish (Español) | ¡Feliz Navidad! | ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! |
Swedish | God Jul | Gott nytt år |
Swiss German | Schöni Wiehnachte | Es guets nöis Joor |
Turkish | Mutlu Noeller! | Yeni yılınız kutlu olsun! |
Ukrainian | Різдвом Христовим (Rizdvom Khrystovim) | Щасливого нового року (Ščaslyvoho novoho roku) |
Vietnamese | Chúc mừng Giáng Sinh | Chúc mừng năm mới |
Walloon | Djoyeus Noyé | Bone annèye |
Welsh | Nadolig Llawen | Blwyddyn Newydd Dda |