Christmas, From Around The World

'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy Christmas' is shown in different languages from all around the world!
Some languages below use different characters and alphabets, they have been spelt in English best as possible.
 Language:Name:
African Languages

Swahili

Zulu

Chewa 


Krismasi Njema / Heri ya krismas

UKhisimusi omuhle

Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha Kristmasi
Afganistan (Dari)Christmas Mubarak (کرسمس مبارک)
AlbanianGƫzuar Krishtlindjen
ArabicEid Milad Majid (عيد Ł…ŁŠŁ„Ų§ŲÆ Ł…Ų¬ŁŠŲÆ)
Which means 'Glorious Birth Feast'
ArmenianShnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund (Õ‡Õ¶ÕøÖ€Õ°Õ”Õ¾ÕøÖ€ Ō±Õ“Õ”Õ¶ÕøÖ€ և ÕÕøÖ‚Ö€Õ¢ Ō¾Õ¶ÕøÖ‚Õ¶Õ¤)
Which means 'Congratulations for the Holy Birth'
Belgium Dutch/Flemish

French

German

Walloon
Vrolijk Kerstfeest

Joyeux Noƫl

Frohe Weihnachten

djoyeus NoyƩ
BulgarianVesela Koleda
Chinese - Mandarin

Cantonese
Sheng Dan Kuai Le (åœ£čÆžåæ«ä¹)

Seng Dan Fai Lok (聖誕快樂)
Croatian
(and Bosnian)
Sretan Božić
CzechVesele Vanoce
DanishGlƦdelig Jul
The Democratic Republic of Congo -

Lingala
Mbotama Malamu
EsperantoFeliĉan Kristnaskon
EstonianRõõmsaid Jõulupühi
FinnishHyvƤƤ joulua
French

Breton

Corsican
Joyeux Noƫl

Nedeleg Laouen

Bon Natale
GermanFrohe Weihnachten
Ghana - Dagbani

Akan
Ni ti Burunya Chou

Afishapa
GreekKala Christouyenna or Καλά Ī§ĻĪ¹ĻƒĻ„ĪæĻĪ³ĪµĪ½Ī½Ī±
Georgiangilocav shoba-akhal c’els
or įƒ’įƒ˜įƒšįƒįƒŖįƒįƒ• įƒØįƒįƒ‘įƒ-ახალ įƒ¬įƒ”įƒšįƒ”
Greenlandic

Danish (also used in Greenland)
Juullimi Pilluarit

GlƦdelig Jul
HawaiianMele Kalikimaka
Holland (Dutch)Zalig Kerstfeest or Zalig Kerstmis (both mean Merry Christmas), Vrolijk Kerstfeest (Cheerful Christmas) or Prettig Kerstfeest (Nice Christmas)
HungarianKellemes karÔcsonyi ünnepeket
IcelandicGleðileg jól
India - Hindi

Urdu

Sanskrit

Gujarati

Bengali

Tamil


Konkani

Kannada


Mizo

Marathi


Punjabi


Malayalam

Telugu
Śubh krisamas (ą¤¶ą„ą¤­ ą¤•ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤øą¤®ą¤ø)

krismas mubarak (کرسمس)

Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa

Anandi Natal or Khushi Natal (આનંદી નાતાલ)

shubho bÓṛodin (শুভ বড়দিন)

kiṟistumas vāḻttukkaḷ
(ą®•ą®æą®±ą®æą®øąÆą®¤ąÆą®®ą®øąÆ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®•ąÆą®•ą®³ąÆ)

Khushal Borit Natala

kris mas habbada shubhaashayagalu
(ą²•ą³ą²°ą²æą²øą³ ą²®ą²øą³ ą²¹ą²¬ą³ą²¬ą²¦ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು)

Krismas Chibai

Śubh Nātāḷ (ą¤¶ą„ą¤­ नाताळ) or
Natal Chya shubhechha

karisama te nawāṃ sāla khuŔayāṃwālā hewe
(ਕਰਿਸਮ ਤੇ ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ)

Christmas inte mangalaashamsakal

Christmas Subhakankshalu
IndonesianSelamat Natal
Iran (Farsi)

Kurdish (Kumanji)
Christmas MobArak

KirƮsmes u ser sala we pƮroz be
Irish - GaelicNollaig Shona Dhuit
Israel - HebrewChag Molad Sameach (חג מולד שמח)
meaning Happy festival of the Birth
Italian

Sicilian

Ladin
Buon Natale

Bon Natali

Bon/Bun NadĆØl
JapaneseMeri Kurisumasu (or 'Meri Kuri' for short!)

Hiragana: ć‚ć‚Šćƒ¼ćć‚Šć™ć¾ć™

Katakana: ćƒ”ćƒŖćƒ¼ć‚ÆćƒŖć‚¹ćƒžć‚¹
Korean'Meri krismas' (메리 크리스마스) or 'Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo' (즐거욓 크리스마스 ė˜ģ„øģš”)
LatvianPriecĆÆgus ZiemassvĀŗtkus
LithuanianLinksmų Kalėdų
MacedonianStreken Bozhik or Š”Ń€ŠµŃœŠµŠ½ Божик
Madagascar (Malagasy)Tratra ny Noely
MalteseIl-Milied it-Tajjeb
Malaysia - Bahasa/Malay

Malayalam
Selamat Hari Natal

Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal
Manx (spoken on the Isle of Man)Nollick Ghennal

Native American/
First Nation Languages

Apache (Western)

Navajo

Inuit

Yupik



Gozhqq Keshmish

Nizhonigo Keshmish

Quvianagli Anaiyyuniqpaliqsi

Alussistuakeggtaarmek

NepaliKreesmasko shubhkaamnaa (ą¤•ą„ą¤°ą¤øą„ą¤®ą¤øą¤•ą„‹ ą¤¶ą„ą¤­ą¤•ą¤¾ą¤®ą¤Øą¤¾)
New Zealand (Maori)Meri Kirihimete
Nigeria - Hausa

Yoruba

Fulani

Igbo (Ibo)

Edo

Ibibio
barka dƠ KirsƬmatƬ

E ku odun, e ku iye'dun

Jabbama be salla Kirismati

E keresimesi Oma

Iselogbe

Idara ukapade isua
NorwegianGod Jul or
Gledelig Jul
Philippines - Tagalog

Ilokano

Ilonggo

Sugbuhanon or Cebuano

Bicolano

Pangalatok or Pangasinense

Warey Warey
Maligayang Pasko

Naragsak Nga Paskua

Malipayon nga Pascua

Maayong Pasko

Maugmang Pasko

Maabig ya pasko or Magayagan inkianac

Maupay Nga Pasko
  Papiamentu - spoken in the Lesser Antilles (Aruba, CuraƧao, and Bonaire)Bon Pascu
Polish'Wesołych Świąt' (Merry Christmas)
'Bożego Narodzenia' (Christ is Born)
PortugueseFeliz Natal or
Boas Festas
RomanianCrăciun Fericit
Russians rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM (C рожГеством!) or
s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah (Дчастливого рожГества!)
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)Noheli nziza
SamoanManuia Le Kerisimasi
Scotland - Scots

Gaelic
Blithe Yule

Nollaig Chridheil
SerbianHristos se rodi (Єристос се роГи) - Christ is born
Vaistinu se rodi (Š’Š°ŠøŃŃ‚ŠøŠ½Ńƒ се роГи) - truly born (reply)
SlovakianVesele Vianoce
Slovene or SlovenianVesel Božič
SomaliKirismas Wacan
South Africa (Afrikaans)

Zulu

Sesotho
Geseƫnde Kersfees

UKhisimusi omuhle

Le be le keresemese e monate
Spanish (EspaƱol)

Catalan

Galician

Basque (Euskara)
Feliz Navidad or Nochebuena (which means 'Holy Night' - Christmas Eve)

Bon Nadal

Bo Nadal

Eguberri on (which means 'Happy New Day')
Sranantongo (spoken in Suriname)Swit' Kresneti
Sinhala (spoken in Sri Lanka)Suba Naththalak Wewa (ą·ƒą·”ą¶¶ නත්තලක් ą·€ą·šą·€ą·)
SwedishGod Jul
SwissSchƶni Wiehnachte
ThaiSuk sarn warn Christmas
TurkishMutlu Noeller
Uganda (Lugandan)Seku Kulu
Ukranian'Веселого РізГва' Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or 'Єристос Š Š¾Š¶Š“Š°Ń”Ń‚ŃŒŃŃ' Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born)
VietnameseChuć Mưǹg Giańg Sinh
WelshNadolig Llawen
Zimbabwe - Shona

Ndebele
Muve neKisimusi

Izilokotho Ezihle Zamaholdeni
 Sci-fi & Fantasy Languages!

Klingon (Star Trek)

Quenya (Lord of the Rings)

Sindarin (Lord of the Rings)


toDwI'ma' qoS yItIvqu' (Our Savior's birthday you-enjoy!)

Alassƫ a Hristomerendƫ (Joyous Feast of Christ)

Mereth Veren e-Doled Eruion (Joyous Feast of the Coming of the Son of God)

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