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) | |
Albanian | Gëzuar Krishtlindjen | |
Arabic | Eid Milad Majid (عيد ميلاد مجيد) Which means 'Glorious Birth Feast' | |
Armenian | Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund (Շնորհավոր Ամանոր և Սուրբ Ծնունդ) Which means 'Congratulations for the Holy Birth' | |
Belgium Dutch/Flemish French German Walloon | Vrolijk Kerstfeest Joyeux Noël Frohe Weihnachten djoyeus Noyé | |
Bulgarian | Vesela Koleda | |
Chinese - Mandarin Cantonese | Sheng Dan Kuai Le (圣诞快乐) Seng Dan Fai Lok (聖誕快樂) | |
Croatian (and Bosnian) | Sretan Božić | |
Czech | Vesele Vanoce | |
Danish | Glædelig Jul | |
The Democratic Republic of Congo - Lingala | Mbotama Malamu | |
Esperanto | Feliĉan Kristnaskon | |
Estonian | Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi | |
Finnish | Hyvää joulua | |
French Breton Corsican | Joyeux Noël Nedeleg Laouen Bon Natale | |
German | Frohe Weihnachten | |
Ghana - Dagbani Akan | Ni ti Burunya Chou Afishapa | |
Greek | Kala Christouyenna or Καλά Χριστούγεννα | |
Georgian | gilocav shoba-akhal c’els or გილოცავ შობა-ახალ წელს | |
Greenlandic Danish (also used in Greenland) | Juullimi Pilluarit Glædelig Jul | |
Hawaiian | Mele Kalikimaka | |
Holland (Dutch) | Zalig Kerstfeest or Zalig Kerstmis (both mean Merry Christmas), Vrolijk Kerstfeest (Cheerful Christmas) or Prettig Kerstfeest (Nice Christmas) | |
Hungarian | Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket | |
Icelandic | Gleðileg jól | |
India - Hindi Urdu Sanskrit Gujarati Bengali Tamil Konkani Kannada Mizo Marathi Punjabi Malayalam Telugu | Śubh krisamas (शुभ क्रिसमस) krismas mubarak (کرسمس) Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa Anandi Natal or Khushi Natal (આનંદી નાતાલ) shubho bôṛodin (শুভ বড়দিন) kiṟistumas vāḻttukkaḷ (கிறிஸ்துமஸ் வாழ்த்துக்கள்) Khushal Borit Natala kris mas habbada shubhaashayagalu (ಕ್ರಿಸ್ ಮಸ್ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು) Krismas Chibai Śubh Nātāḷ (शुभ नाताळ) or Natal Chya shubhechha karisama te nawāṃ sāla khušayāṃwālā hewe (ਕਰਿਸਮ ਤੇ ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ) Christmas inte mangalaashamsakal Christmas Subhakankshalu | |
Indonesian | Selamat Natal | |
Iran (Farsi) Kurdish (Kumanji) | Christmas MobArak 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 | |
Italian Sicilian Ladin | Buon Natale Bon Natali 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 'Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo' (즐거운 크리스마스 되세요) | |
Latvian | Priecïgus Ziemassvºtkus | |
Lithuanian | Linksmų Kalėdų | |
Macedonian | Streken Bozhik or Среќен Божик | |
Madagascar (Malagasy) | Tratra ny Noely | |
Maltese | Il-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 | |
Nepali | Kreesmasko shubhkaamnaa (क्रस्मसको शुभकामना) | |
New Zealand (Maori) | Meri Kirihimete | |
Nigeria - Hausa Yoruba Fulani Igbo (Ibo) Edo Ibibio | barka dà Kirsìmatì E ku odun, e ku iye'dun Jabbama be salla Kirismati E keresimesi Oma Iselogbe Idara ukapade isua | |
Norwegian | God 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, Curaçao, and Bonaire) | Bon Pascu | |
Polish | 'Wesołych Świąt' (Merry Christmas) 'Bożego Narodzenia' (Christ is Born) | |
Portuguese | Feliz Natal or Boas Festas | |
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!) | |
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Noheli nziza | |
Samoan | Manuia Le Kerisimasi | |
Scotland - Scots Gaelic | Blithe Yule Nollaig Chridheil | |
Serbian | Hristos se rodi (Христос се роди) - Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (Ваистину се роди) - truly born (reply) | |
Slovakian | Vesele Vianoce | |
Slovene or Slovenian | Vesel Božič | |
Somali | Kirismas Wacan | |
South Africa (Afrikaans) Zulu Sesotho | Geseënde Kersfees UKhisimusi omuhle Le be le keresemese e monate | |
Spanish (Español) 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 (සුබ නත්තලක් වේවා) | |
Swedish | God Jul | |
Swiss | Schöni Wiehnachte | |
Thai | Suk sarn warn Christmas | |
Turkish | Mutlu Noeller | |
Uganda (Lugandan) | Seku Kulu | |
Ukranian | 'Веселого Різдва' Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or 'Христос Рождається' Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born) | |
Vietnamese | Chuć Mưǹg Giańg Sinh | |
Welsh | Nadolig 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!) Alassë a Hristomerendë (Joyous Feast of Christ) Mereth Veren e-Doled Eruion (Joyous Feast of the Coming of the Son of God) |
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