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 (Ś©Ų±Ų³Ł Ų³ Ł ŲØŲ§Ų±Ś©) | |
Albanian | GĆ«zuar Krishtlindjen | |
Arabic | Eid Milad Majid (Ų¹ŁŲÆ Ł
ŁŁŲ§ŲÆ Ł
Ų¬ŁŲÆ) Which means 'Glorious Birth Feast' | |
Armenian | Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund (ÕÕ¶ÕøÖÕ°Õ”Õ¾ÕøÖ Ō±Õ“Õ”Õ¶ÕøÖ Ö ÕÕøÖÖÕ¢ Ō¾Õ¶ÕøÖÕ¶Õ¤) Which means 'Congratulations for the Holy Birth' | |
Belgium Dutch/Flemish French German Walloon | Vrolijk Kerstfeest Joyeux Noƫl Frohe Weihnachten djoyeus NoyƩ | |
Bulgarian | Vesela Koleda | |
Chinese - Mandarin Cantonese | Sheng Dan Kuai Le (å£čÆåæ«ä¹) Seng Dan Fai Lok (ččŖåæ«ęØ) | |
Croatian (and Bosnian) | Sretan BožiÄ | |
Czech | Vesele Vanoce | |
Danish | GlƦdelig Jul | |
The Democratic Republic of Congo - Lingala | Mbotama Malamu | |
Esperanto | FeliÄan Kristnaskon | |
Estonian | RƵƵmsaid JƵulupĆ¼hi | |
Finnish | HyvƤƤ joulua | |
French Breton Corsican | Joyeux Noƫl Nedeleg Laouen Bon Natale | |
German | Frohe Weihnachten | |
Ghana - Dagbani Akan | Ni ti Burunya Chou Afishapa | |
Greek | Kala Christouyenna or ĪĪ±Ī»Ī¬ Ī§ĻĪ¹ĻĻĪæĻĪ³ĪµĪ½Ī½Ī± | |
Georgian | gilocav shoba-akhal cāels or įįįįįŖįį įØįįį-įį®įį į¬įįį” | |
Greenlandic Danish (also used in Greenland) | Juullimi Pilluarit GlƦdelig 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 karĆ”csonyi Ć¼nnepeket | |
Icelandic | GleĆ°ileg jĆ³l | |
India - Hindi Urdu Sanskrit Gujarati Bengali Tamil Konkani Kannada Mizo Marathi Punjabi Malayalam Telugu | Åubh krisamas (ą¤¶ą„ą¤ ą¤ą„ą¤°ą¤æą¤øą¤®ą¤ø) krismas mubarak (Ś©Ų±Ų³Ł Ų³) Krismasasya shubhkaamnaa Anandi Natal or Khushi Natal (ąŖąŖØąŖąŖ¦ą« ąŖØąŖ¾ąŖ¤ąŖ¾ąŖ²) shubho bĆ“į¹odin (ą¦¶ą§ą¦ ą¦¬ą§ą¦¦ą¦æą¦Ø) kiį¹istumas vÄįø»ttukkaįø· (ą®ą®æą®±ą®æą®øąÆą®¤ąÆą®®ą®øąÆ ą®µą®¾ą®“ąÆą®¤ąÆą®¤ąÆą®ąÆą®ą®³ąÆ) Khushal Borit Natala kris mas habbada shubhaashayagalu (ą²ą³ą²°ą²æą²øą³ ą²®ą²øą³ ą²¹ą²¬ą³ą²¬ą²¦ ą²¶ą³ą²ą²¾ą²·ą²Æą²ą²³ą³) Krismas Chibai Åubh NÄtÄįø· (ą¤¶ą„ą¤ ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤¤ą¤¾ą¤³) or Natal Chya shubhechha karisama te nawÄį¹ sÄla khuÅ”ayÄį¹wÄlÄ hewe (ąØąØ°ąØæąØøąØ® ąØ¤ą© ąØØąØµąØ¾ą©° ąØøąØ¾ąØ² ąØą©ąØøąØ¼ąØæąØÆąØ¾ą©°ąØµąØ¾ąØ²ąØ¾ ąØ¹ą©ąØµą©) Christmas inte mangalaashamsakal Christmas Subhakankshalu | |
Indonesian | Selamat Natal | |
Iran (Farsi) Kurdish (Kumanji) | Christmas MobArak KirƮsmes u ser sala we pƮroz be | |
Irish - Gaelic | Nollaig Shona Dhuit | |
Israel - Hebrew | Chag Molad Sameach (×× ×××× ×©××) meaning Happy festival of the Birth | |
Italian Sicilian Ladin | Buon Natale Bon Natali Bon/Bun NadĆØl | |
Japanese | Meri Kurisumasu (or 'Meri Kuri' for short!) Hiragana: ććć¼ćććć¾ć Katakana: ć”ćŖć¼ćÆćŖć¹ćć¹ | |
Korean | 'Meri krismas' (ė©ė¦¬ ķ¬ė¦¬ģ¤ė§ģ¤) or 'Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo' (ģ¦ź±°ģ“ ķ¬ė¦¬ģ¤ė§ģ¤ ėģøģ) | |
Latvian | PriecĆÆgus ZiemassvĀŗtkus | |
Lithuanian | Linksmų KalÄdų | |
Macedonian | Streken Bozhik or Š”ŃŠµŃŠµŠ½ ŠŠ¾Š¶ŠøŠŗ | |
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 (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 dĆ KirsƬmatƬ 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, CuraƧao, and Bonaire) | Bon Pascu | |
Polish | 'WesoÅych ÅwiÄ
t' (Merry Christmas) 'Bożego Narodzenia' (Christ is Born) | |
Portuguese | Feliz Natal or Boas Festas | |
Romanian | CrÄciun Fericit | |
Russian | s rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM (C ŃŠ¾Š¶Š“ŠµŃŃŠ²Š¾Š¼!) or s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah (Š”ŃŠ°ŃŃŠ»ŠøŠ²Š¾Š³Š¾ ŃŠ¾Š¶Š“ŠµŃŃŠ²Š°!) | |
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) | Noheli nziza | |
Samoan | Manuia Le Kerisimasi | |
Scotland - Scots Gaelic | Blithe Yule Nollaig Chridheil | |
Serbian | Hristos se rodi (Š„ŃŠøŃŃŠ¾Ń ŃŠµ ŃŠ¾Š“Šø) - Christ is born Vaistinu se rodi (ŠŠ°ŠøŃŃŠøŠ½Ń ŃŠµ ŃŠ¾Š“Šø) - truly born (reply) | |
Slovakian | Vesele Vianoce | |
Slovene or Slovenian | Vesel BožiÄ | |
Somali | Kirismas 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·ą·ą¶¶ ą¶±ą¶ą·ą¶ą¶½ą¶ą· ą·ą·ą·ą·) | |
Swedish | God Jul | |
Swiss | Schƶni Wiehnachte | |
Thai | Suk sarn warn Christmas | |
Turkish | Mutlu Noeller | |
Uganda (Lugandan) | Seku Kulu | |
Ukranian | 'ŠŠµŃŠµŠ»Š¾Š³Š¾ Š ŃŠ·Š“Š²Š°' Veseloho Rizdva (Merry Christmas) or 'Š„ŃŠøŃŃŠ¾Ń Š Š¾Š¶Š“Š°ŃŃŃŃŃ' Khrystos Rozhdayetsia (Christ is Born) | |
Vietnamese | ChuÄ MĘ°Ē¹g GiaÅg 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!) 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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