Merry Christmas in 80 languages

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Here's how to wish people "Merry Christmas" in more than 80 languages. The original version of this list appeared in Brigada.

Afrikaans - 'n Geseende Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwejaar

Afrikander - Een Plesierige Kerfees

Albanian -- Gezuar Krishtlindje

Arabic - I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida

Armenian - Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand

Azeri - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Basque - Zorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On

Bengali - Bodo Din Shubh Lamona

Bohemian - Vesele Vanoce

Breton - Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat

Bulgarian - Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo

Celtic - Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Chinese -

(Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan

(Catonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun

(Hong Kong) Kung Ho Hsin Hsi. Ching Chi Shen Tan

Cornish - Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth

Cree - Mitho Makosi Kesikansi

Croatian - Sretan Bozic

Czech - Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok

Danish - Gladelig Jul

Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar

English - Merry Christmas

Esperanto - Gajan Kristnaskon

Estonian - Roomsaid Joulu Puhi

Farsi - Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad

Finnish - Hyvaa joulua

French - Joyeux Noel

Frisian - Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier

German - Froehliche Weihnachten

Greek - Kala Christouyenna

Hawaiian - Mele Kalikimaka

Hebrew - Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova

Hindi - Bada Din Mubarak Ho

Hungarian - Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket

Icelandic - Gledileg Jol

Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal

Iraqi - Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Irish - Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Italian - Buon Natale or Buone Feste Natalizie

Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

Kala - Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Etos

Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha

Latvian - Priecigus Ziemas Svetkus un Laimigu Jauno Gadu

Lettish - Priecigus Ziemassvetkus

Lithuanian - Linksmu Kaledu

Manx - Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa

Maori - Meri Kirihimete

Marathi - Shub Naya Varsh

Navajo - Merry Keshmish

Northern Sotho - Matlhatse le matlhogonolo mo ngwageng o moswa.

Norwegian - God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar

Pennsylvania German - En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei

Yaahr

Papiamento - Bon Pasku i Felis Anja Nobo

Pig Latin - Errymay ristmaskay nday appyhay ewnay earyay

Polish - Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia

Portuguese - Feliz Natal

Rapa-Nui - Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua

Romanian - Craciun Fericit

Russian - Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom

Samoan - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

Serbian - Hristos se rodi

Scottish - Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur

Serbian - Hristos se rodi

Singhalese - Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa

Slavonic - Christos Razdajetsja! Slavite Jeho!

Slovak - Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok

Slovene - Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto

Spanish - Feliz Navidad

Swahili - Krismasi Njema

Swedish - God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar

Tagalog - Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon

Tamil - Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

Thai - Sawat Dee Wan Kritsamas

Turkish - Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun

Ukrainian - Srozhdestvom Kristovym

Urdu - Bara Din Mubarak Ho

Vietnamese - Chung Mung Giang Sinh

Waray - Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tu-ig

Welsh - Nadolig Llawen

Zulu - Nginifisela inhlanhla ne mpumelelo e nyakeni.

Source: http://david.snu.edu/~hculbert.fs/merry.htm

[One Tough Pressure 580]

Interesting list, I see that their are different versions of a particular language for different parts of a country.

I was in Bamberg Germany which is Southern Bavaria, and it was said Frohe Weinachten, rather than Froehliche Weihnachten. They also used Frohes Fest which is Happy Holidays.

[paul-uk 500]

i would just like to say it in english.....a merry christmas and a happy newyear......paul.