"Merry Christmas" in many languages

[silverback]

Let's see how many versions we can gather. :)
Here's german:

"Frohe Weihnachten!"

(... after all, this place is very international. :D )

[Piet.S]

Prettige Kerstdagen.

[The Deacon]

Merry Christmas, Glædelig Jul & Buon Natale

(American of mixed Danish and Italian heritage here)

[swissknife]

"schöni wyenachte ond es guets neus"

this is the swiss part, and since dialect, everyone you ask will tell it different. also in switzerland there are four official languages. italian, french, german and grischun.. :D

[Zwaplat]

Zalig Kerstmis/Kerstfeest.

[rainman]

Long ago, there was Yule. For many, there still is. It was/is the holiday that was celebrated before Christmas, before Christianity. So, I wish everyone a Happy Yule, and a Merry Chistmas!! There are, of couse, other celebrations this time of year, by many religions.
I'd like to wish everyone the best of holidays, however you may celebrate them :)
---Tom

[spydutch]

Prettige Kerstdagen

Bonne Noël

Fröhliche Weinachten

Merry Christmas

[raven]

:) In Cherokee "da-ni-s-ta-yo-hi-hv" (Danistayohihv)

God Bless :)


-raven-

[Senate]

Joyeux Noël! :)

[spyderknut]

God Jul

Norsk

[Rob]

I guess that could shorten this thread a bit but anyway... :D

Afrikaans ---- Geseende Kerfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar

Albanian ---- Gézuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri!

Amharic ---- Melkam Yelidet Beaal

Arabic ---- I'D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida

Aramaic ---- Edo bri'cho o rish d'shato brich'to!

Armenian ---- Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand

Aromunian ---- Crãciunu hãriosu shi unu anu nãu, bunu!

Azeri ---- Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Bahasa Malaysia ---- Selamat Hari Natal

Basque ---- Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!

Belorussian ---- Winshuyu sa Svyatkami i z Novym godam!

Bengali ---- Shuvo Baro Din - Shuvo Nabo Barsho

Bicolano ---- Maugmang Capascuhan asin Masaganang Ba gong Taon!

Bohemian ---- Vesele Vanoce

Brazilian ---- Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo

Breton ---- Nedeleg laouen na bloav ezh mat

Bulgarian ---- Vasel Koleda; Tchestita nova godina!

Catalan ---- Bon nadal i feliç any nou!

Cantonese ---- Seng Dan Fai Lok, Sang Nian Fai Lok

Cebuano ---- Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bagong Tuig!

Choctaw ---- Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito

Cornish ---- Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth

Corsican ---- Bon Natale e Bon capu d' annu

Cree ---- Mitho Makosi Kesikansi

Creek ---- Afvcke Nettvcakorakko

Croatian ---- Sretan Bozic

Czech ---- Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok

Danish ---- Glædelig Jul og godt nytår

Duri ---- Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak

Dutch ---- Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!

Egyptian ---- Colo sana wintom tiebeen

English ---- Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Eskimo ---- Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!

Esperanto ---- Gajan Kristnaskon

Estonian ---- Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi Head uut aastat

Euskera ---- Zorionak eta Urte Berri On

Faeroese ---- Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt nýggjár!

Farsi ---- Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad

Finnish ---- Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua

Flemish ---- Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar

French ---- Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!

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

Friulian ---- Bon Nadâl e Bon An Gnûf

Gaelic ---- Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur!

Galician ---- Bon Nadal e Bo Ani Novo

German ---- Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!

Greek ---- Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos

Greenlandic ---- Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit

Hausa ---- Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!

Hawaiian ---- Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou

Hebrew ---- Mo'adim Lesimkha. Shana Tova

Hindi ---- Shub Naya Baras

Hungarian ---- Kellemes Karacsonyiunnepeket & Boldog Új Évet

Iban ----Selamat Ari Krismas enggau Taun Baru

Icelandic ---- Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár!

Ilocano ---- Naimbag a Pascua ken Naragsac nga Baro nga Tawen!

Indonesian ---- Selamat Hari Natal

Iraqi ---- Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Irish ----Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Italian ---- Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo

Japanese ---- Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

Jèrriais ---- Bouan Noué et Bouanne Année

Kadazan ----Kotobian Tadau Do Krimas om Toun Vagu

Karelian ---- Rastawanke Sinun, Uvven Vuvenke Sinun

Korean ---- Sung Tan Chuk Ha

Krio ---- Appi Krismes en Appi Niu Yaa

Kurdish ---- Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be

Ladin ---- Bon Nadel y Bon Ann Nuef

Lappic ---- Buorit Juovllat ja Buorre Oddajahki

Latin ---- Natale hilare et Annum Nuovo!

Latvian ---- Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!

Lausitzian ---- Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto

Lithuanian ---- Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu

Livian ---- Riiemlizi Talspividi ja pagin vonno udaigastos

Low Saxon ---- Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar

Luxemburgish ---- Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer

Macedonian ----Streken Bozhik

Malay ---- Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru

Malayalam ---- Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal

Maltese ---- Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja!

Mandarin ---- Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan

Manx ---- Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa

Maori ---- Meri Kirihimete

Marathi ---- Shub Naya Varsh

Mongolian ---- Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye

Monogasque ---- Festusu Natale e Bona ana noeva

Norwegian ---- God Jul og Godt Nyttår

Occitan ---- Polit nadal e bona annada

Oriya ---- Sukhamaya christmass ebang khusibhara naba barsa

Pampamgo ---- Malugud Pascu at saca Masayang Bayung Banua!

Papiamento ---- Bon Pasco y un Feliz Aña Nobo

Papua New Guinea ---- Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia
i go long yu

Pashto ---- De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha.

Pennsylvania German ---- En frehlicher Grischtdaag unen hallich Nei Yaahr!

Polish ---- Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku.

Portuguese ---- Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo

Punjabi ---- Nave sal di mubaraka

Pushto ---- Christmas Aao Ne----way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha

Raeto----Ramance ---- Bella Festas da zNadal ed in Ventiravel Onn Nov

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

Rhetian ---- Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn

Romanche ---- Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!

Romani (GYPSY) ---- Bachtalo krecunu Thaj Bachtalo Nevo Bers

Romanian ---- Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!

Russian ---- Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom

Sambal ---- Maligayang Pasko at Masayang Ba-yon Taon!

Sami ---- Buorrit Juovllat

Samoan ---- La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

Sardian ---- Felize Nadale e Bonu Cabuannu

Sardinian ---- Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou

Scots Gaelic ---- Nollaig chridheil huibh

Serbian ---- Hristos se rodi

Serb-Croatian ---- Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina

Sicilian ---- Bon Natali e Prosperu Annu Novu !

Singhalese ---- Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa

Sorbian ---- Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto.

Somali ---- ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican.

Slovakian ---- Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok

Slovak ---- Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok

Slovene ---- Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto

Sorbian ---- Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto

Spanish ---- Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo

Surigaonon ---- Malipayon na pasko sanan bag-on tuig!

Swahili ---- ºKrismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº

Swedish ---- God Jul och Gott Nytt År

Sudanese ---- Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal

Tagalog ---- Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon

Tamil ---- Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

Thai ---- Suksan Wan Christmas lae Sawadee Pee Mai

Tok Pisin ---- Meri Krismas & Hepi Nu Yia

Tongan ---- Kilisimasi Fiefia & Ta'u fo'ou monu ia

Trukeese ---- Neekirissimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!

Tswana ---- Keresemose o monate le masego a ngwaga o montsha

Turkish ---- Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun

Ukrainian ---- Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku!

Urdu ---- Naya Saal Mubarak Ho

Vepsi ---- Rastvoidenke i Udenke Vodenke

Vietnamese ---- Chuc Mung Giang Sinh- Chuc Mung Tan Nien

Waray- ---- Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bago nga Tuig!

Welsh ---- Nadolig LLawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Xhosa ---- Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele
Iintsikelelo Namathamsanqa

Yayeya ---- Krisema

Yiddish ---- Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor

Yoruba ---- E ku odun, e hu iye' dun!

Zulu ---- Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo

Cheers, Rob

[Edited to add...]

P.S.: What the heck is "Pennsylvania German"???

[raven]

Rob, Wow........That about covers it. Thank You for Sharing bro :)

God Bless :) :cool:


-raven-

[Piet.S]

My Swahili isn't as good as it used to be but i'll take your word for it.

[BOK]

I guess that could shorten this thread a bit but anyway... :D

Afrikaans ---- Geseende Kerfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar

Course I'm just being picky here but that would be Kersvees not Kerfees :)

[Crafft]

Hey Rob,

Very impressive !!!

Quite a list!!

[Axlis]

I believe that covers it!

[spydutch]

Thanks Rob :eek: :eek: :D :D

[silverback]

Figures someone would find a web page to copy and paste from... :rolleyes:
If that's not what you did, I'm impressed! :D
Anyway, this has been fun, hope you all had a great X-mas!

[224477]

I wanted to add my:

"Vesele Vianoce a stastny Novy rok.." but Rob was a little faster and managed it.

Slovakian ---- Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok

Slovak ---- Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok

btw. those two are the same meaning LOL!

[TheKnifeCollector]

Rob WOW!! Thanks for the list.