How To Say "Merry Christmas" in Different Languages

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By MM Del Rosario

Its Christmas time around the world and people exchange gifts and wishes in this special time of the year. Good will wishes are expressed in many different languages during this joyous time.

You may want to add a special greeting in your Christmas cards, gift tags or in your e-cards this year to wish your friends, neighbors, colleagues , chat friends "Merry Christmas" in other languages. If you are spending Christmas overseas this year, here is one resource that will help you communicate the greetings for the season.

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1. Arabic - I'd Miilad said oua sana saida

2. Chinese - (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan

3 Croatian - Sretan Bozic

4. Danish - Glædelig Jul

5. Dutch - Vrolijk Kerstfeest

6. Filipino - Maligayang Pasko

7. Finnish - Hyvaa joulua

8. French - Joyeux Noël

9. German - Fröhliche Weihnachten

10. Greek: Kala Christouyenna!

11. Indonesian - Selamat Hari Natal

12. Irish - Nollaig Shona Dhuit

13. Italian - Buon Natale!

14. Japanese - Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

15. Korean - Sung Tan Chuk Ha

 

16. Latin - Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!

17. Maltese: IL-Milied It-tajjeb

18. Portuguese - Feliz Natal!

19. Russian - Pozdravlyenie s Rozjdyestvom i s Novym Godom!

20. Swedish - God Jul

21. Samoan: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

22. Spanish - Feliz Navidad

23. Urdu - Naya Saal Mubarak Ho

24. Vietnamese - Chuc Mung Giang Sinh

25. Welsh - Nadolig Llawen

If you want to add/ correct the translation or if you know other languages or dialects, please feel free to leave a message on the comment box and I will update the list.

Wherever you are, however you say it, I hope and wish you a Merry Christmas and hope that the New Year will bring peace and good will to everyone.

 

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Merry Christmas To All !

Rosette 4 months ago

heri ya krismass is how we say it in Swahili from Tanzania

bisrat. 4 months ago

To say merry christmas in amharic.

enkuan le gena be'al be selam aderesachu.

Layan Laith AL-Dabbagh 5 months ago

In my langauage, wich is Aribic, you say merry christmas like this: IL SLAMOON ALACKOOM!

the Russian 5 months ago

Russian translation is actually saying "merry Christmas and happy new year".

correction: s rozhdestvom hristova!

Mesopotamian 5 months ago

The Light Of our lord Jesus may Shine upon all of you, Im asking those who write CHRISTMAS as XMAS, Dear lovers CHRIST is NOT X,CHRIST is simply JESUS CHRIST, I hope you to notice that please..

happy 5 months ago

how do you say merry christmas and happy new year in sign language?

Mjuni bryt 5 months ago

Heri ya krisimas(merry christmass) na mwaka mpya( and happy new year). This is in swahili

orange 5 months ago

nayal saal mubarak is happy new year not merry christmas

diasy 5 months ago

how do you say merry christmas in Kurdisch?? anyone?? help??

Violet Schellhase 5 months ago

Feliz Navidad,Mele Kalikimaka,Fröhliche Weihnachten, Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all...

Anij ippen aolep(God be with all) in marshallese...

Merry Christmas from Marshall Islands

jaalma 5 months ago

how about Afrikaans?

tony pastetio 5 months ago

Maayong Pasko kaning tanan- cebuano term(Philippines)

auvale 5 months ago

Samoan: Ia manuia le Kerisimasi! this is the correct way and then you also included the new year (ma le tausaga fou)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year = Manuia le Kerisimasi ma le Tausaga Fou. I am impressed though...thanks!

Xmas Girl 5 months ago

Thanks so much!!! I had to do a report on saying Merry Christmas in 20 different languages

iLoveChristmas 5 months ago

MERRY CHRISTMAS :D!

siggi 5 months ago

in icelandic its: gleðileg jól

Kate Osagie 5 months ago

In Edo state Nigeria.we say ise lo gbe and get a response ogbe ma re dia hu.

Nataliya 6 months ago

In Ukrainian "Shaslivogo Rizdva" ????????? ??????!

Nataliya 6 months ago

In Russian stated incorrect a bit. It's "Schastlivogo Rozhdestva"

anonymouse 6 months ago

mele kalihemaka is hawain

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