Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in many tongues

Every few years, we try to find on the web a great collection of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year statements in as many foreign languages as possible. Here we go with this year’s version.

Afrikaans
Geseende Kerfees en ’n gelukkige nuwe jaar

African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja
Rehus-Beal-Ledeats

Egyptian
Colo sana wintom tiebeen

Albanian
Gézuar Krishlindjet Vitin e Ri

Amharic (Ethiopian)
Melkam Yelidet Beaal

Aramaic (the language of our Lord)
Edo bri’cho o rish d’shato brich’to

Arabic
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Armenian
Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand

Azeri
Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Aromanian (North Greece)
Crãciunu hãriosu shi unu anu nãu, bunu

Azeri (Azerbaijan)
Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun

Basque/Euskera
Zorionak eta Urte Berri On

Bahasa Malaysia
Selamat Hari Natal

Bengali (India)
Shuvo Baro Din – Shuvo Nabo Barsho

Bicolano (Philippines)
Maugmang Capascuhan asin Masaganang Ba

Bohemian (Czech/Slovakia)
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 (Philippines)
Malipayong Pasko ug Bulahang Bag

Choctawisch (North American Indian)
Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito

Cree (Canada)
Mitho Makosi Kesikansi

Creek (Muskogee) [N.A.Indian]
Afvcke Nettvcakorakko

Croatian
Sretan Bozic

Cornish (U.K)
Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth

Corsican
Bon Natale e Bon capu d’ annu

Czech
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok

Danish
Glædelig Jul og godt nytår

Duri (Indonesian)
Christmas -e- Shoma Mobarak

Dutch
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok

English
Merry Christmas

Eskimo
Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo

Esperanto
Gajan Kristnaskon

Estonian
Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi Head uut aastat

Faeroese (West Scandinavian language)
Gledhilig jól og eydnurikt nýggjár

Farsi (Iran)
Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad

Finnish
Hyvää Joulua or Hauskaa Joulua

Flemish
Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar

French
Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année

Friulian
Bon Nadâl e Bon An Gnûf

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

Gaelic
Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ur

Galicia
Bon Nadal e Bo Ani Novo

German
Fröhliche Weihnachten!, Frohe Weihnachten!

Greek
Kala Christougenna Kieftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos

Greenland
Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit

Hausa (North Nigeria)
Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara

Hawaiian
Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou

Hebrew
Mo’adim Lesimkha. Shana Tova

Hindi (main language, India)
Shub Naya Baras

Hungarian (Magyar)
Kellemes Karácsonyi ünnepeket & Boldog Új Évet

Ilocano (Philippines)
Naimbag a Pascua ken Naragsac nga Baro nga Tawen

Indonesian
Selamat Hari Natal

Iraqi
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah

Iroquois
Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.

Irish
Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Icelandic
Gleðileg Jól og Farsaelt Komandi ár

Italian
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo

Japanese
Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto

Jèrriais (Jersey)
Bouan Noué et Bouanne Année

Karelian (Finland)
Rastawanke Sinun, Uvven Vuvenke Sinun

Korean
Sung Tan Chuk Ha

Krio (Sierra Leone-kreol)
Appi Krismes en Appi Niu Yaa

Kurdish
Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be

Ladin (South Tirol)
Bon Nadel y Bon Ann Nuef

Latin
Natale hilare et Annum Nuovo

Latvian
Prieci’gus Ziemsve’tkus un Laimi’gu Jauno Gadu

Lettish
Priecigus Ziemassvetkus

Lithuanian
Linksmu Kaledu ir laimingu Nauju metu

Luxembourg
Schéi Krëschtdeeg an e Schéint Néi Joer

Macedonian
Streken Bozhik

Malaysian
Selamat Hari Natal

Malayalam (South India)
Puthuvalsara Aashamsakal

Maltese
Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja

Mandarin
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan

Manx (Isle of Man)
Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa

Maori
Meri Kirihimete

Marathi (India)
Shub Naya Varsh

Mongolian
Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye

Navajo
Merry Keshmish

Netherlands
Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar

Norwegian
God Jul og Godt Nyttår

Occitanian (France/Spain)
Polit nadal e bona annada

Oriya (India)
Sukhamaya christmass ebang khusibhara naba barsa

Pampangan (Philippines)
Malugud Pascu at saca Masayang Bayung Banua!

Papiamento (Aruba)
Bon Pasco y un Feliz Aña Nobo

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

Pashto (Iran)
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 (India/Pakistan)
Nave sal di mubaraka

Pushto (Afghanistan/Pakistan)
Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha

Rapa-Nui (Easter Islands)
Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua

Rhaeto-Romanic (Romance language in Switzerland)
Bella Festas da zNadal ed in Ventiravel Onn Nov

Romani (Sinti + Roma)
Bachtalo krecunu Thaj Bachtalo Nevo Bers

Romanian
Crăciun fericit și un An Nou fericit!

Russian
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom

Sambal (Philippines)
Maligayang Pasko at Masayang Ba-yon Taoni

Samisch (Lapland)
Buorit Juovllat ja Buorre Oddajahki

Samoan
La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou

Sardinian
Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou

Swedish
God Jul och Gott Nytt År

Serbian
Hristos se rodi

Serbo-Croatian
Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina

Sinhalese
Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa

Sicilian
Bon Natali e Prosperu Annu Novu

Slovak
Vesele Vianoce a stastny novy rok

Somalian
ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican

Slovenian
Vesele bozicne praznike in srecno novo leto

Serbian
Wjesole hody a strowe Nowe leto

Spanish
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo

Swahili
ºKrismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº

Sudanese
Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal

Tagalog (Philippines)
Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon

Tahitian
Rere Noere. Maitai Matahiti Api

Tamil (South India)
Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal

Thai
Suksan Wan Christmas lae Sawadee Pee Mai

Tok Pisin (Papua New Guinea ; also known as pidgin English)
Meri Krismas & Hepi Nu Yia

Tonga
Kilisimasi Fiefia & Ta’u fo’ou monu ia

Trukian (Micronesia)
Neekirissimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!

Tswana (Botsuana)
Keresemose o monate le masego a ngwaga o montsha

Turkish
Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun

Ukranian
Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku!

Urdu
Naya Saal Mubarak Ho

Vepsi (Finland/Russia)
Rastvoidenke i Udenke Vodenke

Vietnamese
Chuc Mung Giang Sinh – Chuc Mung Tan Nien

Viequanese (Vieques – Island in Caribbean)
Fuera La Marina de Vieques

Walsian/Welsh (a celtic language)
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Waray-Waray (Philippines [Samar])
Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tuig!

Xhosa
Siniqwenelela Ikrisimesi EmnandI Nonyaka Omtsha Ozele Iintsikelelo Namathamsanqa

Yiddish
Gute Vaynakhtn un a Gut Nay Yor

Yoruba (Nigeria)
E ku odun, e hu iye’ dun!

Zulu
Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo