Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. It is both a holiday and a holy day that is usually observed on December 25 of each year. However, it is also celebrated as a secular holiday in many countries around the world. Thus, it is largely commercialized by businesses and is characterized by the exchanging of gifts amongst families and special friends. It is a time for family gatherings, holiday meals, fun, and festivities. A time for Santa Claus (Father Christmas), stars, carolers, twinkling lights, ornaments and gifts. However, Christmas is the most
economically significant holiday of the year in most countries. The United States government declared Christmas a federal holiday on June 26, 1870 and today it is one of the biggest event of the year. All schools/colleges/universities, federal government, all state governments and most businesses usually give employees/students one or two days off.
With Christmas being one of the biggest and most popular holiday event in most countries around the world, do you know how to greet others or say Merry Christmas in the different l anguages around the world? Well, you might know a few and whether you do or not, this article will provide you with a list of greetings of how to say merry christmas in different languages around the world. Now, learn what you need to know and the rest you can always come back and use as a reference. Also you will learn the names of some countries that you might have not kown existed.
Country - "Merry Christmas" in different languagesA
Afghanistan: - De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha
Albania: - Gézuar Krishlindjet
Algeria: - Mboni Chrismen
American: - Samoa - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi
Andorra: - Bon Nadal
Angola: - Boas Festas
Antarctica: - Merry Christmas, Felices Pasquas, Hristos Razdajetsja
Antigua and Barbuda: - Merry Christmas
Argentina: - Feliz Navidad!
Armenia: - Shnorhavor Sourp Dzunount
Aruba: - Bon Pasco, Bon Anja
Australia: - Happy Christmas
Austria: - Frohe Weihnachten
Azerbaijan: - Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
B
Bahamas: - Happy Christmas
Bahrain: - Mboni Chrismen
Bangladesh: - Shuvo Baro Din
Barbados: - Merry Christmas
Belarus: - Winshuyu sa Svyatkami
Belgium: - Zalig Kerstfeest
Belize: - Merry Christmas
Benin: - Joyeux Noel
Bermuda: - Merry Christmas
Bhutan: - krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva
Bolivia: - Feliz Navidad
Bosnia and Herzegowina: - Sretam Bozic, Hristos se rodi
Botswana: - Merry Christmas
Brazil: - Feliz Natal
British Indian Ocean Territory: - Happy Christmas
Brunei Darussalam: - Selamat Hari Natal
Bulgaria: - Vessela Koleda
Burkina Faso: - Joyeux Noel
Burundi: - Noeli Nziza, Joyeux Noel
C
Cameroon: - Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel
Canada: - Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Merry Christmas, Selamat Hari Natal
Cape Verde: - Boas Festas
Cayman Islands: - Merry Christmas
Central African Republic: - Joyeux Noel
Chad: - Joyeux Noel, Mboni Chrismen
Chile: - Feliz Navidad China Sheng Tan Kuai Loh
Christmas Island: - Merry Christmas
Colombia: - Feliz Navidad para todos
Comoros: - Joyeux Noel, Mboni Chrismen
Congo: - Joyeux Noel
Cook Islands: - Merry Christmas, Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritime
Costa Rica: - Feliz Navidad
Cote D'ivoire: - Joyeux Noel
Croatia: - Sretan Bozic
Cuba: - Feliz Navidad
Cyprus: - Eftihismena Christougenna, Noeliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yili
Czech Republic: - Vesele Vanoce
D
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: - Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Denmark: - Glaedelig Jul
Djibouti: - Joyeux Noel, Mboni Chrismen
Dominica: - Merry Christmas
Dominican Republic: - Feliz Navidad
E
Ecuador: - Feliz Navidad
Egypt: - Mboni Chrismen
El Salvador: - Feliz Navidad
Equatorial Guinea: - Joyeux Noel, Feliz Navidad
Eritrea: - Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet
Estonia: - Haid Joule, Rôômsaid Jôule
Ethiopia: - Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet, Merry Christmas
F
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): - Merry Christmas
Faroe Islands: - Gledhilig jol
Federated States of Mirconesia: - Merry Christmas
Fiji: - Merry Christmas
Finland: - Hauskaa Joulua
France: - Joyeux Noel
French Guiana: - Joyeux Noel
French Polynesia: - Joyeux Noel, La ora i te Noera
French Southern Territories: - Joyeux Noel
G
Gabon: - Joyeux Noel
Gambia: - Merry Christmas
Georgia: - Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas
Germany: - Frohliche Weihnachten
Ghana: - Afishapa
Gibraltar: - Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad
Greece: - Eftihismena Christougenna
Greenland: - Glædelig Jul, Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit
Grenada: - Merry Christmas
Guadeloupe: - Joyeux Noel
Guam: - Merry Christmas, Felis Pasgua
Guatemala: - Feliz Navidad
Guinea: - Joyeux Noel
Guinea-bissau: - Boas Festas
Guyana: - Merry Christmas
H
Haiti: - Jwaye Nwel
Honduras: - Feliz Navidad
Hong Kong: - Sing dan fiy loc, Merry Christmas
Hungary: - Boldog Karácsonyt
I
Iceland: - Gleðileg Jól
India: - Shub Naya Baras
Indonesi: - a Salamet Hari Natal
Iraq: - Idah Saidan Wasanah Jadidah
Ireland: - Nollaig Shona dhuit
Israel: - Mo'adim Lesimkha
Italy: - Buon Natale
J
Jamaica: - Merry Christmas
Japan: - Merii Kurisumasu
Jordan: - Mboni Chrismen, Merry Christmas
K
Kazakhstan: - Hristos Razdajetsja, Rozdjestvom Hristovim
Kenya: - Merry Christmas
Kiribati: - Merry Christmas
Kuwait: - Mboni Chrismen, Merry Christmas
Kyrgyzstan: - Hristos Razdajetsja
L
Latvia: - Priecigus ziemassvetkus!
Lebanon: - Milad Majeed
Lesotho: - Happy Christmas
Liberia: - Happy Christmas
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: - Mboni Chrismen, Buon Natale, Happy Christmas
Liechtenstein: - Frohliche Weihnachten
Lithuania: - Laimingu Kaledu
Luxembourg: - Schéi Krëschtdeeg
M
Macau: - Boas Festas, Sing dan fiy loc
Madagascar: - Joyeux Noel, Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy
Malawi: - Merry Christmas, Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha X'mas
Malaysia: - Selamat Hari Krimas
Mali: - Joyeux Noel
Malta: Il-Milied it-Tajjeb
Malta: Il-Festi t-Tajba
Marshall islands: - Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin
Martinique: - Joyeux Noel
Mauritius: - Merry Christmas
Mayotte: - Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Joyeux Noel
Mexico: - Feliz Navidad
Monaco: - Joyeux Noel
Montserrat: - Merry Christmas
Morocco: - Mboni Chrismen
Mozambique: - Boas Festas
N
Namibia: - Geseende Kersfees
Nepal: - krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva
Netherlands: - Prettige Kerstdagen
Netherlands Antilles: - Bon Pasco, Bon Anja
New Caledonia: - Joyeux Noel
New zealand: - Happy Christmas
Nicaragua: - Feliz Navidad
Niger: - Joyeux Noel
Nigeria: - Merry Christmas
Norfolk Island: - Merry Christmas
Northern Mariana Islands: - Filis Pasgua, Merry Christmas
Norway: - Gledelig Jul
O
Oman: - Mboni Chrismen
P
Pakistan: - Bara Din Mubarrak Ho
Palau: - Merry Christmas
Panama: - Feliz Navidad
Papua New Guinea: - Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas
Paraguay: - Feliz Navidad
Peru: - Feliz Navidad
Philippines: - Maligayang Pasko
Pitcairn: - Merry Christmas
Poland: - Boze Narodzenie
Portugal: - Boas Festas
Puerto Rico: - Feliz Navidad, Felices Pascuas, Felicidades
Q
Qatar: - Mboni Chrismen
R
Republic of Korea: - Sungtan Chukha
Republic of Moldova: - Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!
Reunion: - Joyeux Noel
Romania: - Sarbatori vesele
Russian Federation: - Hristos Razdajetsja, Rozdjestvom Hristovim
Rwanda: - Noheli Nziza
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis:- Happy Christmas
Saint Lucia: - Happy Christmas
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines: - Happy Christmas
Samoa: - Manuia Le Kirisimasi
San Marino: - Buon Natale
Sao Tome and Principe: - Boas Festas
Saudi Arabia: - Mboni Chrismen
Senegal: - Joyeux Noel
Seychelles: - Happy Christmas, Joyeux Noel
Sierra Leone: - Happy Christmas
Singapore: - Sheng Tan Kuai Loh, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal, Happy Christmas
Slovakia (Slovak Republic): - Vesele Vianoce
Slovenia: - Srecen Bozic
South Africa: - Geseënde Kersfees, Happy Christmas
South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands: - Happy Christmas
Spain: - Feliz Navidad
Sri Lanka: - Subha nath thalak Vewa, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
St. Helena: - Happy Christmas
St. Pierre and Miquelon: - Joyeux Noel
Sudan: - Wilujeng Natal
Suriname: - Zalig Kersfeest, Wang swietie Kresnetie
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: - Hristos Razdajetsja, Gledelig Jul
Swaziland: - Happy Christmas
Sweden: - God Jul
Switzerland: - Fröhlichi Wiehnacht, Joyeux Noel
Syrian Arab Republic: - Mboni Chrismen
T
Taiwan: - Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Thailand: - Ewadee Pe-e Mai
The Democratic Republic of The Congo: - Joyeux Noel
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: - Streken Bozhik
Togo: - Joyeux Noel
Tokelau: - Merry Christmas
Tonga: - Kilisimasi Fiefia
Trinidad and Tobago: - Happy Christmas
Tunisia: - Mboni Chrismen
Turkey: - Mutlu Noeller
Turks and Caicos Islands: - Happy Christmas
U
Uganda: - Webale Krismasi
Ukraine: - Veseloho Vam Rizdva
United Arab Emirates: - I'd miilad said oua sana saida
United Kingdom: - Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas, Nadolig Llawen
United Republic of Tanzania: - Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Happy Christmas
United States: - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings
Uruguay: - Feliz Navidad
V
Vanuatu: - Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noel
Venezuela: - Feliz Navidad
Viet Nam: - Chuc mung Giang Sinh
Virgin Islands (British): - Merry Christmas
Virgin Islands (U.S.): - Merry Christmas
W
Wallis and Futuna Islands: - Joyeux Noel
Y
Yemen: - Mboni Chrismen
Yugoslavia: - Cestitamo Bozic
Z
Zambia: - Happy Christmas
Zimbabwe: - Happy Christmas
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Actually in the Netherlands they say "Zalig Kerstfeest".
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. Actually this is the info. I have below:
ReplyDeleteDutch:
Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
Dutch (Netherlands):Prettig Kerstfeest
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ReplyDelete"Fleas Navidad"
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Storm
Actually, in India it's "Natal Mubarak". Most people simply say "Merry Christmas," though.
ReplyDelete"Shub Naya Baras" means "Happy New Year".
Deepak
That was so interesting. I tried reading each and every one of them!
ReplyDeleteVoted again btw - good luck!
I have stumbled through this blog many times when surfing via traffic exchanges, and I gotta say, I find the infomation very useful. This Christmas list sure is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteOne suggestion though. I think it would be good if you take note of and include your source from which you got your information. This is with the assumption that you based it on another reference.
Keep em coming!
In the Arabic speaking countries it is "Milad Mubarak" instead of "Mboni Chrismen."
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list.
Edmondson,
ReplyDeleteYou forgot about Spanish!
Feliz Navidad
I did not see it.
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Have a Merry Christmas in English and Feliz Navidad in Spanish, since I'm from Panama where we speak the language of Cervantes.
Regards,
Omar.-
Not to nitpick, but in Norway 'gledelig jul' is very oldfashioned and mostly found on vintage xmas cards. These days, 'god jul' is all the rage...
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I feel much better knowing that :)
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Anonymous:
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Amstaffie:
I like your sense of humor there :) Thanks for the visit and have a great week.
Deepak Morris:
Thanks for pointing that out :) It is very much appreciated! I will try and see if I can verify the one you have given.
I also came across some other greetings that are used to say Merry Christmas in India also. So, just to be on the safe side, until I can verify the one you have given, I will use one of these instead:
Xmas Mubarak, Shubh Christmas (Hindi - India's national language), Christmas kee Badahi hoo!, Krismas ki subhkamna and Hindi Shubh Dipavali
Thanks also for stopping by :)
Furkids:
Glad you found it interesting! Now you can give season greetings to some of your friends around the world :)
Thanks once again for the vote!! It is greatly appreciated : )
The Material Boy:
Thanks very much for stopping by and leaving a comment this time around!! It is much appreciated.
Thanks for the suggestion. Earlier I use to place references from sources where I got my information but decided it was not essential for this type of blogging format that I am using. Some articles are written by me also based on my background knowledge. I will however, take your suggestion into future consideration.
Thanks once again.
Daedalus:
Thanks for the visit and the comment. Thanks also, for that bit of information, it is appreciated. I will get to it later.
Orikinal:
Glad to have you back :) I didn’t forget it, it’s there. You missed it.
Spain: Feliz Navidad
Epiac1216 (Omar):
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I am very grateful and humbled that you find this site as a good reading resource for your students.
I am glad to have you and your students as regular readers. Thanks so much.
Have a Merry Christmas.
J's Girlfriend:
Thanks for visit and for that bit of information. It is very much appreciated. I will get to this later when I do have the time.
Thanks once again.
Greywulf:
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Faroe Islands is: Gleðilig jól
ReplyDeletenot gledhilig jol
For Thailand, I think you meant "sawasdii pii mai" which means happy new year.
ReplyDeleteThere is no Thai word for Christmas so they just use the English word.
Hello everybody!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year
I was born in Romania and now I live in Canada. I was looking how to say Marry Christmas in other languages, and I saw also the translation in Romanian.
Unfortunately, I should make a remark: Sarbatori Vesele is like Gay Christmas. Maybe it is a stupid translation made by a computer or other person who just started lerning Romanian. The right transaltion is Craciun Fericit (Merry Christmas) and Sarbatori Fericite (Happy Holidays).
Thank you for your attention.
Cristian
Sheng dan kuai le!
ReplyDeletewow... thanks for the effort... will you be doing the same thing but in another saying?? such as Happy New Year or something..???
ReplyDeleteAppreciate that.
Thanks my daughter has a spelling bonus word that she was trying to figure out...put it on the search engine and up popped your site. Merry Christmas in Russian "Hristos Razdajetsja."
ReplyDeleteActually ther is a smmall mistake in Polish. Boze Narodzenie means Christmas but Merry Christmas in Polish is Wesolych Swiat
ReplyDeleteThe Turkish provided above is correct but useless since Turks don't celebrate Christmas. Nobody will need to say Merry Christmas to a Turk.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know, as my parents are missionaries, in Russian, it is actually "S Rozdjestvom Hristovim". Notice the "S" in front. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteI'm from Canada and though there are many, many languages spoken here, i am surprised that you included "Selamat Hari Natal", an Indonesian greeting, with the other two (English and French which are our official languages). One of the Chinese dialects, Italian, German or Punjabi would be far more widely spoken than what appears to be Indonesian. Also, to be picky, you spell it "Noël", not "Noel".
Cheers!
Since when do we say happy Christmas in Australia?
ReplyDeleteGet your facts right!
Ways the phrase "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" is being said in many different languages in video :)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP8KghzOboA
Enjoy!
As commented earlier, in Norway "Gledelig jul" is very old fashioned and people are saying "God jul" and on the west coast they also might say "God jol"
ReplyDeleteGod jul/jol to everybody!
Actually in Vietnamese, it is "chúc mừng giáng sinh"
ReplyDeleteI know so many people who really would rather stay home on a winter's evening than
ReplyDeletego to a "Christmas Party." It's not that they're "humbugs." It's just that chatting about
nothing with someone, they don't really know and probably won't see again is not
how they'd like to spend their precious holiday.
Celebrate Christmas with us
Check out the youtube video of different people saying Merry Christmas in different languages. ie. French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean...
ReplyDeletehttp://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=tzGqluc0kNs
Great blog, lot of information.
ReplyDeleteWish you merry xmas.
Thailand say "SAWASDEE PEE MAI"
ReplyDeletesay SA-WAS-D-PEE-MAI
we say on January 1, every year
translation
คนไทยพูด "สวัสดีปีใหม่"
ในวันที่ 1 มกราคม ของทุกปี
but on December 25, we say Merry Christmas same you.
แต่วันที่ 25 ธันวาคม, เราพูดเมอรี่คริสมาสเหมือนคุณ
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