How to say cheers in 50 languages!
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A-E
Language | Spelling | Phonetic Pronunciation |
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Afrikaans | Gesondheid | Ge-sund-hate |
Albanian | Gëzuar | Geh-zoo-ah |
Arabic (Egypt) | فى صحتك: (to your health) | Fe sahetek |
Armenian (Western) | Կէնաձդ | Genatzt |
Azerbaijani | Nuş olsun | Nush ohlsun |
Bosnian | Živjeli | Zhee-vi-lee |
Bulgarian | Наздраве | Naz-dra-vey |
Burmese | Aung myin par say | Au-ng my-in par say |
Catalan | Salut | Sah-lut |
Chamorro (Guam) | Biba | Bih-bah |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 干杯 gān bēi |
Gan bay |
Croatian | Živjeli / Nazdravlje |
Zhee-ve-lee / Naz-dra-vlee |
Czech | Na zdravi | Naz-drah vi |
Danish | Skål | Skoal |
Dutch | Proost | Prohst |
Estonian | Terviseks | Ter-vih-sex |
F-M
Language | Spelling | Phonetic Pronunciation |
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Filipino/Tagalog | Mabuhay | Mah-boo-hay |
Finnish | Kippis | Kip-piss |
French | Santé / A la votre |
Sahn-tay / Ah la vo-tre |
Galician | Salud | Saw-lood |
German | Prost / Zum wohl |
Prohst / Tsum vohl |
Greek | ΥΓΕΙΑ | Yamas |
Hawaiian | Å’kålè ma’luna | Okole maluna |
Hebrew | לחיים | L’chaim |
Hungarian | Egészségedre (to your health) | Egg-esh ay-ged-reh |
Icelandic | Skál | Sk-owl |
Irish Gaelic | Sláinte | Slawn-cha |
Italian | Salute / Cin cin |
Saw-lutay / Chin chin |
Japanese | 乾杯 Kanpai (Dry the glass) |
Kan-pie |
Korean | 건배 | Gun bae |
Latvian | Priekā / Prosit |
Pree-eh-ka / Proh-sit |
Lithuanian | į sveikatą | Ee sweh-kata |
Macedonian | На здравје | Na zdravye |
Mongolian | Tulgatsgaaya | Tul-gats-gAH-ya |
N-Z
Language | Spelling | Phonetic Pronunciation |
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Norwegian | Skål | Skawl |
Polish | Na zdrowie | Naz-droh-vee-ay |
Portuguese | Saúde | Saw-OO-de |
Romanian | Noroc / Sanatate |
No-rock / Sahn-atate |
Russian | За тебя! (to you!) | |
Serbian | živeli | Zhee-ve-lee |
Slovak | Na zdravie | Naz-drah-vee-ay |
Slovenian | Na zdravje (literally on health) | Naz-drah-vee |
Spanish | Salud | Sah-lud |
Swedish | Skål | Skawl |
Thai | Chok dee | Chok dee |
Turkish | Şerefe | Sher-i-feh |
Ukranian | будьмо | Boodmo |
Vietnamese | Dô / Vô / |
Jou / / Dzo |
Welsh | Iechyd da | Yeh-chid dah |
Yiddish | Sei gesund | Say geh-sund |
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