Around the world Christmas greetings

A list of season’s greetings in different languages, local and some countries abroad:

African Languages:

Swahili – Krismasi Njema / Heri ya krismas

isiZulu – uKhisimusi omuhle

Malawi (Chewa) – Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha Kristmasi

Ndebele – Izilokotho Ezihle Zamaholdeni

Pedi – O be le Keresemose E Botse

Sesotho – Ditakaletso tse Molemo

Setswana – Ditymediso ts setlha

Tsonga – Khisimusi lerinene

Shona – Muve neKisimusi

Xhosa – iKrismeu emyoli

Tshivenda – Ni vhe na mwaha wavhudi

Swati – Sikufisela uKhisimusi lomuhle

North Sotho – Ditumediso tsa Sehla sa Maikhutso

The Democratic Republic of Congo (French) – Joyeux Noel

Ghana (Twi) – Afis hapa

Nigeria (Hausa) – Barka dà Kirsìmatì

Uganda (Lugandan) – Seku Kulu

Zambia (Bemba) – Kristu abe nenu muli ino nshiku nkulu ya Mwezi Bengali

Countries:

Afganistan (Dari) – Christmas Mubarak

Albanian – Gëzuar Krishtlindjen

Arabic – Eid Milad Majid which means ‘Glorious Birth Feast’

Armenian – Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund which means ‘Congratulations for the Holy Birth’

Belgium (Flemish) – Vrolijk Kerstfeest.

Brazil (Portuguese) – Bom Natal or Boas Festas

Bulgarian- ‘vesela ‘koleda

Chinese – Mandarin

Croatian and Bosnian – Sretan Boži

Czech – Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce

Danish – Glædelig Jul

Finnish – Hyvää Joulua

French – Joyeux Noël

German – Frohe Weihnachten

Greek – Kala Christouyenna

Hawaiian – Mele Kalikimaka

Holland (Dutch) – Prettige Kerstfeest or Vrolijk Kerstfeest

Hungarian – Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket

Icelandic – Gleðileg jól

India (Hindi) – ?ubh krisamas

Indonesian (Burmese) – Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pal

Iran Persian (Farsi) – Christmas MobArak

Irish (Gaelic) – Nollaig Shona Dhuit

Israel (Hebrew) – Mo’adim Lesimkha

Italian – Buon Natale

Japanese – Meri Kurisumasu (or ‘Meri Kuri’ for short!)

Korean – ‘Meri krismas’ or ‘Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo’

Latvian – Priecïgus Ziemassvºtkus

Macedonian – Streken Bozhik

Madagascar (Malagasy) – Tratra ny Noely

Mexico (Spanish) – Felsih Navidad

Malaysia (Malay) – Selamat hari raya Krismas

Native American (Navajo) – Merry Keshmish!

New Zealand (Maori) – Meri Kirihimete

Norwegian – God Jul or Glædelig Jul

Philippines (Filipino) – God Jul

Polish – Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia

Portuguese – Feliz Natal or Boas Festas

Romanian – Cr?ciun fericit

Russians – Rah-zh-dee-st-VOHM or s-schah-st-lee-vah-vah rah-zh dee-st-vah

Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) – Noheli nziza

Scotland (Scots) – Blithe Yule

Serbian – Hristos se rodi Christ is born

Sicilian – Bon Natali

Slovakian – Vesele Vianoce

Slovene or Slovenian – Vesel Boži?

Somali (Arabic) – Yuul

South Africa: Afrikaans – Geseënde Kersfees; English – Merry Christmas

Spanish (Español) – Feliz Navidad or Nochebuena which means ‘Holy Night’ – Christmas Eve

Swedish – God Jul

Switzerland (Romansh) – Fröhlichi Wiehnacht!

Thai – Suk sarn warn Christmas

Turkish – Mutlu Noeller

Ukranian – Veseloho Vam Rizdva

Vietnamese – Chung Mung Giang Sinh

Welsh – Nadolig Llawen

Yemen (Arabic) – Mboni Chrismen

United Arab Emirates (Hindi) – I’d miilad said oua sana saida