Around the world Christmas greetings
Giving season's greetings to family and friends is easy, but to wish someone a Merry Christmas in their own language might mean more to them than you'll ever know.
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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