Here’s how to wish people “Merry Christmas” in more than 80 different languages.
- Afrikaans – ‘n Geseende Kersfees en ‘n voorspoedige Nuwejaar;
- Afrikaans – Een Plesierige Kerfees;
- Albanian — Gezuar Krishtlindje;
- Arabic – I’d Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida;
- Armenian – Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand;
- Azeri – Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun;
- Basque – Zorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On;
- Bengali – Bodo Din Shubh Lamona;
- Bohemian – Vesele Vanoce;
- Breton – Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat;
- Bulgarian – Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo;
- Celtic – Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda;
- Chamorro – Felis Påsgua or Felis Påsguan Nochebuena (or Felis Nabidåt);
- Chinese (Mandarin) Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan;
- Chinese (Cantonese) Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun;
- Chinese (Hong Kong) Kung Ho Hsin Hsi. Ching Chi Shen Tan;
- Cornish – Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth;
- Cree – Mitho Makosi Kesikansi;
- Croatian – Sretan Bozic;
- Czech – Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok;
- Danish – Gladelig Jul;
- Dutch – Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar;
- English – Merry Christmas;
- Esperanto – Gajan Kristnaskon;
- Estonian – Roomsaid Joulu Puhi;
- Farsi – Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad;
- Finnish – Hyvaa joulua;
- French – Joyeux Noel;
- Frisian – Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier;
- German – Froehliche Weihnachten;
- Greek – Kala Christouyenna;
- Hawaiian (in Hawaii) – Mele Kalikimaka;
- Hebrew – Mo’adim Lesimkha. Chena tova;
- Hindi – Bada Din Mubarak Ho;
- Hungarian – Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket;
- Icelandic – Gledileg Jol;
- Inupiaq (spoken by Eskimos) – annaurri Aniruq & Paglaun Ukiutchiaq;
- Indonesian – Selamat Hari Natal;
- Iraqi – Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah;
- Irish – Nollaig Shona Dhuit;
- Italian – Buon Natale or Buone Feste Natalizie;
- Japanese – Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto;
- Kala – Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Etos;
- Korean – Sung Tan Chuk Ha;
- Latvian – Priecigus Ziemas Svetkus un Laimigu Jauno Gadu;
- Lettish – Priecigus Ziemassvetkus;
- Lithuanian – Linksmu Kaledu;
- Manx – Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa;
- Maori – Meri Kirihimete;
- Marathi – Shub Naya Varsh;
- Navajo – Merry Keshmish;
- Northern Sotho – Matlhatse le matlhogonolo mo ngwageng o moswa;
- Norwegian – God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar;
- Pennsylvania German – En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr;
- Papiamento – Bon Pasku i Felis Anja Nobo;
- Pig Latin – Errymay ristmaskay;
- Polish – Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia;
- Portuguese – Feliz Natal (Used in Portugal, Brazil and several former Portuguese colonies);
- Rapa-Nui – Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua;
- Romanian – Craciun Fericit;
- Russian – Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom;
- Samoan – La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou;
- Serbian – Hristos se rodi;
- Scottish – Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur;
- Serbian – Hristos se rodi;
- Singhalese – Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa;
- Slavonic – Christos Razdajetsja! Slavite Jeho!;
- Slovak – Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok;
- Slovene – Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
- Spanish – Feliz Navidad (Used in Spain as well as Mexico and most of Central and South America);
- Swahili – Krismasi Njema;
- Swedish – God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar;
- Tagalog – Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon;
- Tamil – Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal;
- Thai – sooK San wan Christmas;
- Turkish – Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun;
- Ukrainian – Srozhdestvom Kristovym;
- Urdu – Bara Din Mubarak Ho;
- Vietnamese – Chung Mung Giang Sinh;
- Waray – Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tu-ig;
- Welsh – Nadolig Llawen;
- Zulu – Nginifisela inhlanhla ne mpumelelo e nyakeni.
How to Say Merry Christmas in ASL Language
First move your left hand UP and OFF chest twice – so you say “Merry”. To say word “Christmas” bend your fingers in the shape of a letter “C” and arch from left to right.
Look at the illustration below – it clearly explains how to say “Merry Christmas” phrase in ASL language in two easy steps.
Do you know how to write the equivalent of “Merry Christmas” in a language not listed here? If so, send in the comments below and we will update the list.
