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Merry Christmas in 109 Languages from Around the World
How to say Merry Christmas, happy Christmas or Seasons Greetings in a 109 different languages from around the world. We have given you some pronunciation and phonetic help for the trickier languages. Who knew there would be SO many ways to say Merry Christmas!
Country |
Language |
Pronunciation |
| Afrikaans | Geseënde | Kersfees |
| Albanian | Gëzuar | Krishtlindjet |
| Amharic | መልካም ገና | Melikami Gena |
| Arabic | عيد ميلاد سعيد | Eid Milad Saeid |
| Armenian | Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ | Shnorhavor Surb Tsnund |
| Azerbaijani | Milad Bayramınız Mübarək | |
| Argentina | Feliz Navidad | |
| Basque | Eguberri on | |
| Belarusian | З Калядамі | Z Kaliadami |
| Bengali | মেরি ক্রিসমাস | Mēri krisamāsa |
| Bosnian | Sretan Božić | |
| Bulgarian | Весела Коледа | Vesela Koleda |
| Catalan | Bon Nadal | |
| Cebuano | Maayong Pasko | |
| Chichewa | Khrisimasi Yabwino | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 圣诞节快乐 | Shèngdàn jié Kuàilè |
| Chinese (traditional) | 聖誕節快樂 | Shèngdàn jié Kuàilè |
| Corsican | Bon Natale | |
| Croatian | Sretan Božić | |
| Czech | Veselé Vánoce | |
| Danish | Glædelig Jul | |
| Dutch | Vrolijk Kerstfeest | |
| English | Merry Christmas | |
| Esperanto | Feliĉan Kristnaskon | |
| Estonian | Häid Jõule | |
| Filipino | Maligayang Pasko | |
| Finnish | Hyvää Joulua | |
| French | Joyeux Noël | |
| Frisian | Noflike Krystdagen | |
| Galician | Bo Nadal | |
| Georgian | შობას გილოცავთ | Shobas Gilotsavt |
| German | Fröhliche Weihnachten | |
| Greek | Kαλά Χριστούγεννα | Kalá Christoúgenna |
| Gujarati | મેરી ક્રિસમસ | Mērī Krisamasa |
| Haitian Creole | Jwaye Nwel | |
| Hausa | Barka da Kirsimeti | |
| Hawaiian | Mele Kalikimaka | |
| Hebrew | חג מולד שמח | Chag Molad Sameach |
| Hindi | क्रिसमस की बधाई | Śubh Krisamas |
| Hmong | Zoo siab heev Christmas | |
| Hungarian | Boldog Karácsonyt | |
| Icelandic | Gleðileg Jól | |
| Igbo | Ezi Ekeresimesi | |
| Indonesian | Selamat Natal | |
| Irish | Nollaig Shona | |
| Italian | Buon Natale | |
| Japanese | メリークリスマス | Merii Kurisumasu |
| Javanese | Natal Natal | |
| Kannada | ಮೆರ್ರಿ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಮಸ್ | Merri Krismas |
| Kazakh | Рождество құтты болсын | Rojdestvo quttı bolsın |
| Khmer | រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យណូអែល | Rikreay thngai bony nauel |
| Kinyarwanda | Noheri Nziza | |
| Korean | 메리 크리스마스 | Meli Keuliseumaseu |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Kirîstmas piroz be | |
| Kyrgyz | Рождество майрамы менен | Rojdestvo Mayramı Menen |
| Lao | ສຸກສັນວັນ Christmas | Suksanvan Christmas |
| Latin | Felicem Natalem Christi | |
| Latvian | Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus | |
| Lithuanian | Linksmų Kalėdų | |
| Luxembourgish | Schéi Chrëschtdeeg | |
| Macedonian | среќен Божиќ | Sreḱen Božiḱ |
| Malagasy | Tratry Ny KRISMASY | |
| Malay | Selamat Hari Natal | |
| Malayalam | സന്തോഷകരമായ ക്രിസ്മസ് | Santēāṣakaramāya Krismas |
| Maltese | il-Milied it-tajjeb | |
| Maori | Meri Kirihimete | |
| Marathi | मेरी ख्रिसमस | Mērī khrisamasa |
| Mongolian | Зул сарын баярын мэнд | Zul Saryn Bayaryn Mend |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | ပျော်ရွှင်သောခရစ္စမတ်ဖြစ်ပါစေ | Pyawshwinsaw Hkarahchcamaat Hpyitparhcay |
| Nepali | मेरी क्रिसमस | Mērī Krisamasa |
| Norwegian | God Jul | |
| Odia (Oriya) | ବଡ଼ ଦିନର ହାର୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ | |
| Pashto | کرسمس مو مبارک | |
| Persian | کریسمس مبارک | Krismas Mobaarak |
| Polish | Wesołych Świąt | |
| Portuguese | Feliz Natal | |
| Punjabi | ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿਸਮਸ | Mērī Karisamasa |
| Romanian | Craciun Fericit | |
| Russian | С Рождеством | S Rozhdestvom |
| Samoan | Manuia Le Kirisimasi | |
| Scots Gaelic | Nollaig Chridheil | |
| Serbian | срећан Божић | Srećan Božić |
| Sesotho | Kereseme e Monate | |
| Shona | Kisimusi Yakanaka | |
| Sindhi | ميري ڪرسمس | |
| Sinhala | සුබ නත්තලක් | Suba Nattalak |
| Slovak | Veselé Vianoce | |
| Slovenian | Vesel Božič | |
| Somali | Ciid Kirismas | |
| Spanish | Feliz Navidad | |
| Sundanese | Wilujeng Natal | |
| Swahili | Krismasi Njema | |
| Swedish | God Jul | |
| Tajik | мавлуди Исо муборак | Mavludi Iso Muʙorak |
| Tamil | கிறிஸ்துமஸ் வாழ்த்துக்கள் | Kiṟistumas Vāḻttukkaḷ |
| Tatar | Раштуа белән | |
| Telugu | క్రిస్మస్ శుభాకాంక్షలు | Krismas śubhākāṅkṣalu |
| Thai | สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส | S̄uk̄hs̄ạnt̒ Wạn Khris̄t̒mās̄ |
| Turkish | Mutlu Noeller | |
| Turkmen | Täze ýyl Gutly Bolsun | |
| Ukrainian | щасливого Різдва | Shchaslyvoho Rizdva |
| Urdu | میری کرسمس | |
| Uyghur | روژدېستۋو بايرىمىڭىزغا مۇبارەك بولسۇن | |
| Vietnamese | Giáng Sinh Vui Vẻ | |
| Welsh | Nadolig Llawen | |
| Xhosa | Ikrismesi Emnandi | |
| Yiddish | לעבעדיק ניטל | Lebedik Nitl |
| Yoruba | Ikini Odun Keresimesi | |
| Zulu | Jabulela Ukhisimusi |
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