
How to say ‘cheers’ in 50 languages
By Kristin Conard On December 20, 2010 ·
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Language—Spelling—Phonetic Pronunciation
Afrikaans—Gesondheid—Ge-sund-hate
Albanian—Gëzuar—Geh-zoo-ah
Arabic (Egypt)—?? ????:(literally good luck)—Fe sahetek
Armenian (Western)—??????—Genatzt
Azerbaijani—Nu? olsun—Nush ohlsun
Bosnian—Živjeli—Zhee-vi-lee
Bulgarian—????????—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)—?? g?n b?i—Gan bay
Croatian—Živjeli—Nazdravlje
Czech—Na zdravi—Naz-drah vi
Danish—Skål—Skoal
Dutch—Proost—Prohst
Estonian—Terviseks—Ter-vih-sex
F-M
Language Spelling Phonetic Pronunciation
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—?????—Yamas
Hawaiian—Å’kålè ma’luna—Okole maluna
Hungarian—Egészségedre(to your health)/Fenékig (until the bottom of the glass)—Egg-esh ay-ged-reh/Fehn-eh-keg
Icelandic—Skál—Sk-owl
Irish Gaelic—Sláinte—Slawn-cha
Italian—Salute/Cin cin—Saw-lutay/Chin chin
Japanese—??—Kanpai (Dry the glass)—Kan-pie
Korean—??—Gun bae
Lithuanian—? sveikat?—Ee sweh-kata
Macedonian—?? ???????—Na zdravye
Mongolian—????? ??????? ?????/Tulgatsgaaya—
ErUHl mehdiin toloo /Tul-gats-gAH-ya
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Language Spelling Phonetic Pronunciation
Norwegian—Skål—Skawl
Polish—Na zdrowie—Naz-droh-vee-ay
Portuguese—Saúde—Saw-OO-de
Romanian—Noroc/Sanatate—No-rock/Sahn-atate
Russian—????? ???????/?? ????????—Budem zdorovi/Na zdorovie
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—?erefe—Sher-i-feh
Ukranian—??????—Boodmo
Vietnamese—Dô/Vô/M?t hai ba, yo (one, two, three, yo)—Jou/Dzo
Moat hi bah, yo
Welsh—Iechyd da—Yeh-chid dah
Yiddish—Sei gesund—Say geh-sund