Saying “Happy New Year!” Around the World
Ways to say “Happy New Year” in such languages as Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), French, Hebrew, Korean, Swedish, Vietnamese, and more.
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Language |
Happy New Year! |
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Afrikaans |
Voorspoedige nuwe jaar |
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Arabic |
Kul ‘am wa antum bikhair |
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Basque |
Urte Berri on |
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Bengali |
Shuvo noboborsho |
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Chinese (Cantonese) |
Sun nien fai lok |
|
Chinese (Mandarin) |
Xin nian yu kuai |
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Czech |
Stastny Novy Rok |
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Danish |
Godt NytÅr |
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Dutch |
Gelukkig nieuwjaar |
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Esperanto |
Bonan Novjaron |
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Finnish |
Onnellista uutta vuotta |
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French |
Bonne année |
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German |
Ein glückliches neues Jahr |
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Greek |
Eutychismenos o kainourgios chronos |
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Hawaiian |
Hauoli Makahiki hou |
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Hebrew |
Shana Tova |
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Hungarian |
Boldog uj evet |
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Indonesian (Bahasa) |
Selamat Tahun Baru |
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Italian |
Felice Anno Nuovo or Buon anno |
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Japanese |
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu |
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Korean |
Sehe Bokmanee Bateuseyo |
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Laotian (Hmong) |
Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab |
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Latin |
Felix sit annus novus |
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Nigerian (Hausa) |
Barka da sabuwar shekara |
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Norwegian |
Godt Nytt År |
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Philippines (Tagalog) |
Manigong Bagong Taon |
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Polish |
Szczesliwego Nowego Roku |
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Romanian |
La Multi Ani si Un An Nou Fericit |
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Samoan |
Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou |
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Spanish |
Feliz año nuevo |
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Swahili |
Heri za Mwaka Mpya |
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Swedish |
Gott Nytt År |
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Thai |
Sawatdee Pi Mai |
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Vietnamese |
Chuc mung nam moi |
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Welsh |
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda |
