Ever been out drinking and needing to say cheers to the foreigner at the bar? How about traveling abroad and meeting new people in new places and being in need of saying cheers to toast the new fun? Now you can. The fine people over at matadornetwork.com have put together a great guide on how to say cheers in 50 languages.
Cheers!!
A-E
| Language | Spelling | Phonetic Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Gesondheid | Ge-sund-hate |
| Albanian | Gëzuar | Geh-zoo-ah |
| Arabic (Egypt) | فى صحتك: (literally good luck) | Fe sahetek |
| Armenian (Western) | Կէնաձդ | Genatzt |
| Azerbaijani | Nuş olsun | Nush ohlsun |
| Bosnian | Živjeli | Zhee-vi-lee |
| Bulgarian | Наздраве | 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) | 干杯 gān bēi |
Gan bay |
| Croatian | Živjeli / Nazdravlje |
Zhee-ve-lee / Naz-dra-vlee |
| 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 | ΥΓΕΙΑ | Yamas |
| Hawaiian | Å’kålè ma’luna | Okole maluna |
| Hebrew | לחיים | L’chaim |
| 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 | 乾杯 Kanpai (Dry the glass) |
Kan-pie |
| Korean | 건배 | Gun bae |
| Latvian | Priekā / Prosit |
Pree-eh-ka / Proh-sit |
| Lithuanian | į sveikatą | Ee sweh-kata |
| Macedonian | На здравје | Na zdravye |
| Mongolian | Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө / Tulgatsgaaya |
ErUHl mehdiin toloo / Tul-gats-gAH-ya |
N-Z
| 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 | Будем здоровы/ На здоровье |
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 | Şerefe | Sher-i-feh |
| Ukranian | будьмо | Boodmo |
| Vietnamese | Dô / Vô / Một 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 |
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