Do you want to know how to say “Cheers!” in different languages? Here’s a short list of how people from other countries say it and a rough English translation of what some of them means.
- “Aish Karo” (Enjoy) India
- “Ðз жаргал Ñ…Ò¯Ñье” (Wish you happiness) Mongolia
- “Ваше здоровье ( To health) – Russia
- “Ø¨ØµØØªÙƒ” (To health) – Arab countries
- “Bottoms Up” – UK and Ireland
- “Budmo” (Shall we live forever) – Ukraine
- “Can chén” – Vietnam
- “Chin Chin” (The sound made by the cups) – Argentina, Portugal
- “Choc-tee” – Thailand
- “ÕÕ¥Ö€ Õ¯Õ¥Õ¶Õ¡ÖÕ¨Õœ” (To you) – Armenia
- “Egészségedre” (To good health) – Hungary
- “Eviva” – Malta
- “Geiá mas” (Our health) – Greece
- “Gesondheid” (To good health) – South African
- “Gan Bei” (Dry the cup/glass) – China
- “Ðа здравје” (To good health) – Macedonia, Bulgaria
- “Na zdravlje” (To good health) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- “I sveikatÄ…” (To health) – Lithuania
- “Iechyd Da” – Wales
- “Joy” – Bengal
- “Kanpai” – Japan
- “Kippis” – Finland
- “Letenachin” – Ethiopia
- “Na zdravÔ (To health) – Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland
- “Noroc” (Good luck) – Romania
- “Mabuhay” (Long life) / “Tagay!” (Drink up) – Philippines
- “Oogy wawa” – Zulu
- “Prosit” (May it be good) – Germany, Austria, Netherlands
- “Pura vida” – Costa Rica
- “Salahmatie” – Iran
- “Sanda bashi” – Pakistan
- “Skál” – Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland
- “Santé” (To health) – France
- “Sláinte” – Ireland and Scots Gaelic speaking places
- “Salute” (To health) – Italy
- “Salud” (Health) – Spain
- “ê±´ë°°” (Geonbae) or “위하여” (Wihayeo) – Korea
- “За ває (To you) – Russia
- “Åžerefe” (To honor) – Turkey
- “Živjeli” (To life/health) – Croatia
- “Zivio Ziveli” (Let’s live long) – Serbia
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Always good to know how to make a toast in different language…
If you’re curious how “Cheers!” was born visit related page:
History of cheers expression and how to say it in different languages
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