Have a pen-pal or e-mail buddy across the globe? Stumped on how to say "Merry Christmas?" To show that the Gospel message is universal, the following table bears Christmas greetings in 33 languages. Don't forget that CHRIST is always in CHRISTmas and he was born to die and pay for the sins of the whole world!
"For God so loved the world that he gave his One and only Son that whoever believes would not Perish but have Everlasting Life" John 3:16
LANGUAGE
"MERRY CHRISTMAS" is...
Afrikaans
'n Geseende Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwejaar
Afrikander
Een Plesierige Kerfees
Albanian
Gezuar Krishtlindje
Arabic
I'D MIILAD SAID OUA SANA SAIDA
Armenian
Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri
Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Basque
Zorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On
Bengali
Bodo Din Shubh Lamona
Bohemian
Vesele Vanoce
Breton
Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian
Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Celtic
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda=13=DF
Chinese
(By Dialect)
(Mandarin)
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
(Catonese)
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
(Hong Kong)
Kung Ho Hsin Hsi. Ching Chi Shen Tan
Cornish
Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Cree
Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian
Sretan Bozic
Czech
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish
Gladelig Jul
Dutch
Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
English
Merry Christmas
Esperanto
Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian
Roomsaid Joulu Puhi
Farsi
Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish
Hyvaa joulua
French
Joyeux Noel
Frisian
Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
German
Froehliche Weihnachten
Greek
Kala Christouyenna!
Hawaiian
Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew
Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi
Bada Din Mubarak Ho
Hungarian
Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Icelandic
Gledileg Jol
Indonesian
Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish
Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Italian
Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese
Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Kala
Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Etos
Korean
Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latvian
Priecigus Ziemas Svetkus un Laimigu Jauno Gadu
Lettish
Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian
Linksmu Kaledu
Manx
Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori
Meri Kirihimete
Marathi
Shub Naya Varsh
Navajo
Merry Keshmish
Northern Sotho
Matlhatse le matlhogonolo mo ngwageng o moswa.
Norwegian
God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
Pennsylvania German
En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Papiamento
Bon Pasku i Felis Anja Nobo
Pig Latin
Errymay ristmaskay nday appyhay ewnay earyay
Polish
Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Portuguese
Feliz Natal
Rapa-Nui
Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Romanian
Craciun Fericit
Russian
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom
Serbian
Hristos se rodi
Slovakian
Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Samoan
La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Scottish
Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur
Serbian
Hristos se rodi!
Singhalese
Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak
Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene
Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
Spanish
Feliz Navidad!
Swedish
God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar
Tagalog
Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tamil
Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Thai
Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish
Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian
Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Urdu
Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vietnamese
Chung Mung Giang Sinh
Waray
Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tu-ig
Welsh
Nadolig Llawen
Zulu
Nginifisela inhlanhla ne mpumelelo e nyakeni
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Jan 19, 2002 10:41 PM
The LOVE of God on display at Christmas transcends all languages and is meant for all peoples and all cultures. And funny how when it comes right down to it, all God wants is--US!
john
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-- posted by H2O
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Jan 16, 2002 7:59 AM
In response to message posted by biogardener:
It does make one wonder, do they really say "Merry Christmas" in Hebrew? :)
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Dec 31, 2001 2:19 PM
In response to message posted by suzannemhill:
Yes, it is refreshing, especially when those who insist we "not give offense" know l ...
-- posted by H2O
1.
Dec 30, 2001 6:43 AM
Thanks for the list of greetings. How refreshing to view this list! Just as we're being made to feel so guilty about saying "Merry Christmas" at all in case it offends someone!
-Suzanne ...
-- posted by suzannemhill
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