Merry Christmas in 33 Languages


© John L. Hoh, Jr.

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
AfrikanderEen Plesierige Kerfees
AlbanianGezuar Krishtlindje
ArabicI'D MIILAD SAID OUA SANA SAIDA
ArmenianShenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
AzeriTezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
BasqueZorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On
BengaliBodo Din Shubh Lamona
BohemianVesele Vanoce
BretonNedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
BulgarianTchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
CelticNadolig 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
CornishNadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
CreeMitho Makosi Kesikansi
CroatianSretan Bozic
CzechPrejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
DanishGladelig Jul
DutchVrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
EnglishMerry Christmas
EsperantoGajan Kristnaskon
EstonianRoomsaid Joulu Puhi
FarsiCristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
FinnishHyvaa joulua
FrenchJoyeux Noel
FrisianNoflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
GermanFroehliche Weihnachten
GreekKala Christouyenna!
HawaiianMele Kalikimaka
HebrewMo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
HindiBada Din Mubarak Ho
HungarianKellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
IcelandicGledileg Jol
IndonesianSelamat Hari Natal
IraqiIdah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
IrishNollaig Shona Dhuit
ItalianBuone Feste Natalizie
JapaneseShinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
KalaKhristougena 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 SothoMatlhatse le matlhogonolo mo ngwageng o moswa.
Norwegian God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
Pennsylvania German En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
PapiamentoBon Pasku i Felis Anja Nobo
Pig LatinErrymay 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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5.   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

:) :) :) ...


-- posted by H2O


4.   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? :)

john ...


-- posted by H2O



2.   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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