How to Say “Cheers” in 50 Languages

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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

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 mehdii

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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