How to Say Merry Christmas in 70 Different Languages (+ Free PDF)

Cold weather and long nights mean only one thing - the winter is coming. But unlike in Game of Thrones, in our world, winter means holiday, celebration, presents, and a joyful and festive feeling.

Now is the perfect time to warm up for the holiday season by learning how to say Merry Christmas in 70 different languages. 

We are aware that these days you have a lot of things to do, such as decorating your house, the Christmas tree, and buying gifts, so we’ve created a PDF file with Merry Christmas phrases you can save to your phone and have it near you anytime and anywhere. 

Afrikaans

Geseënde Kersfees!

Albanian

Gëzuar Krishtlindjet!

Amharic

መልካም ገና !(Melikami gena!)

Arabic

عيد ميلاد سعيد !(Eid milad saeid !)

Armenian

Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ !(Shnorhavor Surb Tsnund!)

Azerbaijani

Milad bayramınız mübarək!

Basque

Eguberri on!

Bengali

শুভ বড়দিন!

Bosnian

Sretan Božić!

Bulgarian

Весела Коледа! (Vesela Koleda!)

Burmese

Burmese is spoken in Myanmar, which is a former English colony. Therefore, most of the people in Myanmar speak English. If you struggle with Burmese, you can simply say ‘Merry Christmas.’ Some people woulalso d say, ‘We wish you happiness on Christ’s birthday,’ which is in Burmese ‘Khrit taw ye mwe nay hmar pyaw shwin par say.’

Catalan

Bon Nadal!

Cebuano

Maayong Pasko!

Chinese

圣诞节快乐! (Shèngdàn Jié kuàilè)

Croatian

Sretan Božić!

Czech

Veselé Vánoce! 

Danish

Glædelig jul og godt nytår!

Dutch

Glædelig jul!

English

Merry Christmas! (mostly used in the USA)

Happy Christmas! (used in the UK) 

For quite some time, there has been a battle going on between British vs. American English. Even though today, both of the phrases are correct and widely used, on the other hand, it became a symbol of group identification. 

Esperanto

Feliĉan Kristnaskon!

Estonian

Häid jõule!

Filipino

Maligayang Pasko!

Finnish

Hyvää joulua!

French

Joyeux Noël!

Georgian

შობას გილოცავთ! (Shobas gilotsavt!)

German

Frohe Weihnachten!

Have you ever been to Germany during the Christmas holidays?

If not, we highly recommend it. Germans love winter holidays. Everything is in the Christmas style; stores, streets, homes. Christmas trees are on every corner, on the street, you can see many delicious Christmas meals, and from November, you can feel the festive feeling.

Greek

Καλά Χριστούγεννα! (Kalá Christoúgenna!)

Hawaiian

Mele Kalikimaka!

Hebrew

חג מולד שמח!

Hindi

क्रिसमस की बधाई! (Krisamas kee badhaee!)

Hungarian

Boldog Karácsonyt!

Icelandic

Gleðileg jól!

Igbo

Ezi ekeresimesi!

Indonesian

Selamat Natal!

Irish

Nollaig Shona!

Italian

Buon Natale

Japanese

メリークリスマス!

Korean

메리 크리스마스! (Meli keuliseumaseu!)

Kurdish

Kirîstmas piroz be!

Latin

Felicem natalem Christi!

Lithuanian

linksmų Kalėdų!

Macedonian

Среќен Божиќ! (sreḱen Božiḱ!)

Malayalam

സന്തോഷകരമായ ക്രിസ്മസ്! (Santēāṣakaramāya krismas!)

Mandarin Chinese

聖誕快樂, 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè)

Nepali

क्रस्मसको शुभकामना! (Kreesmasko shubhkaamnaa!)

Norwegian

God jul!

Pashto

کرسمس مو مبارک!

Persian (Farsi)

کریسمس مبارک!

Polish

Wesołych Świąt!

Portuguese

Feliz Natal!

Romanian

Craciun Fericit!

Russian

С Рождеством!

Serbian

Срећан Божић! (Srećan Božić!)

Sinhala

සුබ නත්තලක්! (Suba nattalak!)

Somali

Ciid wanaagsan!

Spanish

Feliz Navidad!

Swahili

Heri ya Krismasi'!

Swedish

God Jul!

Tagalog

Maligayang Pasko!

Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியான விடுமுறை நாட்கள்! (Makiḻcciyāṉa viṭumuṟai nāṭkaḷ!)

Telugu

క్రిస్మస్ శుభాకాంక్షలు! (Krismas śubhākāṅkṣalu!)

Turkish 

Mutlu Noeller!

Ukrainian

щасливого Різдва! (Shchaslyvoho Rizdva!)

Vietnamese

Giáng sinh vui vẻ!

Urdu

میری کرسمس!

Welsh

Nadolig Llawen!

Wolof

Mangui lay ndioukeul ci Noël bi!

Xhosa (South African)

Ikrismesi emnandi!

Yoruba

Eku ọdun keresimesi!

Zulu

Jabulela Ukhisimusi!

 

Even though English is considered a global language, it doesn’t mean that other languages are less important. On the contrary, English is the bridge that can help people communicate between themselves and learn other languages.

That’s why Christmas time is ideal for learning some other languages and showing respect to others. If you want to learn more Christmas related words and phrases, improve your pronunciation, and practice the language with native speakers,  Justlearn tutors are here for you.

You would be surprised at how many people can be delighted to hear from other speakers wishing them Merry Christmas in their native language. 

After all, that’s all about Christmas. Respect, love, and joy.

So, have a very Merry and Happy Christmas!

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