Key to abbreviations: inf = informal, frm = formal, rsp = response
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| Language | Easter greetings |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geseënde Paasfees |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Gzuar Pashkën |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Gëzuar Pashkët |
| Aleut | Pascha-Qaĝaadan Pascha-Niiĝuĝix̂ |
| Alsatian | Frohe Ostern |
| Amharic | መልካም ፋሲካ (mälkam fasika) |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
El masi7 2am |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(fiṣḥ sa'īd) فصح سعيد Christ has risen (el maseeh qam) المسيح قام rsp - Truly he has risen (haqan qam) حقاً قام |
| Aragonese | Buenas pasquas |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Քրիստոս յառեաւ ի մեռելոց (Kuhreestos harryav ee merrelotz) - Christ is risen from the dead Օրհնեալ է յառութիւնն Քրիստոսի (Ornyal eh harrootyunuhn Kuhreestosee) - Blessed is the resurrection of Christ (reply) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Քրիստոս յառեաւ ի մեռելոց (Kuhreestos harryav ee merrelotz) - Christ is risen from the dead Օրհնեալ է յառութիւնն Քրիստոսի (Ornyal eh harrootyunuhn Kuhreestosee) - Blessed is the resurrection of Christ (reply) |
| Aromanian | Hristolu s-aflà! (Christ has risen!) Dealihea cà s-afla! (He has risen indeed!) - reply |
| Assyrian (Eastern) | Brikhta Qyamta D' Maran |
| Asturian | Felices pascues |
| Azerbaijani | Pasxa bayramınız müqəddəs olsun |
| Basque | Ondo izan Bazko garaian |
| Bassa | Nì Ísɔ̀ɖɔ̀o |
| Bavarian | Scheene Ostern |
| Belarusian | Са Святам Вялікадня (Sa Sviatam Vialikadnia) Хрыстос уваскрос (Chrystos uvaskros) - 'Christ is risen Сапраўды ўваскрос (Sapraŭdy ŭvaskros) - 'Truly he is risen |
| Bengali | ঈস্টর এর শুভেচ্ছা নেবেন। (Īsṭôr er shubhechha neben) |
| Bhojpuri | ईस्टर मुबारक (eestar mubarak) |
| Bikol | Maugmang Pagkabuhay Liwat ni Kristo |
| Bislama | Hapi Ista |
| Bosnian | Sretan Uskrs! Sretan Vaskrs! |
| Breton | Pask Seder |
| Bulgarian | Христос Воскресе (Hristos Voskrese) Christ has risen Воистина Воскресе (Voistina Voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply Честит Великден (Čestit Velikden) |
| Catalan | Bona Pasqua |
| Cebuano | Maayong Pagkabanhaw sa Dios! |
| Central Dusun | Kotobian Tadau Paskah |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Feliz Semana Santa |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Felices pascua |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Felis Påsgua |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Felis Pasgua |
| Cherokee | ᏥᏌ ᏕᎴᎯᏌᏅ (Tsisa delehisanv) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
復活節快樂 (fuhkwuhtjit faailohk) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
復活節快樂 [复活节快乐] (fùhuójié kuàilè) |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
復活節快樂 (ho̍k-o̍ah-chat/chiat khòai-lo̍k) 閣活節快樂 (koh-oa̍h-chiat khoài-lo̍k) |
| Church Slavonic | Христосъ воскресе! (Khristos voskrese!) - Christ is risen! Воистину воскресе! Voistinu voskrese!) - Truly he is risen! |
| Cornish | Pask Lowen |
| Corsican | Bona Pasqua |
| Croatian | Sretan Uskrs |
| Cumbric | Pask Lawen |
| Cuyonon | Malipayeng adlaw i' ang pagkabanaw ni Cristo! Si Cristo nabanaw den! (Christ has risen!) |
| Czech | Veselé Velikonoce |
| Danish | God påske |
| Dutch | Vrolijk Pasen Zalige paasdagen Zalig Pasen |
| Elfdalian | Trivlig påsker! |
| Estonian | Häid lihavõttepühi |
| Extremaduran | Felizis Pascuas! |
| Faroese | Gleðilig páskir |
| Fijian | Vanuinui vinaka ni Siga ni Mate |
| Finnish | Hyvää pääsiäistä Iloista pääsiäistä |
| Flemish (West) | Zalig poas'n |
| French | Joyeuses Pâques |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Fröiliken poosche |
| Frisian (North - Sylt) | Lekelk Puask! |
| Frisian (West) | Lokkich Peaske |
| Friulian | Buine Pasche! |
| Galician | Boas Pascuas |
| Garhwali | जसीलो ईस्टर |
| Georgian | გილოცავთ აღდგომას (gilotsavt aghdgomas) - frm გილოცავ აღდგომას (gilotsav aghdgomas) - inf ქრისტე აღსდგა - Christ is risen (k’rist’e aghsdga) ჭეშმარიტად აღსდგა (ch’eshmarit’ad aghsdga) - Truly, He is risen (reply) |
| German | Frohe Ostern |
| Greek (Ancient) | Καλὸν Πάσχα! (Kalón Páskha!) |
| Greek (Modern) | Καλό πάσχα (Kaló pásha) Χριστός ανέστη! (Hristós anésti) Christ has Risen Αληθώς ανέστη! (Alithós anésti) Truly he has Risen (reply) |
| Greenlandic | Påskisiorluarisi |
| Guaraní | Vy'apavê |
| Guernésiais | Bouannes Pâques |
| Haitian Creole | Bònn fèt pak |
| Hawaiian | Hauʻoli Pakoa Hauʻoli Ka lā i ala hou ai ka Haku |
| Hindi | शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar) |
| Hungarian | Kellemes Húsvéti Ünnepeket! (Pleasant Easter Holidays!) Áldott Húsvétot kívánok! (Wishing You a Blessed Easter!) |
| Icelandic | Gleðilega páska |
| Igbo | Ekene mbilite ọnwụ Kristi |
| Iloko | Naragsak a Pascua ti Panagungar |
| Indonesian | Selamat Paskah |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Cáisc Shona duit (sg) Cáisc Shona daoibh (pl) Beannachtaí na Cásca |
| Italian | Buona Pasqua |
| Jamaican | Happy easta |
| Japanese | 復活祭おめでとうございます (fukkatsu-sai omedetō gozaimasu) イースターおめでとうございます (īsutā omedetō gozaimasu) |
| Javanese | ꦱꦸꦒꦼꦁꦫꦶꦪꦪꦥꦱ꧀ꦏꦃ (Sugeng Riyạyạ Paskah) (Kromo Inggil) ꦱ꧀ꦭꦩꦼꦠ꧀ꦥꦱ꧀ꦏꦃ (Slamet Paskah) (Ngoko) |
| Jèrriais | Jouaiyeux Pâques |
| Kannada | ಈಸ್ಟರ್ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯಗಳು (īsṭar habbada shubhaashayagalu) |
| Kazakh | Пасха мейрамы қутты болсын! (Pasxa meyramı qwttı bolsın!) |
| Khmer | រីករាយថ្ងៃបុណ្យប៉ាក (rikréay thngey bŏnyabâk) |
| Kinyarwanda | Pasika Nziza |
| Kiribati | Tekeraoi n te itita aio! |
| Korean | 행복한 부활절이 되시길 (haengpoghan puhwarcheori toesikir) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Eshtéra te pîroz be! (sg) Eshtéra we pîroz be! (pl) |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Cejnî Hêkesûr pîroz bê |
| Kyrgyz | Иса тирилди! (Isa tirildi!) Чын эле тирилди! (Chyn ele tirildi!) - reply |
| Latin | Prospera Pascha sit |
| Latvian | Priecīgas Lieldienas |
| Lithuanian | Su šventom velykom! Sveiki sulaukę šventų velykų! |
| Low Saxon | Frohe Oostern! Frohe Paaschen! |
| Luxembourgish | Schéin Ouschteren |
| Macedonian | Среќен Велигден
(Sreken Veligden) Христос воскресе (Hristos voskrese) Christ has risen Навистина воскресе (Navistina voskrese) Truly, he has risen - reply |
| Magahi | ईस्टर मुबारक /iːsʈər mʊbaːrək/ |
| Malagasy | Tratry ny Paska |
| Malayalam | ഈസ്റ്റര് ആശംസകള്! (iistar ashamsakal!) |
| Maltese | L-Għid it-tajjeb |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Caisht sonney dhyt |
| Māori | Ngā mihi o te Aranga |
| Marathi | शुभ ईस्टर (śubh īsṭar) |
| Mauritian Creole | Zwayez pak! |
| Mirandese | Buona Páscoa Páscoa Feliç |
| Nahuatl | Cualli paxcuatl |
| Navajo | Nizhónígo Damóotsoh |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ista enhle |
| Northern Sámi | Buorit beassážat |
| Northern Sotho | Paseka ya Lethabo |
| Norwegian | God påske |
| Occitan | Bonas Pascas |
| Oriya | ଈସ୍ଟର{ଈସ ର ବହୁତ ବହୁତ ସୁଭେଚ୍ଛା (Īsṭar ra bahut bahut subhechā) |
| Otomi (Querétaro) | Ar njohya Pascua! |
| Papiamento | Bon pasco Bon pasco di resureccion |
| Pashto | ښه او خوشحال اختر (kha aw khushal akhtar) |
| Pennsylvania German / Dutch | Froher Oschterdaag |
| Persian (Farsi) | عيد پاک مبارک (eide pak mobārak) |
| Polish | Wesołych Świąt Wielkanocnych! Wesołego Alleluja! Szczęśliwej Wielkanocy! Wesołych Świąt Wielkiej Nocy! |
| Portuguese | Boa Páscoa Páscoa Feliz |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Boa Páscoa! Feliz Páscoa! |
| Romani | Baxt hai sastimos tiri patragi |
| Romanian | Paște Fericit Hristos a înviat! (Christ has risen!) Adevarat a înviat! (Truly, he has risen - reply) |
| Russian | Христос воскрес
(Khristos voskres) - Christ resurrected Воистину воскрес (Voistinu voskres) - truly resurrected - reply |
| Rusyn | Христос воскрес (Chrystos voskres) Воистину воскрес (Voystynu voskres) - reply |
| Samoan | Ia manuia le Eseta |
| Sanskrit | ईस्टरपर्वणः शुभेच्छाः (īstaraparvanaḥ śubhecchāḥ) |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Bona pasca |
| Scottish Gaelic | A' Chàisg sona |
| Serbian | Христос васкрсе
(Hristos vaskrse) Christ resurrected Ваистину васкрсе (Vaistina vaskrse) truly resurrected (reply) |
| Sicilian | Bona Pasqua |
| Sinhala | සුභ පාස්කුවක් (subha paskuwak) |
| Slovak | Veselé prežitie Veľkonočných sviatkov |
| Slovenian | Vesele velikonočne praznike |
| Solresol | Dofafado solsire |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Rĕdne jatšy |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Rjane jutry |
| Spanish | ¡Felices Pascuas! |
| Sundanese | Wilujeng paskah |
| Swahili | Heri ya Sikukuu ya pasaka |
| Swazi | Liphasika lelihle |
| Swedish | Glad Påsk |
| Swiss German | Schöni Oschtere |
| Tagalog | Maligayang Pasko ng pagkabuhay |
| Tahitian | 'Ia 'oa'oa i te 'ōro'a Pātate |
| Tajik | Писҳо Муборак! (Pisҳo Muborak!) |
| Tamil (formal) | ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (Easter nal vaazthukkal) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | ஈஸ்ட்டர் நல்வாழ்த்துக்க (Easter nal vaazthukka) [fm] |
| Telugu | శుభ ఈస్ఠర్ (shubha eestar) |
| Tetum | Feliz Paskua |
| Thai | สุขสันต์วันอีสเตอร์ (sùk săn wan èet-dtêr) |
| Tibetan | ཡི་ཤུ་བསྐྱར་གསོའི་དུས་ཆེན་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ། (yi-shu kyar-sö dü-chen-la ta-shi de-lek shu) |
| Tigrinya | ርሑስ በዓል ፋሲካ። (Rhus Be’al Fasika) |
| Tokelauan | Manuia te eheta |
| Tok Pisin | Hepi ista |
| Tongan | Ma'u ha 'aho Pekia fiefia. |
| Tsotsil | Lek me ech'an ti ta k'uxul orae |
| Tswana | Malatsi a paseka aa itumedisang |
| Turkish | Paskalya bayramınız kutlu olsun |
| Tuvaluan | Manuia te Eseta (the whole feast) Manuia te Toetū (Easter Sunday and Easter Monday) |
| Ukrainian | Христос Воскрес! (Khrystos Voskres!) - Christ is Risen! Воїстину Воскрес! (Voyistynu Voskres!) - Truly He is Risen! - reply З Великодніми святами (Z Velykodnimy sviatamy) |
| Uyghur | پاسخا بايرىمىڭىزغا مۇبارەك (Pas'ha bayrimingizğa mubaräk) |
| Venetian | Bona Pascua |
| Vietnamese | Chúc Mừng Phục Sinh Mừng Chúa Phục Sinh (Christ is Risen) |
| Võro | Hüvvi munnõpühhi |
| Walloon | Bone fièsse di Pauques |
| Welsh | Pasg Hapus |
| Welsh (Gwentian) | Pashc 'apus |
| West Jutlandic | Guuo poesk! |
| Westrobothnian | Gla pöschk |
| Wolof | Mangui lay ndokkel ci pâques bi |
| Yolngu | Iitja yiŋgathirri |
| Yoruba | Ẹ ku Ayọ Ajinde |
| Yucatec Maya | Ki'imak Pascua! |
| Zulu | IPhasika elijabulayo IPhasika elithokozayo |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Feliĉan Paskon |
| Interlingua | Felice pascha |
| Volapük | Pasatazäli läbik! |
Note: Easter is not universally celebrated.
Easter/Paschal greetings in various languages
https://www.happy-easter.net/happy-easter-in-all-languages.html
https://www.mondly.com/blog/happy-easter-in-different-languages/
https://orthodoxwiki.org/Paschal_greeting
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