How to wish people good luck in many different languages, with recordings for some of them.
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| Language | Good luck! |
|---|---|
| Adyghe | Гъогу маф |
| Afrikaans | Sterkte! |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Paç fat! Paç nafäk! |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Paç fat! |
| Aleut | Ukudigal |
| Altay | Јакшы болзын (Ĵakšı bolzın) |
| Aklan | Mayad lang nga swerte! |
| Alsatian | Viel Gliek |
| Amharic | መልካም እድል (mälkam əddəl) - inf |
| Arabic (Egyptian) |
(hazz sa'eed) حظ سعيد! |
| Arabic (Lebanese) |
Allah iwaffe2 |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
(bit-tawfīq) بالتوفيق! |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(h'ad saâid) حظ سعيد |
| Aragonese | Buena suerte |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Հաջողությո'ւն: (Hajoghutyun) Բարի' բախտ: (Bari bakh.t) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Յաջողութիւն: (Hachoghootyoon) Բարի բախտ (Paree pakhd) |
| Asturian | Bona suerte |
| Azerbaijani | Sənə uğurlar arzulayıram Sizə uğurlar arzulayıram Sənə müvəffəqiyyət arzulayıram Sizə müvəffəqiyyət arzulayıram Uğurlar |
| Basque | Zorte on! |
| Bavarian | Fui gligg |
| Belarusian | Шчасліва! (Shchaśliva!) |
| Bengali | সৌভাগ্য (Soubhagyo) |
| Bhojpuri | किस्मत बढ़िया रहे (kismat badhiya rahe) |
| Bikol | Swertihon ka man lugod! |
| Bosnian | Sretno! Sa srećom! (inf) |
| Breton | Chañs vat! |
| Bulgarian | Успех (Uspeh) Късмет (Kãsmet) На добър час (Na dobãr čas) Всичко хубаво (Vsičko hubavo) Желая Ви щастие (Želaja vi štastie) frm Желая ти щастие (Želaja ti štastie) inf |
| Burmese | ကံကောင်းပါစေ! (kan-kaung-ba-zay) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Boa sorti |
| Catalan | Bona sort! Molta sort! |
| Cebuano | Maayo unta swertihon! Maynta swertihon! Maayong kapalaran! |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Buen suerte |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Buena suerte |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Buena suette |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Suette |
| Chechen | Ирс хилийла хьан (Irs xiliyla ẋan) |
| Chichewa | Mafuna abwino |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
祝你好運 (jūk néih hóuwahn) |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
祝你好运 (zhuk ngi ho yun) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
祝你好運 (zhù nǐ háoyùn) |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
Na kuade man duo tihu be |
| Chinese (Teochew) |
祝福 (jok4 hok4) |
| Cimbrian | Viil galükke! |
| Cornish | Chons da! |
| Corsican | Bona furtuna |
| Croatian | Sretno |
| Cuyonon | Soirtien ka ra andan! |
| Czech | Hodně štěstí! |
| Danish | Held og lykke! |
| Dari | (muwafaq bashed) موفق باشید |
| Dutch | Succes! Veel geluk! |
| Dzongkha | Tashi delek! |
| Efik | Mfọn iso! |
| Elfdalian | Lykka til! |
| Estonian | Edu! |
| Ewe | Eme nenyo |
| Extremaduran | Que vaiga bien! |
| Faroese | Góða eydnu |
| Fijian | Vanuinui vinaka |
| Finnish | Onnea! |
| Flemish (West) | Vee gheluk |
| French | Bonne chance ! |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Luk deerma |
| Frisian (West) | Súkses |
| Friulian | Buine fortune |
| Galician | Boa sorte! |
| Gascon | Bona escadença |
| Georgian | წარმატებებს გისურვებთ (ts’armat’ebebs gisurvebt) - frm წარმატებებს გისურვებ (ts’armat’ebebs gisurveb) - inf |
| German | Viel Glück! Alles Gute! |
| Greek (Ancient) | ἴθι εὐτυχής! (íthi eutukhēs!) |
| Greek (Modern) | Καλὴ τύχη! (Kalí tíhi) |
| Greenlandic | Iluatitsilluarina Iluatitsilluarisi |
| Gujarati | તમારા નસીબ તમને સાથ આપે (tamara nasib tamne saath aape) - "May your luck support you" ભાગ્યવાન ભવઃ (bhagyavaan bhavah) - "May you be fortunate" >m/frm ભાગ્યવતી ભવઃ (bhagyavati bhavah) - >f/frm શુભકામના (shubhakamna) - Good wishes |
| Guernésiais | Bouanne Chànce! |
| Haitian Creole | Bòn chans |
| Hausa | Allah ya ba da sa'a |
| Hawaiian | Pōmaikaʻi! Maikaʻi pōmaikaʻi! |
| Hebrew | (Behatslacha) בהצלחה |
| Hmong (White) | Hmoov zoo |
| Hungarian | Sok szerencsét kivánok! |
| Icelandic | Gangi þér vel! |
| Igbo | Ya gaziere gị Nwee chi ọma |
| Iloko | Naimbag a gasat kenka Dios ti agngina (lit: "God bless") |
| Indonesian | Semoga beruntung! Semoga sukses! (Hope you success!) |
| Inuktitut | ᐊᔪᙱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ (Ajunngigiarlutit) |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Go n-éirí an t-ádh leat! Ádh mór ort! Go n-éirí an bóthar leat! |
| Italian | Buona fortuna! In bocca al lupo! |
| Jamaican | Gud luck |
| Japanese | ご幸運を祈ります! (gokoūn o inorimasu) - frm 頑張ってね (gambatte ne) - inf |
| Javanese | ꦩꦸꦒꦶꦠꦤ꧀ꦱꦃꦢꦶꦥꦫꦶꦁꦔꦶꦉꦗꦼꦏꦶ (Mugi tansah diparingi rejeki) |
| Jenesch | Voscha mesch |
| Jèrriais | Bouonne cache Dés crouaîsis (Fingers crossed) |
| Kalmyk | Уралан (Uralan) |
| Kannada | ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಾಗಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಶುಭವಾಗಲಿ (olleyadāgali athavā shubhavāgali) |
| Karuk | Íshkiit |
| Kashmiri | इंशाल्लाह / اِشاہءلّاہ (Inshaallaah) >Muslims वारकार / وارکار (Vārakāra) >Hindus |
| Kazakh | Іске сәт! (İske sät!) Сәттілік тілеймін! (Sättilik tileymin!) |
| Khmer | សូមឲ្យបានជោគជ័យ (som aôyy ban choŭk chôy) |
| Khoekhoe (Nama) | !Gâi!gâb. |
| Kinyarwanda | Amahirwe masa Mwishyuke |
| Kiribati | Tekeraoi! |
| Klingon | Qapla'! (Success!) |
| Korean | 행운을 빌어요 (haeng un eul bil eo yo) - frm 행운을 빈다 (haeng un eul bin da) - inf |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Serkeften (be)! (frm) Serkeftin be! (frm) |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Xoşbext bî! (Bekhtewer beet) بەختەوەر بیت |
| Lakota Sioux | Tókhi wániphika ní! |
| Lao | ໂຊກດີ (sok dee) |
| Latin | Bona Fortunam! Bone Fortunam! |
| Latvian | Veiksmi! Lai tev veicas! (inf) Lai Jums veicas! (frm) |
| Laz | კაი ოშანა (Ǩai oşana) |
| Lingala | Libaku malamu |
| Lithuanian | Sėkmės! Geros kloties! |
| Low Saxon | Allens Gode! |
| Lozi | Ni ku lakaleza litohonolo |
| Luxembourgish | Vill Gléck! |
| Macedonian | Со среќа! (So srekya!) Среќно! (Srekno!) |
| Magahi | तोर किस्मत बढियाँ रहे /t̪or kɪsmət̪ bəɽʱɪjãː rəheː/ |
| Malagasy | Mirary soa e! |
| Malay | Selamat maju jaya! (go forward and victory) Semoga berjaya! |
| Malayalam | ഭാഗ്യമുണ്ടാകട്ടെ (bhagyamundakatte) നല്ലതു വരട്ടെ (nallathu varaṭṭe) |
| Maldivian | (Kaamiyaabakah edhen) ކާމިޔާބަކަހް އެދެނ |
| Maltese | Xewqat sbieħ Awguri |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Aigh vie ort! (sg) Aigh vie erriu! (pl) Noorey vie ort! (sg) Noorey vie erriu! (pl) |
| Māori | Kia waimarie |
| Marathi | शुभेच्छा! (shubheccha!) भले होवो! (bhale hoao!) |
| Marshallese | Jeraam̧m̧an n̄an kwe |
| Mongolian | Амжилт хүсье (Amjilt husey) |
| Mossi | Wend na loke (God provide) Wend na song y (God help you) |
| Nahuatl | Ma cualli ohtli |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Ngikufisela inhlanhla enhle! |
| Ndebele (Southern) | Iba netjhudu |
| Nepali | शुभकामना (śubhakāmanā) |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | भिनेमा (bhinemā) सुथां लायेमा (suthāṅ lāyemā) पूवनेमा (pūvanemā) |
| Northern Sámi | Ollu lihkku |
| Northern Sotho | Mahlatse |
| Norwegian | Lykke til! |
| Occitan | Bon astre! |
| Omaha | Washkóiⁿga (ho)! (m) Washkóⁿa! (f) |
| Oriya | ସବୁ ସୁଭ ହଉ (Sabu subha hau) |
| Ossetian | Уæлахиз у! (Uælaxiz u!) Дзæбæх ут! (Dzæbæx ut!) |
| Papiamento | Bon suerte Hopi Suerte |
| Pashto | ښه قسمت درته غواړم (kha kismet darta ghowaram) |
| Persian (Farsi) | (movafagh bashid) موفق باشيد (piruz bashid) پیروز باشید |
| Picard | Du brin pour ti ! (inf) |
| Polish | Powodzenia! |
| Portuguese | Boa sorte! |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Boa sorte! |
| Punjabi | ਭਾਗ ਚੰਗੇ ਹੋਣ / بھاگ چنگے ہون (bhag chngae hoon) |
| Rapa Nui | Ka oho riva-riva! |
| Romani | But baxt tuke T'aves baxtalo (>m) T'aves baxtali (>f) |
| Romanian | Noroc! |
| Russian | Удачи! (Udachi!) |
| Rusyn | Май ся добрї! (Maj sja dobrji!) |
| Sakha | Ситиһиини баҕарабын! (sitihiini baɣarabɯn) |
| Samoan | Ia manuia |
| Samogitian | Siekmies! |
| Sanskrit | सौभाग्यम् (saubhāgyam) |
| Scots | Guid luck! |
| Scottish Gaelic | Sealbh math dhuit! (inf) Sealbh math dhuibh! (frm/pl) Gur math a thèid leat! (inf) Gur math a thèid leibh! (frm/pl) Piseach! (inf) Piseach mhath ort! (inf) Piseach mhath oirbh! (frm/pl) Gun tèid leat! Beir buaidh! Gun soirbhich leat! |
| Serbian | Срећно (Srećno) |
| Sesotho | Ke u lakaletsa lehlohonolo |
| Shona | Uve nemhanza yakanaka (sg) Muve nemhanza yakanaka (pl) |
| Sicilian | Bona furtuna Bona sorti Bon prudi |
| Sindhi | ٻيڙائي پار |
| Sinhala | සභ ගමන්! (sabha gaman) වාසනා වේවා! (vāsanā vēvvā!) mama obata suba pathami |
| Slovak | Veľa šťastia! |
| Slovenian | Srečno |
| Sorbian (Lower) | Wjele wuspěcha! |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Wjele wuspěcha! Wjele zboža! |
| Somali | Guul ayaan kuu rajaynayaa! |
| Spanish | ¡Buena suerte! |
| Sundanese | Mugia sing hasil (frm) Mugia sing suksés (frm) Mugi sing hasil (frm) Mugi sukses (frm) Sing hasil (inf) Sing sukses (inf) - must be preceded by another sentence |
| Swahili | Kila la kheri! |
| Swazi | Inhlanhla lenhle! |
| Swedish | Lycka till! |
| Swiss German | Viel Glück Alles Gueti |
| Tagalog | Suwertehin ka sana Magsumikap ka (Work hard) Pagbutihin mo (Do your best) Mapasa iyo nawa ang suwerte (old fashioned) |
| Tajik | Барори кор! (Barori kor!) Бароятон муваффакият! (Baroâton muvaffakiât!) |
| Tamil (formal) | நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் (nal vaazthukkal) [ml] [fm] |
| Tamil (informal) | நல்வாழ்த்துக்க (nal vaazthukka) [fm] |
| Tatar | Zur uñışlar telim |
| Telugu | అంతా శుభం కలగాలి (aṅthaa shubhaṅ kalagaali) మీకు అంతా శుభం కలగాలని కొరుకుంటున్నాను (meeku aṅthaa shubhaṅ kalagaalani korukuṅtunnaanu) |
| Tetum | Sorti diak Boasorte |
| Thai | ขอให้โชคดี! (kŏr hâi chôhk dee) |
| Tibetan | བྱ་བ་ལམ་འགྲོ་ཡོང་བར་ཤོག (cha-wa lam-to yong-bar-shok) |
| Tigrinya | ጽቡቅ ዕድል (Tsibuk E’dl) |
| Tongan | Monū'ia |
| Tsez | Бах бохъолI дебес! (Bax boqoƛ debes!) |
| Tsonga | Ndzi ku navelela mikateko |
| Tsotsil | Lekuk me avo'ra |
| Tswana | Masego ke ao O nne le masego |
| Tumbuka | Viwemi vyose |
| Turkish | İyi şanslar! |
| Tuvaluan | Manuia! |
| Twi | Mema wo tiri nkwa! |
| Ukrainian | Щасти вам/тобі! (Ščasty vam/tobi) Нехай щастить! (Nechaj ščastytʼ) На все добре! (Na vse dobre) |
| Urdu | (allah ka fazal ho) اللہ کا فضل ہو! |
| Uyghur | (Amät bolsun!) ئامەت بولسۇن! |
| Uzbek | Omad yor bo'lsin! |
| Venda | Mashudu mavhuya |
| Venetian | Bona fortuna! |
| Vietnamese | Chúc may mắn! |
| Võro | Hüvvä! Hääd ynnõ! |
| Wayuu | Apeechi Maleiwa kasa anasü pümüin |
| Welsh | Pob lwc! |
| Wolof | Màa ngui lay nianal weurseuk |
| Xhosa | Ube nethamsanqa! (pl) Nibe nethamsanqa! (pl) |
| Yiddish | (Zolst zayn matsliekh) זאָלסט זײַן מסליח (Zolst hobn mazl) זאָלסט האָבן מזל |
| Yoruba | Yoo dara o Yoo bọ si o |
| Yucatec Maya | Ka xi'ik teech utsil |
| Zazaki | Bextê to raşt bo Bextê to weş bo Felê to raşt şoro |
| Zulu | Ngikufisela iwela! Ngikufisela impumelelo! |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Bonŝancon! |
| Interlingua | Bon fortuna! Bon sorte! |
| Lojban | .a'o xamgu funca |
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Translations of the phrase 'Good luck'
https://www.wikihow.com/Say-Good-Luck-in-Multiple-Languages
https://www.indifferentlanguages.com/words/good_luck
https://app2brain.com/learn-languages/words-phrases/good-luck/
http://wishgoodluck.com/say-good-luck/say-good-luck/
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