How to wish people a Happy New year in many different languages, with recordings for some of them.
Note: New Year is not celebrated at the same time everywhere - in China and Vietnam, for example, New Year is celebrated at the beginning of spring, according to the lunar calendar.
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| Language | New Year greetings |
|---|---|
| Abkhaz | Ашыкс чыц удысных ялойт (Aşyks chyts udysnyh jaloyt) |
| Acholi | Iga Manyien Mot me tum Kato mwaka |
| Afrikaans | Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar Voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar |
| Aklan | Mahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on kinyo tanan |
| Albanian (Gheg) | Vitin e Ri |
| Albanian (Tosk) | Vitin e Ri |
| Aleut | Slum Tagadagan Qaĝataa! |
| Alsatian | Gleckichs Nej Johr |
| Altay | Jаҥы jылла! (Ĵañı ĵılla!) |
| Amharic | እንኳን አደረሰህ (ənkwan adärräsäh) >m እንኳን አደረሰሽ (ənkwan adärräsäš) >f እንኳን አደረሱ (ənkwan adärräsu) - frm እንኳን አደረሳችሁ (ənkwan adärräsaččhu) - pl [even you have ushered in (the holiday)!] እንኳን አብረው አደረሰን (ənkwan abräw adärräsän) [reply - even we have ushered in together!] |
| Arabic (Iraqi) | ﺳﻨﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ (sanah jadīdah) |
| Arabic (Modern Standard) |
حلول السنة الجديدة (ḥilūl as-sanah al-jadīdah) |
| Arabic (Moroccan) |
(sana sa'īd) سن سعيد |
| Aragonese | Buen cabo d'anyol Goyoso anyo venient! |
| Armenian (Eastern) |
Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի (Shnorhavor Nor Tari) |
| Armenian (Western) |
Բարի կաղանդ և ամանոր (Paree gaghant yev amanor) |
| Aromanian | Ti mulță-anji Anlu Nàù! |
| Assamese | শুভ নৱবৰ্ষৰ (xubhô nôwôbôrxô) |
| Asturian | Feliz Añu Nuevu Bayurosu añu ñuevu |
| Avar | Барка цIияб сон (Barka ts'ijab son) |
| Azerbaijani | Yeni İliniz Mübarək |
| Balochi | ﻧﻮﻛﻴﮟ ﺳﺎﻝ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﮎ ﺑﺎﺕ |
| Bambara | Hnit thit ku mingalar pa Kura hɛrɛ |
| Bamum | Poket lum mfe |
| Bashkir | Яңы йыл менән (Yañı yıl menän) |
| Basque | Urte berri on |
| Bassa | Nì Zɔ̃ Ɖìèo |
| Batsbi | წინწელტიჼ ლოცადოსჰ’ოჼ (Cʼincʼeltʼĩ locadosḥõ) |
| Bavarian | A guads nais! |
| Belarusian | З Новым годам i Калядамi (Z Novym hodam i Kaladami) |
| Bengali | শুভ নববর্ষ। (Shubhô nôbôbôrṣo) |
| Berber | ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵖⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴻⴳⴳⴰⵣⵜ (Tameghra tameggazt) |
| Bete (Daloa) | Yôrô ba lilé |
| Bhojpuri | बड़ा दिन आ नया साल मुबारक हो (bada din aa naya saal mubarak) |
| Bikol | Maugmang Bàgong Taon Magayagayang Bàgong Taon |
| Bosnian | Sretan nova godina |
| Breton | Bloavezh mat Bloavezh mat deoc'h |
| Bulgarian | Щастлива Нова Година (Štastliva Nova Godina) Честита нова година (Čestita nova godina) |
| Buryat | Шэнэ жэлээр! (Šènè žèlèèr!) |
| Burmese | နစ်ဘစ်ကူး မဂံ်လာပါ။ (Hnit thit ku mingalar pa) |
| Cape Verdean Creole | Bon ano nobo |
| Catalan | Feliç any nou |
| Cebuano | Malipayong Bag-ong Tuig |
| Central Dusun | Kotobian do toun wagu |
| Chabacano de Cavite | Prospero Ano nuevo |
| Chabacano de Zamboanga | Prospero Año Nuevo |
| Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Magof na Åñu Nuebu Magof na Åñu Nuebu |
| Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Felis antilde;o nuebo |
| Chechen | Керлачу шарца (Kerlaču şarca) |
| Cherokee | ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎢᏤ ᎠᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬ (ulihelisdi itse adetiyisgv) |
| Cheyenne | Aa'eEmona'e |
| Chichewa | Chaka chatsopano |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
新年快樂 (sànnìhn faailohk) 恭喜發財 (gùng héi faat chōi) - used at Chinese New Year |
| Chinese (Hakka) |
新年快樂 (sin1ngien2 kuai5lok8) 恭喜發財 (giung1 hi3 fat7 coi2) - used at Chinese New Year |
| Chinese (Mandarin) |
新年快樂
[新年快乐] (xīnnián kuàilè) 恭喜發財 [恭喜发财] (gōngxǐ fācái) - used at Chinese New Year |
| Chinese (Shanghainese) |
新年快乐 (xingni khuâloq) 恭喜发财 (gong xi fa ze) - used at Chinese New Year |
| Chinese (Taiwanese) |
新年快樂 (sin-nî khòai-lo̍k) 恭喜發財 (kiong-hí hoat-châi) - used at Chinese New Year |
| Chinese (Teochew) |
新年快乐 (Sing1nin5 kuai3lag8) |
| Chuukese | Iyer seefe feyiyeech |
| Chuvash | Ҫӗнӗ ҫул ячӗпе саламлатпӑр (Şĕnĕ şul jačĕpe salamlatpăr) |
| Coastal Kadazan | Kotobian do toun vagu |
| Coptic | Ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲓ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ (Nufri rompi 'mberi) |
| Cornish | Bledhen Nowydh Da |
| Corsican | Pace è salute |
| Cree | ᐊᐢᐱᓄᔦ (aspinoyê) |
| Crimean Tatar | Янъы йылынъыз хайырлы олсун (Yañı yılıñız hayırlı olsun) |
| Croatian | Sretna nova godina |
| Cumbric | Bloodhin Newidh Dha |
| Cuyonon | Maambeng nga Bagong Dagon! |
| Czech | Šťastný nový rok |
| Danish | Godt nytår |
| Dari | (Sâl naw mobârak) سال نو مبارک |
| Duala | Mbu ma bwam Mbu mwa peña mwa bwam |
| Dutch | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
| Elfdalian | Guott ny’tt år |
| Erzya | Од ие мартo! (Od ie marto) |
| Estonian | Head uut aastat |
| Evenki | Омактат аннганит! (Omaktat annganit!) |
| Ewe | Eƒé bé dzogbenyui nami Fè Yéyè Fé Dzogbenyui Nami |
| Extremaduran | Felís añu nuevu |
| Faroese | Eydnuríkt nýggjár Gott nýggjár Eitt av harranum signað nýggjár |
| Fijian | Na tawase ni yabaki vou |
| Finnish | Onnellista uutta vuotta |
| Flemish (West) | E ghelu'g'gegh nieuwjoar |
| Frisian (North - Mooring) | Luk öntj nai iir |
| Frisian (North - Sylt) | Gur Niijaar! |
| Frisian (West) | In Lokkich Nijjier! |
| French | Bonne année |
| Friulian | Bon Principi! |
| Galician | Próspero aninovo |
| Gallo | Bone anée |
| Gascon | Bona annada |
| Georgian | გილოცავ ახალ წელს! (gilotsav akhal ts'els) გილოცავთ შობა-ახალ წელს (gilotsavt shoba-akhal ts’els) - frm |
| German | Frohes neues Jahr Ein gutes neues Jahr Ein gutes Neues Ein gesundes neues Jahr Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr |
| Greek (Modern) | Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος! (Eftyhisméno to Néo Étos!) Καλή Χρονιά! (Kalí Hroniá) Ευτυχισμένος ο καινούριος χρόνος (Eftychisménos o kainoúrgios chrónos) |
| Greenlandic | Ukiortaami Pilluarit (sg) Ukiortaami Pilluaritsi (pl) |
| Guaraní | Terevy'aite ko ary pyahupe Vy'apave ary pyahúre |
| Guernésiais | Bouanne Nouvele Aunaïe |
| Guinea-Bissau Creole | Boas entradas, pa ano entrano diritu |
| Gujarati | સાલ મુબારક (sāl mūbārak) |
| Haitian Creole | Bònn Ane |
| Hausa | Barka da sabuwar shekara |
| Hawaiian | Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou |
| Hebrew | (Shanah tovah) שנה טובה used at Jewish New Year in September |
| Hiligaynon | Mahamungayaon nga Bag-ong Tuig sa inyong tanan |
| Hindi | नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें (naye sāl kī hārdik śubhkāmnayeṅ) |
| Hmong (White) | Nyob zoo xyoo tshiab |
| Hungarian | Boldog Új Évet |
| Iban | Selamat Taun Baru |
| Icelandic | Farsælt komandi ár Farsælt nýtt ár |
| Ido | Felica Nova Yaro |
| Igbo | Ekene afọ ọhụụ Ekene arọ ọfụụ |
| Iloko | Narang-ay a Baro a Tawen kadakayo amin! |
| Indonesian | Selamat tahun baru |
| Ingush | Аз даькьалвувц хьо кердача шерца (Az dakhalvuvts h'o kerlača şertsa) |
| Inonhan | Masadya nga Bag-ong Tuig sa inyo tanan |
| Irish (Gaelic) | Athbhliain faoi mhaise duit (Prosperous New Year) Bliain úr faoi shéan is faoi mhaise duit (Happy New Year to you) |
| Italian | Felice anno nuovo |
| Jamaican | Appy new year |
| Jämtlandic | Gonyåre |
| Japanese | New Year greeting - 'Western' style 新年おめでとうございます (shinnen omedetō gozaimasu) New Year greetings (used before New Year) 良いお年を (yoi otoshi o) - inf 良いお年をお迎え下さい (yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai) - frm New Year greetings (used at New Year, not before) 明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu) 旧年中大変お世話になりました (kyūnenjū taihen osewa ni narimashita) 今年もよろしくお願いします (kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu) |
| Javanese | Sugeng Warsạ Énggal (frm) Sugeng Warso Enggal (inf) (frm) Sugeng Warso Enggal Slamet Taun Anyar - inf (inf) |
| Jèrriais | Bouonne année |
| Kabyle | Assegwass ameggaz |
| Kalmyk | Шин җил өлзәтә болтха (Šin jil ölzätä boltxa) |
| Kannada | ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷದ ಶುಭಾಶಯ (hosa varṣada śubhāśaya) |
| Kapampangan | Masaplalang Bayung Banwa keko ngan! |
| Karachay-Balkar | Джангы джылыгъыз огъурлу болсун (Džangy džylyġyz oġurlu bolsun) |
| Karakalpak | Йангы йылба! (Yangi’ yi’lba!) |
| Kashmiri | नवरेह मुबारक / ﻧﻮﺭﻳﮩﮧ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﮎ (navreh mubarak) |
| Kashubian | Szczãsliwegłë nowègó roku |
| Kazakh | Жаңа жыл құтты болсын! (Jaña jıl quttı bolsın!) Жаңа жылыңыз құтты болсын! (Jaña jılıñız quttı bolsın!) Жаңа жылыңызбен! (Jaña jılıñızben!) Жаңа жылмен! (Jaña jılmen!) |
| Khakas | Наа чылнанъ (Haa çılnan”) |
| Korean | 행복한 새해 되세요 (haengboghan saehae doeseyo) 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (saehae bong manh-i bad-euseyo) 새해 복 많이 받으시고,가정에 항상 웃음꽃 피시길 기원합니다 (saehae bong manh-i bad-eusigo, gajeong-e hangsang us-eumkkoch pisigil giwonhabnida) |
| Kumyk | Янгы йылыгъыз къутлу болсун (Yangı yılığız qutlu bolsun) |
| Kurdish (Kurmanji) | Cejnî Salî Nwê pîroz bê! |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | ساڵی ﻧﻮێت ﭘﻴرۆز بێت (saly nwet piroz bet) |
| Kyrgyz | Жаны жылыңар менен (Janı jılıŋar menen) |
| Ladino | (Felis anyo muevo) פ׳יליס אנייו מויב׳ו |
| Lao | ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່ (sabai di pi mai) |
| Latin | Annum faustum |
| Latvian | Laimīgu Jauno gadu |
| Lezgi | ЦIийи йис мубаракрай (Ts'iji jis mubarakraj) |
| Lingala | Mbula elamu Bonane |
| Lithuanian | Laimingų Naujųjų Metų |
| Livvi-Karelian | Hyviä uuttu vuottu! |
| Low Saxon | Allens Gode för 't neje Jahr! |
| Lule Sámi | Buorre ådåjahke |
| Luxembourgish | E glécklecht neit Joer E gudde Rutsch an d'neit Joer |
| Macedonian | Среќна Нова година (Srekna Nova godina) |
| Malagasy | Arahaba tratry ny taona Taona vaovao tonga lafatra ho anao' |
| Malay | Selamat Tahun Baru |
| Malayalam | നവവല്സര ആശംസകല് (nava-valsara aashamsakal) |
| Maldivian | (Ufaaveri aa aharakah edhen) އުފާވެރި އާ އަހަރަކަހ އުދެނ |
| Maltese | I-Sena t-Tajba Awguri ghas-Sena l-Gdida |
| Manx (Gaelic) | Blein Vie Noa Blein Vaynrey Noa |
| Māori | Ngā mihi o te tau hou Ngā mihi o te tau hou ki a koutou katoa |
| Marathi | नवीन वर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (navīn varṣācyā hārdik śubhecchā) |
| Mari | У ий дене (U ij dene) |
| Meänkieli | Onnelista uutta vuotta! Hauska uusi vuosi! |
| Mirandese | Parabienes! Feliç anibersairo! |
| Moksha | Од Киза мархта! (Od kiza marxta) |
| Monégasque | Bona ana noeva |
| Mossi | Wẽnd na kõ-d vẽere |
| Mozarabic | (Feliche anyo nuevo!) فليج انيو نوب! |
| Navajo | Baa Hózhǫ́ǫgo Nee Nínáádoohah (used before 1st January) Nizhónígo Nináánááhai Dooleeł (used on and after 1st January) |
| Ndebele (Northern - Zimbabwe) | Umnyaka omuhle |
| Newari / Nepal Bhasa | न्हू दँया भिंतुना (nhū daṁyā bhiṅtunā) |
| Ngoni | Heri ya mwaka mpya |
| Nogai | Янъы йылынъыз хайырлы болсын! Яна йылыныз мен! (Yana yılınız men) |
| Northern Sámi | Buore ođđa jahki! |
| Norwegian | Godt nytt år |
| Occitan | Bona annada |
| Okinawan | 良い正月でーびーる。 (ii soogwachi deebiiru) - used before New Year |
| Old English | Gōd nīewe gēar cume þē! |
| Ossetian | Ног азы хорзӕх дӕ уӕд (Nog azy xorzæx dæ uæd) |
| Palauan | Ungil beches er rak |
| Pangasinan | Maaligwas ya Balon Taon ed sikayon amin! |
| Papiamento | Bon aña Un felis aña nobo |
| Pashto | نوی کال مو مبارک شه (newi kall mo mubarak sha) ﻧﻮﻯ ﻛﺎﻝ ﺩﯤ ﻣﺒﺎﺭﮎ ﺷﻪ (newai kal de mubarak sha) |
| Pennsylvania German / Dutch | En hallich Nei Yaahr Ich winsch dir en hallich, frehlich, glicklich Nei Yaahr (I wish you a happy, joyful, prosperous New Year) |
| Persian (Farsi) | (sale no mobārak) سال نو مبارک |
| Picard | Éne boéne énèe ! |
| Polish | Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku |
| Portuguese | Bom Ano Novo Feliz Ano Novo |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) | Bom Ano Novo Feliz Ano Novo Bom Réveillon |
| Punjabi | ਨਵਾਂ ਸਾਲ/ਵਰਾ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ। / نواں سال، ورہا مبارک (navā̃ sāl/varā mubārak) |
| Quechua | Sumaq kausay kachun Navidad qampaq Mosoq Watapi sumaq kausay kachun qampaq Allin wata kachun qampaq |
| Romani | Baxtalo Nevo Berš |
| Romansh | In bien niev onn |
| Romanian | Un An Nou Fericit La Mulți Ani |
| Romanian Tatar | Ğañî seneler kayîrlî bolsîn! |
| Russian | С Новым Годом! (S Novym Godom!) Поздравляю с Новым Годом! (Pozdravlyayu s Novym Godom!) Поздравляю вас с Новым Годом! (Pozdravlyayu vas s Novym Godom!) - frm |
| Rusyn | Веселый новый рӱк (Veselyj novyj rük) |
| Samoan | Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou |
| Sardinian (Logudorese) | Bon'annu |
| Scots | A Blythe Hogmanay (tae ye) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Bliadhna mhath ùr |
| Serbian | Срећна Нова Година (Srećna Nova Godina) |
| Shona | Goredzva zvakanaka |
| Sicilian | Bon annu novu |
| Sinhala | සුබ නව වසරක් වේවා (suba nava vasarak) |
| Slovak | Štastný nový rok |
| Slovenian | Srečno novo leto |
| Solresol | Solsifasi dorela solsire |
| Somali | Iyo sanad cusub oo fiican |
| Sorbian (Upper) | Strowe Nowe Lěto Zbožowne nowe lěto |
| Southern Sámi | Buerie orrejaepie |
| Spanish | ¡Próspero año nuevo! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! |
| Sundanese | Wilujeng taun enggal |
| Swahili | Heri ya mwaka mpya |
| Swazi | Jabulani, ngumnyaka lomusha! |
| Swedish | Gott nytt år |
| Swedish Romani | Lattjot nevro bassjt! |
| Swiss German | E guets neus Jahr En guete Rutsch is neue Johr |
| Tagalog | Manigong bagong taon |
| Tamasheq | Awătay ăynayăn |
| Telugu | మరియు నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు (mariyu noothana saṅvathsara shubhaakaaṅkshalu) |
| Tetum | Boas entradas! |
| Thai | สวัสดีปีใหม่ (sà-wàt-dee bpee mài) |
| Tibetan | ༄༅།།ལོ་གསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ། (Losar La Tashi Delek) |
| Tokelauan | Manuia te Tauhaga Fou |
| Tok Pisin | Hepi Nu Yia |
| Turkish | Mutlu Yıllar İyi seneler Yeni yılınız kutlu olsun Yeni yılınızı kutlar, sağlık ve başarılar dileriz (We wish you a happy, healthy and successful new year) |
| Tuvan | Шагаа-биле! (Šagaa-bile!) |
| Ukrainian | З Новим Роком (Z Novym Rokom) Щасливого нового року (Ščaslyvoho novoho roku) |
| Urdu | نايا سال مبارک هو 'New Year's blessings to you' = (naya sal mubarik hu) |
| Uyghur | يېڭى يىلىڭىز قۇتلۇق بولسۇن (Yengi yilingiz qutluq bolsun) |
| Uzbek | Yangi yilingiz bilan (Янги йилингиз билан) Yangi yilingiz qutlug bolsin (Янги йлингиз қутлуғ бўлсин) |
| Vai | ꕢꘋ ꕯꕮ ꖬꕎ ꘃ (saŋ nama suwa kɛ) |
| Värmlandic | Gôtt nytt år |
| Venetian | Bon ano |
| Vietnamese | Chúc Năm Mới Tốt Lành |
| Võro | Hüvvä vahtsõt aastakka |
| Votic | Yvää uutta vootta |
| Walloon | Bone anéye |
| Waray-Waray | Mainuswagon nga Bag-ong Tuig ha iyo ngatanan! |
| Wayuu | Anasü juyaa jeket |
| Welsh | Blwyddyn newydd dda |
| Welsh (Gwentian) | Blwyddyn newydd da |
| West Jutlandic | Guuo nøøyooer! |
| Westrobothnian | Gött nytt ar |
| Westrobothnian (Piteå) | Gott noitt år |
| Wolof | Mangui lay ndokkel ci att bu bess bi |
| Xhosa | Halala kulonyaka omtsha noNyaka omTsha ozele lithamsanqa |
| Yakut | Сaҥa Дьылынaн (Sanga Djylynan) |
| Yoruba | A kúu ọdún tuntun o |
| Zulu | oMuhle noNyaka oMusha oNempumelelo Ngikufisela Unyaka Omusha Omuhle Unyaka omusha omuhle |
| Auxiliary and constructed languages | |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | Feliĉan novan jaron |
| Interlingua | Bon anno nove |
| Lingua Franca Nova | Anio nova felis / Анио нова фелис Bon anio nova / Бон анио нова |
| Quenya | Alassëa Vinyarië |
| Volapük | Nulayeli läbik! |
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