Happy new year! Best wishes for a safe, happy, better 2021.
And if international travel is part of your plans (#HoorayForVaccines), here’s how to say “Cheers” in 27 languages (which covers you in about 75 countries).
Afrikaans
Gesondheid
Pronunciation – Ge-sund-hate
Arabic
في صحتك / Fi sihtik
Pronunciation – Fe sahetek
Bulgarian
Наздраве
Pronunciation – Naz-dra-vey
Chinese (Mandarin)
干杯 / Gān bēi
Pronunciation – Gan bay
Danish
Skål
Pronunciation – Skoal
Dutch
Proost
Pronunciation – Prohst
Finnish
Kippis
Pronunciation – Kip-piss
French
Santé!
Pronunciation – Sahn-tay
German
Prost / Zum wohl
Pronunciation – Prohst / Tsum vohl
Greek
ΥΓΕΙΑ
Pronunciation – Yamas
Hawaiian
Å’kålè ma’luna
Pronunciation – Okole maluna
Icelandic
Skál
Pronunciation – Sk-owl
Irish
Sláinte
Pronunciation – Slawn-che
Italian
Salute / Cin cin
Pronunciation – Saw-lutay / Chin chin
Japanese
乾杯 / Kanpai
Pronunciation – Kan-pie
Korean
건배 / Geonbae
Pronunciation – Gun-bae
Norwegian
Skål
Pronunciation – Skawl
Portuguese
Saúde
Pronunciation – Saw-oo-de
Polish
Na zdrowie
Pronunciation – Naz-droh-vee-ay
Russian
Будем здоровы/ На здоровье
Pronunciation – Budem zdorovi/ Na zdorovie
Serbian
Živeli
Pronunciation – Zhee-ve-lee
Spanish
Salud
Pronunciation – Sah-lud
Swedish
Skål
Pronunciation – Skawl
Turkish
Şerefe
Pronunciation – Sher-i-feh
Vietnamese
Dô / Vô / Một hai ba, yo (one, two, three, yo)
Pronunciation – Jou / Dzo / Moat hi bah, yo
Welsh
Iechyd da
Pronunciation – Yeh-chid dah
Yiddish
Sei gesund
Pronunciation – Say geh-sund