|
Here
is a guide on how to say “To Your Health!” or “Cheers” in
different countries. |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
A |
|
|
Africa |
Kenya
- hey is Jambo |
|
Agentina |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
America |
Cheers |
|
Albanian |
Gëzuar
/ Gezuar |
|
Arabic |
Fisehatak
(to your health) / Shucram (United Arab Emirates) |
|
Armenian |
Genatzt
(or Genatset / Genatsoot ("Life")) |
|
Asturian |
Gayola |
|
Austrian
/ Austria |
Prosit
- Prost (German) / Zum Wohl |
|
Azerbaijani |
Afiyæt
oslun |
|
AWA |
AWA
!!! klinke klanke glasset i bordet gentagne gange ... |
|
Australia |
Cheers
? Cherio |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
B |
|
|
Bahasa
(Indonesia) |
Pro |
|
Baluchi
(Iran) |
Vashi |
|
Basque |
On
egin |
|
Belgian
/ Belgium |
'Op
uw gezondheid' is fine for the Flemish (Dutch speaking) part of the
country but for the other half, the French speaking people, it's the
same as for France 'A VOTRE SANTE', although there are of course many
other expressions. |
|
Belize |
(English)? |
|
Bengali |
Joy |
|
Bolivia |
(Spanish
- Latin America) |
|
Bosnian |
Zivjeli
|
|
Brazilian |
Saude,
Viva |
|
Breton |
Yec'hed
mat |
|
Brunei
Darussalam |
(Malay)? |
|
Bulgarian |
Na
zdrave (to your health) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
C |
|
|
Canada |
Cheers |
|
Caribbean |
? |
|
Catalan
(Spain) |
(Spanish)?
Salut |
|
Chile |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Chinese |
Nien
Nien nu e. Kong Chien |
|
Chinese |
Yung
sing ("drink and win") |
|
Colombia |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Cornish |
Yeghes
da |
|
Costa
Rica |
"Pura
Vida" (pure life) which they use for everything. |
|
Creole |
Salud |
|
Croatian |
Zivjeli
(write a small v above the Z) |
|
Czech |
Na
zdraví (to your health) |
|
Czechoslovakian |
Na
Zdravi, Nazdar |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
D |
|
|
Denmark
/ Danish / Dansk |
Skaal
/ Skål |
|
Dominican
Republic |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Dutch |
Proost.
Proost, Geluk, or Gezondheid |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
E |
|
|
Egyptian |
Fee
sihetak |
|
Esperanto |
Sanon |
|
El
Salvador |
(Spanish
- Latin American)? |
|
English |
Cheers
Cheerio (UK) - Lets toast |
|
Esperanto |
Je
via sano (to your health) (constructed) Toston ("(I propose) a
toast") |
|
Estonian |
Tervist |
|
Ethiopia |
they
says T'chen chen |
|
Equador |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
F |
|
|
Farsi |
Ba'sal'a'ma'ti
|
|
Faroese
/ Faeroese |
Skál |
|
Finnish
(Suomi) |
"Kippis"
is indeed a good translation for "cheers", being very
informal. "Maljanne" translates approximately as "A
toast to you [Sir]", the polite form of address being implied by
the suffix "nne". One might also say " |
|
French
/ France |
A
votre sante |
|
Frisian |
Tsjoch
(Netherlands) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
G |
|
|
Gaelic
(Ireland) |
Sláinte
(to your health) |
|
Gaelic
(Scotland) |
Slaandjivaa
(to your health) Slainte mhoiz |
|
Galician
(Spain) |
Saúde
/ Chinchín / Saúde |
|
Georgian |
Vielen
danke zu Dr.Wilram Tiemann : |
|
German
(Germany) |
Prost
(beer) |
|
Greek |
Eis
Igian |
|
Greenlandic |
Kassutta
("Let our glasses meet") |
|
Guatemala |
(Spanish
- Latin American)? |
|
Guyana |
In
Guyana, as well as Trinidad, the people speak english. So Cheers is
the same in both those countries |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
H |
|
|
|
|
|
Hawaiian |
Okole
maluna |
|
Hebrew |
L'chaim
("To life") |
|
Hindi |
Apki
Lambi Umar Ke Liye |
|
Holooe |
Kam-poe
|
|
Honduras |
(Spanish
- Latin American)? |
|
Hungarian |
Kedves
egeszsegere |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
I |
|
|
Icelandic |
Skál
(Santanka nu) |
|
Ido |
Ye
vua saneso |
|
Indian |
A
la sature |
|
Indonesia |
Pro
( They sometimes say tos (sounds like "toss" back that
drink)) |
|
Interlingua |
A
vostre sanitate (to your health) |
|
Ireland |
Sláinte
(to your health) |
|
Israel |
L'Chaim!
(To Life!) |
|
Italian
/ Italy |
Cin
cin (formal) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
J |
|
|
Japan
/ Nippon |
Kampai
/ Campai |
|
Japanese
/ Japan |
Kampai.
Banzai |
|
Jamaica |
? |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
K |
|
|
Kikuyu
(Kenya) |
Rathima
andu atene |
|
Korean |
Chukbae |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
L |
|
|
Latin |
Sanitas
bona (to your health) |
|
Latvian |
Uz
veselibu (Prieka) |
|
Lebanese |
Kesak
(sing.) |
|
Liechtenstein |
(German)? |
|
Lithuanian |
i
sveikata (Not : I sueikata / Thank you Paulius) |
|
Lithuanian |
buk
sveikas (Not: I sveikas / Thanks to Paulius) |
|
Luxembourg |
(French)
? |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
M |
|
|
Macedonian |
Na
zdravje! (to your health). (Thanks to Natasha) |
|
Malay |
|
|
Malaysia |
In
Malaysia the language is "Bahasa Melayu" (meaning
"malay language"). As "Basaha Malaysia" it has
been brought in line with Indonesian and the two are very similar now. |
|
Maltese |
Cheers |
|
Maori |
Kia
Ora is a Maori greeting, the equivalent of 'Hello' |
|
Mexican
/ Mexico |
Salud
(Spanish - Latin American) |
|
Monaco |
(French)? |
|
Moroccan
/ Marokko |
Saha
wa'afiab |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
N |
|
|
Netherland |
See
Dutch |
|
New
Zealand |
Kia
Ora is a Maori greeting, the equivalent of 'Hello' |
|
Nicaragua |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Norwegian
(Nynorsk) |
Skal |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
O |
|
|
Occitan |
A
la vòstra |
|
|
|
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
P |
|
|
Pakistani |
Sanda
bashi |
|
Panama |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Paraguay |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Persian
(Iran) |
(Be)
salam ati (to your health) Nush ("Enjoy it, and let it be part of
your body") |
|
Paru |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Philippines |
Mabuhay |
|
Polish |
Na
zdrowie. Vivat |
|
Portuguese |
A
sia saide |
|
Portuguese |
Saude
(to your health) |
|
Puerto
Rico |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
Q |
|
|
Quatar |
Hmmm
alcohol is not alowed here.. |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
R |
|
|
Rhaeto-Romanic |
Viva |
|
Romanian |
Noroc
("Good luck") |
|
Russian
(CCCP) |
No
one says "Na zdorovje" as a Russian drinking cheer. |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
S |
|
|
Sesotho |
Nqa |
|
Scotland |
Slainte |
|
Scottish |
Slainte.
Here's tae ye |
|
Serbian |
Zivio
Ziveli - In Serbian, cheers is 'Ziveli', pronounced 'zjee-ve-lee',
meaning 'Let's live long!' |
|
Slovak |
Na
zdravie (to your health) / Stolicka! [stolitschka] |
|
Slovenian |
Na
zdravje (to your health) |
|
Somalian |
Auguryo |
|
South
African (Afrikaans) |
There
are 11 official languages English - cheers Afrikaans - Gesondheid and
try the word Amandla for the other 9 |
|
Spanish |
Salud |
|
Spanish
Latin American |
Salud
y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo |
|
Sri
Lanka (Sinhala) |
Seiradewa |
|
Suomi
(Finland) |
see
Finnish |
|
Swahili |
Afya
/ Vifijo |
|
Svenska
/ Swedish |
Skål
- Skaal |
|
Swahili |
Maisha
marefu - good life or cheers ( Afya! Vifijo! ) |
|
Switzerland
/ Swiss |
As
you might know, there are 4 language-parts in Switzerland
(Swissgerman, French, Italian, and Rätoromanisch) But that's not all,
there are also a lot of diffrent dialects here. I'm living in the
german part and speak a dialect called "Bärndütsch", so
here we go: Cheers = Proscht, Zum Wohl, Gsundheit (the last two means
to your health). For the other dialects it's mostly the same, only the
accent changs a little bit. |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
T |
|
|
Tagalog |
Mabuhay
("Long life") |
|
(Philippines) |
|
|
Thai
/Thailand |
Choc-tee |
|
Turkish |
Serefe
(write cedille under S) ("To honor") |
|
Trinidad |
In
Trinidad, as well as Guyana, the people speak english. |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
U |
|
|
Ukrainian |
In
Ukraine we say 'Budmo!'. This means approximately 'shall we live
forever!' Usually, one person says 'Budmo!' and everybody at the
table/party answers 'Hey!' (the meaning is straightforward). This
repeats for up to 3 times depending on the mood of the crowd. Only
then, everybody empties their glasses. |
|
United
Arab Emirates (Arab) |
Shucram |
|
United
Kingdom |
Cheers |
|
United
States of America |
Cheers
(se also American) |
|
Urdu
(Pakistan) |
Djam |
|
Uruguay |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Uyghur |
Hoshe
(Cheers) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
V |
|
|
Venezuela |
(Spanish
- Latin American) |
|
Vietnamese |
Chia |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
W |
|
|
Welsh |
Iechyd
da |
|
Wales |
(Welsh) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
Y |
|
|
Yiddish
Mazel tov |
Lechaym
(Lechaim) |
|
Yugoslavian |
Ziveo
/ Ziveli (Though country is split up now word is still in use.) |
|
Country |
Remark
/ explanation |
|
Z |
|
|
Zimbbabwe |
? |
|
Zulu |
Oogy
wawa (ooggywawa or oogywawa) |