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There are quite a few guides out there on how to say cheers in many languages; however, many of them are incomplete and don't list the more common phrases. If you haven't been to the foreign country yourself, you may be looked at a little funny, because most of the traditional words for "Cheers" are often substituted for more hip and colloquial words. We've come up with what we think is one of the best guides out there for saying cheers in other languages. So here's a toast to your foreign friends.
Language |
Spelling |
Pronunciation/Meaning |
Country |
| Afrikaans | Gesondheid | Ge-sund-hate | South Africa |
| Amandla | |||
| Albanian | Gëzuar | Geh-zoo-ah | Albania |
| Arabic | فى صحتك: (literally good luck) | Fe sahetek | Egypt |
| Fee sihetak | |||
| Bisochtak | |||
| Shucram | Shucram | United Arab Emirates) | |
| Armenian | Կէնաձդ | Genatzt or Genatset / Genatsoot ("Life") | Armenia |
| Azerbaijani | Nuş olsun, Afiyæt oslun | Nush ohlsun, Afiyet ohlsun | Azerbaijan |
| Basque | On egin | Basque | |
| Topa | |||
| Bahasa | Pro | Indonesia | |
| Baluchi | Vashi | Iran | |
| Belgian | Op uw gezondheid | Belgium | |
| Bosnian | Živjeli | Zhee-vi-lee | Serbia |
| Brazilian | Brazil | ||
| Bulgarian | Наздраве | Naz-dra-vey | Bulgaria |
| Burmese | Aung myin par say | Au-ng my-in par say | Burma |
| Catalan | Salut | Sah-lut | Spain |
| Sant Hilari, Sant Hilari, fill de puta qui no se l'acabi | Son of a bitch the one that does not finish the cup | Spain | |
| Chamorro | Biba | Bih-bah | Guam |
| Chinese | 干杯 | gān bēi, Gan bay | China, Taiwan |
| Yung sing ("drink and win") | |||
| (Cantonese) | Gom bui ("dry the cup") | China, Hong Kong, Macau | |
| Gan bei ("dry the cup") | |||
| or Kong chien. | |||
| Cornish | Yeghes da | United Kingdom | |
| Creole | Salud | Haiti, Western Carribean, US (Louisiana) | |
| Croatian | Živjeli / | Zhee-ve-lee / | Croaia |
| Nazdravlje | Naz-dra-vlee | ||
| Czech | Na zdravi | Naz-drah vi | Czech Rebpublic |
| Danish | Skål | Skoal | Denmark |
| Bunden i vejret eller resten i håret (Bottoms up or the rest in your hair.) | |||
| Dutch | Proost | Prohst | The Netherlands |
| Geluk | |||
| Estonian | Terviseks | Ter-vih-sex | Estonia |
| Esperanto | Je via sano (to your health) | Nowhere and Everywhere | |
| Toston ("(I propose) a toast") | |||
| Sanon | |||
| English | Cheers, Cherio | Australia | |
| New Zealand | |||
| Ethiopian | T'chen chen | Ethiopia | |
| Farsi | Ba'sal'a'ma'ti | Iran | |
| Filipino/Tagalog | Mabuhay, Tagay | Mah-boo-hay, Tah-guy | Philippines |
| Finnish | Kippis | Kee-piss | Finland |
| Maljanne | A toast to you [Sir] | ||
| Pohjanmaan kautta | Bottoms Up | ||
| French | Santé / | Sahn-tay / | France, Parts of Africa, Pacific |
| A la votre | Ah la vo-tre | ||
| Galician | Saúde | Northwestern Spain | |
| Chinchín | Spain | ||
| Gaelic | Sláinte | slán-jah /used as drinking toast/ literally means health | Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man |
| Slaandjivaa | To your health | Scotland | |
| German | Prost | Prohst | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| Auf X | owf - ix (Chug it all at once) | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | |
| Zum wohl | Tsum vohl | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | |
| Auf dich | To you! | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | |
| Auf uns | To us! | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | |
| Hau' weg das Zeug! | Down the hatch! | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | |
| Greek | ΥΓΕΙΑ | Yamas | Greece |
| Eis Igian | |||
| Stin ijiasas | |||
| Gia'sou | |||
| Hawaiian | Å'kålè ma'luna | Okole maluna | Hawaii |
| Hebrew | לחיים | L'chaim / To Life | Israel |
| Hungarian | Egészségedre (to your health) / | Egg-esh ay-ged-reh / | Hungary |
| Fenékig (until the bottom of the glass) | Fehn-eh-keg | ||
| Icelandic | Skál | Sk-owl | Iceland |
| A la sature | |||
| Indonesian | tos | toast | Indonesia |
| Irish Gaelic | Sláinte | Slawn-cha | Ireland |
| Italian | Salute / | Saw-lutay / | Italy |
| Cin cin | Chin chin | ||
| Japanese | 乾杯 Kanpai (Dry the glass) | Kan-pie | Japan |
| Korean | 건배 | Gun bae | Korea |
| Latin | Sanitas bona | To your health / good health | In Books Only My Friend |
| Latvian | Priekā / | Pree-eh-ka / | Latvia |
| Prosit | Proh-sit | ||
| Lithuanian | į sveikatą | Ee sweh-kata | Lithuania |
| Macedonian | На здравје | Na zdravye | Macedonia |
| Maltese | Evviva! | Malta | |
| Mongolian | Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө / | ErUHl mehdiin toloo / | Mongolia |
| Tulgatsgaaya | Tul-gats-gAH-ya | ||
| Moroccan | Saha wa'afiab | Morocco | |
| Norwegian | Skål | Skawl | Norway |
| Pakistani | Sanda bashi | Pakistan | |
| Polish | Na zdrowie | Naz-droh-vee-ay | Poland |
| Portuguese | Saúde | Saw-OO-de | Portugal |
| Romanian | Noroc / | No-rock / | Romania |
| Sanatate | Sahn-atate | ||
| Sinhala | Seiradewa | Sri Lanka | |
| Russian | Будем здоровы/ | Budem zdorovi/ | Russia |
| На здоровье | Na zdorovie | ||
| Serbian | živeli | Zhee-ve-lee | Serbia |
| Slovak | Na zdravie | Naz-drah-vee-ay | Slovakia |
| Slovenian | Na zdravje (literally on health) | Naz-drah-vee | Slovenia |
| Spanish | Salud | Sah-lud (To your health) | Spain |
| Salud y amor y tiempo para disfrutarlo | Health, Love and Time to enjoy | Latin America | |
| Arriba, abajo, al centro, para adentro | Up, down, center, inside, vulgar | Latin America | |
| Pura Vida | Pure Life (used for everything) | Costa Rica | |
| Swedish | Skål | Skawl | Sweden |
| Helan går | Everything goes | ||
| Thai | ไชโย! Chok dee | Chok dee | Thailand |
| Turkish | Şerefe | Sher-i-feh | Turkey |
| Ukranian | будьмо | Boodmo | Ukrainian |
| Uyghur | Hoshe | Cheers | Western China |
| Salametlikingiz ucu | For your health | ||
| Vietnamese | Dô / | ||
| Chuc suckhoe yo | Chook sa koya, yo / To good health | Vietnam | |
| Vô / | / Dzo | ||
| Một hai ba, yo | Moat hi bah, yo (one, two, three, yo) | ||
| Welsh | Iechyd da | Yeh-chid dah | United Kingdom |
| Yiddish | Sei gesund | Say geh-sund | Israel, United States |
| Zulu | Oogy wawa | cheers | South Africa |
