Thursday, December 5, 2013

How to Say 'Cheers' in 50 Languages


 Memorize this list:

A-E
Language
Spelling
Phonetic Pronunciation
Afrikaans
Gesondheid
Ge-sund-hate
Albanian
Gëzuar
Geh-zoo-ah
Arabic (Egypt)
فى صحتك: (literally “good luck”)
Fe sahetek
Armenian (Western)
Կէնաձդ
Genatzt
Azerbaijani
Nuş olsun
Nush ohlsun
Bosnian
Živjeli
Zhee-vi-lee
Bulgarian
Наздраве
Naz-dra-vey
Burmese
Aung myin par say
Au-ng my-in par say
Catalan
Salut
Sah-lut
Chamorro (Guam)
Biba
Bih-bah
Chinese (Mandarin)
干杯
gān bēi
Gan bay
Croatian
Živjeli /
Nazdravlje
Zhee-ve-lee /
Naz-dra-vlee
Czech
Na zdravi
Naz-drah vi
Danish
Skål
Skoal
Dutch
Proost
Prohst
Estonian
Terviseks
Ter-vih-sex








F-M
Language
Spelling
Phonetic Pronunciation
Filipino/Tagalog
Mabuhay
Mah-boo-hay
Finnish
Kippis
Kip-piss
French
Santé /
A la votre
Sahn-tay /
Ah la vo-tre
Galician
Salud
Saw-lood
German
Prost /
Zum wohl
Prohst /
Tsum vohl
Greek
ΥΓΕΙΑ
Yamas
Hawaiian
Å’kålè ma’luna
Okole maluna
Hebrew
לחיים
L’chaim
Hungarian
Egészségedre (to your health) /
Fenékig (until the bottom of the glass)
Egg-esh ay-ged-reh /
Fehn-eh-keg
Icelandic
Skál
Sk-owl
Irish Gaelic
Sláinte
Slawn-cha
Italian
Salute /
Cin cin
Saw-lutay /
Chin chin
Japanese
乾杯
Kanpai (Dry the glass)
Kan-pie
Korean
건배
Gun bae
Latvian
Priekā /
Prosit
Pree-eh-ka /
Proh-sit
Lithuanian
į sveikatą
Ee sweh-kata
Macedonian
На здравје
Na zdravye
Mongolian
Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө /
Tulgatsgaaya
ErUHl mehdiin toloo /
Tul-gats-gAH-ya

N-Z
Language
Spelling
Phonetic Pronunciation
Norwegian
Skål
Skawl
Polish
Na zdrowie
Naz-droh-vee-ay
Portuguese
Saúde
Saw-OO-de
Romanian
Noroc /
Sanatate
No-rock /
Sahn-atate
Russian
Будем здоровы/
На здоровье
Budem zdorovi/
Na zdorovie
Serbian
živeli
Zhee-ve-lee
Slovak
Na zdravie
Naz-drah-vee-ay
Slovenian
Na zdravje (literally “on health”)
Naz-drah-vee
Spanish
Salud
Sah-lud
Swedish
Skål
Skawl
Thai
Chok dee
Chok dee
Turkish
Şerefe
Sher-i-feh
Ukranian
будьмо
Boodmo
Vietnamese
Dô /
Vô /
Một hai ba, yo (one, two, three, yo)
Jou /
/ Dzo
Moat hi bah, yo
Welsh
Iechyd da
Yeh-chid dah
Yiddish
Sei gesund
Say geh-sund

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