Amharic አማርኛ am
በምግብ ይደሰቱ!
Beh-mә-geb yeh-deh-seh-too
Used before a meal to wish someone enjoyment of their food.
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How to say
Bon appetit
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Arabic العربية ar
صحة وعافية!
Sah-ha-tan wa aa-fee-ya-tan
Used before a meal to wish someone good health and well-being.
Bangla বাংলা bn
শুভ হোক!
Shoo-bho hoke
Used before a meal to wish someone well.
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Catalan català ca
Bon profit!
Bon pro-fit
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Czech čeština cs
Dobrou chuť!
DO-broh hoot
Used before a meal to wish someone a good taste.
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Danish dansk da
Velbekomme!
Vel-beh-ko-meh
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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German Deutsch de
Guten Appetit!
GOO-ten ah-peh-TEET
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Καλή όρεξη!
kah-LEE OH-rek-see
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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Spanish Español es
¡Buen provecho!
bwen pro-VEH-cho
Use this phrase before a meal to wish someone a good appetite and enjoyment of their food.
Estonian eesti et
Head isu!
Heyd ee-soo
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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Basque Basque eu
On egin!
On eh-gin
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Persian فارسی fa
نوش جان!
Noosh-eh jahn
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite and enjoyment.
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Finnish suomi fi
Hyvää ruokahalua!
Hoo-vaa roo-o-ha-loo-a
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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French Français fr
Bon appétit !
bon ah-peh-TEE
This is the direct translation and is used universally before a meal.
Galician Galician gl
Bo proveito!
Bo pro-vay-to
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
આનંદ માણો!
Aa-nand maa-no
Used before a meal to wish someone enjoyment.
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Hausa Hausa ha
A ci abinci lafiya!
Ah chee ah-bin-chee la-fee-ya
Used before a meal to wish someone a healthy meal.
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Hebrew עברית he
בתיאבון!
B'teh-ah-VOHN
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
शुभकामनाएँ!
Shoobh-kaam-NAA-yein
Used before a meal to wish someone well.
Hungarian magyar hu
Jó étvágyat!
YOH Ayt-vaah-dyot
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Selamat makan!
Se-la-mat ma-kan
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Verði þér að góðu!
Ver-thi thyer ath goo-thoo
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Italian Italiano it
Buon appetito!
bwohn ah-peh-TEE-toh
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
Japanese 日本語 ja
召し上がれ！
Me-shee-ah-ga-reh
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat, or 'Itadakimasu' (I humbly receive) before starting to eat.
Korean 한국어 ko
잘 먹겠습니다!
Chal meok-get-seum-ni-da
Used before a meal to express gratitude and willingness to eat well.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Skanaus!
Ska-naus
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Labu apetīti!
La-bu a-pe-tee-tee
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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Marathi मराठी mr
जेवण चांगले असो!
Je-van chang-le a-so
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Malay Melayu ms
Selamat menjamu selera!
Se-la-mat men-ja-mu se-le-ra
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Eet smakelijk!
Ayt sma-kuh-luk
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
Norwegian norsk no
Vel bekomme!
Vel beh-KO-meh
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਚੰਗਾ ਖਾਓ!
Chan-ga khao
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Polish polski pl
Smacznego!
sma-CHNEH-go
Used before a meal to wish someone a tasty meal.
Portuguese Português pt
Bom apetite!
bong ah-peh-TEE-chee
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
Romanian română ro
Poftă bună!
POF-tuh BOO-nuh
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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Russian русский ru
Приятного аппетита!
pri-YAT-nah-vah ah-peh-TEE-tah
Used before a meal to wish someone a pleasant appetite.
Swedish svenska sv
Smaklig måltid!
Smahk-lig mohl-tid
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Kula raha!
Koo-la ra-ha
Used before a meal to wish someone a good meal.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
சாப்பிடுங்கள்!
Saa-pi-DUN-gal
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
భోజనం చేయండి!
Bho-ja-nam chay-AN-di
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat.
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Thai ไทย th
ทานให้อร่อยนะครับ/คะ
Taan hai a-roy na krap/ka
Used before a meal to wish someone a delicious meal; 'khrap' is for males, 'kha' for females.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Kain na!
Ka-in na
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Afiyet olsun!
ah-fee-YET ol-SOON
Used before a meal to wish someone good health and enjoyment of the food.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Смачного!
sma-CHNO-ho
Used before a meal to wish someone a tasty meal.
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Urdu اردو ur
مزے سے کھائیں!
Ma-ze se kha-en
Used before a meal to wish someone enjoyment.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chúc ngon miệng!
Chook ngon mieng!
Used before a meal to wish someone a good appetite.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ jẹun!
Eh je-un
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat.
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Chinese 中文 zh
请慢用！
Ching man yong!
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat slowly and enjoy their meal.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
請慢用！
Ching maan yung
Used before a meal to encourage someone to eat slowly and enjoy their meal.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Udlani kamnandi!
Oo-dla-ni ka-mna-ndi
Used before a meal to wish someone a delicious meal.
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