How to say

God bless you

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Amharic አማርኛ am

እግዚአብሔር ይባርክህ (Igzi'abher yibarek'ih)

Ig-zee-ab-her yee-ba-rek-ih

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Arabic العربية ar

يرحمك الله (Yarhamuka Allah)

Yar-ha-mu-ka Al-lah

The standard response to a sneeze, meaning 'may God have mercy on you'.

Bangla বাংলা bn

ঈশ্বর তোমাকে আশীর্বাদ করুন (Īśvar tomāke āśīrbād karun)

Ee-sh-war to-ma-ke aa-sheer-baad ko-run

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Catalan català ca

Déu et beneeixi

Deh et beh-neh-EE-shee

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Czech čeština cs

Požehnej tě Pán Bůh

Poh-zheh-nyeh tyeh Paan Buuh

Used after a sneeze, but less common than 'Na zdraví' (to your health).

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Danish dansk da

Gud velsigne dig

Good VELL-sig-neh dee

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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German Deutsch de

Gott segne dich

Gott ZEG-nuh dikh

Used after a sneeze, though 'Gesundheit' (health) is more common.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Υγεία (Ygeia)

Ee-YEE-ah

The most common response to a sneeze, meaning 'health'.

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Spanish Español es

Dios te bendiga

Dee-os teh ben-DEE-gah

This is a common expression used after someone sneezes, similar to 'bless you' in English.

Estonian eesti et

Jumal õnnistagu sind

Yoo-mal uh-nis-ta-goo sind

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Basque Basque eu

Jainkoak bedeinka zaitzala

I-ny-ko-ak beh-day-een-ka zai-tsa-la

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Persian فارسی fa

عافیت باشد (Afiat bashad)

Ah-fee-aht bah-SHAD

The common response to a sneeze, meaning 'may you be healthy'.

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Finnish suomi fi

Jumala siunatkoon sinua

Yoo-ma-la see-oo-nat-koon see-noo-ah

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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French Français fr

Dieu vous bénisse

Dee-uh voo beh-NEES

Used after a sneeze, similar to English, but less common in modern French.

Galician Galician gl

Deus te bendiga

Days teh ben-DEE-gah

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

ઈશ્વર તમને આશીર્વાદ આપે (Īśvar tamnē āśīrvād āpe)

Ee-sh-var tam-nay aa-sheer-vaad aa-pay

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Allah ya hu da albarka

Ah-lah yah hoo da al-bar-ka

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Hebrew עברית he

תברך (Tevarech)

Te-vah-REKH

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

ईश्वर आपको आशीर्वाद दे (Īśvar āpko āśīrvād de)

Ee-sh-var aap-ko aa-shee-r-vaad deh

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

Hungarian magyar hu

Egészségedre!

Eh-gaysh-shay-ged-reh!

The standard response to a sneeze, meaning 'to your health'.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Tuhan memberkati Anda

Too-han mem-ber-ka-tee An-da

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Guð blessi þig

Kuth BLES-see thig

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Italian Italiano it

Dio ti benedica

Dee-oh tee beh-neh-DEE-kah

Used after a sneeze, but less common than in English.

Japanese 日本語 ja

お大事に (O-daiji ni)

Oh-dah-jee nee

The most common response to a sneeze, meaning 'take care' or 'get well soon'.

Korean 한국어 ko

건강하세요 (Geon-gang-ha-se-yo)

Gun-gang-ha-say-yo

The most common response to a sneeze, meaning 'be healthy'.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Dieve, palaimink tave

Dee-eh-veh pa-lai-mink tah-veh

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Dievs, svētī tevi

Dee-ehvs SVAY-tee teh-vee

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Marathi मराठी mr

ईश्वर तुम्हाला आशीर्वाद देवो (Īśvar tumhālā āśīrvād devō)

Ee-sh-var tum-ha-la aa-sheer-vaad day-vo

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Malay Melayu ms

Tuhan memberkati anda

Too-han mem-ber-ka-tee an-da

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

God zegene je

Khot ZEH-guh-nuh yeh

Used after a sneeze, though less common than in English.

Norwegian norsk no

Gud velsigne deg

Good VELL-sig-neh day

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਰੱਬ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਤ ਦੇਵੇ (Rabb tainū barakat deve)

Rub tay-noo bur-kut day-vay

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Polish polski pl

Na zdrowie

Nah ZDROH-vy-eh

The standard response to a sneeze, meaning 'to your health'.

Portuguese Português pt

Deus te abençoe

Days teh ah-ben-SOH-eh

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

Romanian română ro

Dumnezeu să te binecuvânteze

Doom-neh-ZEH-oo sah teh bee-neh-koo-vahn-TEH-zeh

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Russian русский ru

Будьте здоровы (Bud'te zdorovy)

Bood-tyeh zdah-ROH-vy

The most common response to a sneeze is 'Bud'te zdorovy' (be healthy), which is more common than a direct translation.

Swedish svenska sv

Gud välsigne dig

Good VELL-sig-neh dee

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Mungu akubariki

Moo-ngoo ah-koo-bah-ree-kee

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

கடவுள் உன்னை ஆசீர்வதிப்பார் (Kadavul unnai aasirvathippar)

Ka-da-vul un-nai aa-seer-va-thi-paar

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

దేవుడు మిమ్ములను ఆశీర్వదించును (Dēvuḍu mim'mulanu āśīrvadin̄cunnu)

Day-vu-du mim-mu-la-nu aa-sheer-va-din-chun-nu

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Thai ไทย th

ขอให้พระเจ้าอวยพรคุณ (Khɔ̌ɔ hâi prá-jâao uay-pɔɔn kun)

Kaw hai pra-jao uay-pawn kun

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Pagpalain ka ng Diyos

Pag-pa-LA-in ka nang Dee-yos

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

Çok yaşa

Chok yah-SHA

The most common response to a sneeze, meaning 'live long'.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Будьте здорові (Bud'te zdorovi)

Bood-tyeh zdoh-ROH-vee

Similar to Russian, 'Bud'te zdorovi' (be healthy) is the common response to a sneeze.

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Urdu اردو ur

خدا آپ کو برکت دے (Khuda aap ko barkat de)

Khuh-da aap ko bur-kut day

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Cầu Chúa phù hộ bạn

Cow Choo foo ho ban

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Ọlọ́run bùkún ọ́

O-lo-run bu-kun o

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Chinese 中文 zh

上帝保佑你 (Shàngdì bǎoyòu nǐ)

Shang-dee bao-yo nee

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

上帝保佑你 (Seung6 dai3 bou2 yau6 nei5)

Seung dai bow yau nei

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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Zulu Zulu zu

UNkulunkulu akubusise

Oo-nk-oo-loon-koo ah-koo-boo-see-seh

Used after a sneeze, similar to English.

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