Amharic አማርኛ am
መልካም አዲስ ዓመት!
Mel-kam Ad-dis A-met!
Used in Ethiopia and Eritrea for the Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash) and the Gregorian New Year.
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How to say
Happy New Year
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Arabic العربية ar
كل عام وأنتم بخير!
Kool aam wa antum bi-khair!
A common greeting used in Arabic-speaking countries for New Year's and other celebrations.
Bangla বাংলা bn
শুভ নববর্ষ!
Shoo-bho no-bo-BOR-sho!
Used in Bengali-speaking regions for both the Bengali New Year and the Gregorian New Year.
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Catalan català ca
Bon any nou!
Bon ah-ny noo!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Catalan.
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Czech čeština cs
Šťastný nový rok!
SHTAS-nee NO-vee rok!
The standard greeting for New Year's in the Czech Republic.
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Danish dansk da
Godt nytår!
Goth nü-tohr!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Denmark.
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German Deutsch de
Frohes neues Jahr!
FRO-es NOY-es Yahr!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Germany.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Καλή χρονιά!
Ka-LEE hro-NYA!
The common greeting for New Year's in Greece.
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Spanish Español es
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Feh-LEEZ Ah-nyo NWEH-vo!
This is the standard greeting used in Spain and Latin America to wish someone a happy new year.
Estonian eesti et
Head uut aastat!
Hayd oot Aas-tat!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Estonia.
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Basque Basque eu
Urte berri on!
Ur-te beh-rri on!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Basque.
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Persian فارسی fa
سال نو مبارک!
Saal-e no mo-ba-RAK!
Used in Iran and other Persian-speaking regions for Nowruz (Persian New Year) and the Gregorian New Year.
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Finnish suomi fi
Hyvää uutta vuotta!
Hü-VAA oo-tah VOO-ot-ta!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Finland.
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French Français fr
Bonne année !
Bon ah-NAY!
Used in France and other French-speaking regions to celebrate the new year.
Galician Galician gl
Bo Nadal e Feliz Ano Novo!
Bo na-DAL eh Feh-LEEZ A-no NO-vo!
This greeting is common in Galicia, Spain, combining Christmas and New Year's wishes.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
નવું વર્ષ મુબારક!
Na-vu var-SHA mu-ba-rak!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Gujarati-speaking regions.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Barka da sabuwar shekara!
Bar-ka da sa-bu-war she-ka-ra!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Hausa-speaking regions.
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Hebrew עברית he
שנה טובה!
Sha-NAH TO-vah!
While primarily used for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), it's also used for the secular New Year.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
नया साल मुबारक हो!
Na-ya saal mu-ba-rak ho!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Hindi-speaking regions.
Hungarian magyar hu
Boldog új évet!
Bol-dog OO-ee AY-vet!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Hungary.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Selamat Tahun Baru!
Se-la-mat Ta-hoon Ba-roo!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Indonesia.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Gleðilegt nýtt ár!
Glay-thih-leht neet ahr!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Iceland.
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Italian Italiano it
Felice anno nuovo!
Feh-LEE-che AH-no NWO-vo!
The common greeting for New Year's in Italy.
Japanese 日本語 ja
明けましておめでとうございます！
Ah-keh-ma-shi-te oh-meh-deh-TOH go-zai-MA-su!
A very common and polite greeting for New Year's in Japan.
Korean 한국어 ko
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
Sae-hae bok ma-ni ba-deu-se-yo!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Korea, wishing someone good fortune.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Laimingų Naujųjų metų!
Lai-ming-guh Nau-yu-yu me-tu!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Lithuania.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Laimīgu Jauno gadu!
Lai-mee-goo Ya-oo ga-doo!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Latvia.
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Marathi मराठी mr
नवीन वर्षाच्या शुभेच्छा!
Na-veen var-SHAA-chya shoo-beh-CHAA!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Marathi-speaking regions.
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Malay Melayu ms
Selamat Tahun Baru!
Se-la-mat Ta-hoon Ba-roo!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Malaysia.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
Kheh-LUK-ukh Niew-Yahr!
The standard greeting for New Year's in the Netherlands.
Norwegian norsk no
Godt nytt år!
Got nüt ohr!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Norway.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਨਵੇਂ ਸਾਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਮੁਬਾਰਕਾਂ!
Na-ve saal dee-aan mu-ba-RA-kaan!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Punjabi-speaking regions.
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Polish polski pl
Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
Shchen-shlee-VEH-go No-VEH-go RO-ku!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Poland.
Portuguese Português pt
Feliz Ano Novo!
Feh-LEEZ AH-no NO-vo!
Used in Portugal and Brazil to wish someone a happy new year.
Romanian română ro
La mulți ani!
La moolts ah-NEE!
A common greeting used in Romania for various celebrations, including New Year's.
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Russian русский ru
С Новым Годом!
S NO-vym GO-dom!
The common greeting for New Year's in Russia.
Swedish svenska sv
Gott nytt år!
Got nüt ohr!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Sweden.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Heri ya mwaka mpya!
He-ri ya mwa-ka m-pya!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Swahili-speaking regions.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள்!
Puth-THAHN-doo vaazh-THUK-kal!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Tamil-speaking regions.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు!
NOO-tha-na sam-vat-sa-ra shoo-bha-kaan-ksha-loo!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Telugu-speaking regions.
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Thai ไทย th
สวัสดีปีใหม่!
Sa-wat-dee pee mai!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Thailand.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Manigong Bagong Taon!
Ma-ni-gong Ba-gong Ta-on!
The standard greeting for New Year's in the Philippines (Tagalog).
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Mutlu Yıllar!
Mut-LU YIL-lar!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Turkey.
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Ukrainian українська uk
З Новим роком!
Z NO-vym RO-kom!
The common greeting for New Year's in Ukraine.
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Urdu اردو ur
نیا سال مبارک!
Na-ya saal mu-ba-rak!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Urdu-speaking regions.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chúc mừng năm mới!
Chook mung nam moi!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Vietnam.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ̀tọ́ Ọdún Tuntun!
E-toh Oh-dun Tun-tun!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Yoruba-speaking regions.
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Chinese 中文 zh
新年快乐！
Shin-nyen kwhy-luh!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Mandarin Chinese.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
新年快樂！
San nin faai lok!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Cantonese.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Unyaka omusha omuhle!
Oo-NYA-ka o-Moo-sha o-Moo-hle!
The standard greeting for New Year's in Zulu-speaking regions.
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