In the spirit of going global, I found this awesome list of how to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in 40 different Languages. (many thanks to www.mikeysFunnies.com)
“MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR” IN 40 LANGUAGES
Apache (Western) – Gozhqq Keshmish
Arabic – I’D Miilad Said ous Sana Saida
Croatian – Sretan Bozic
Danish – Glædelig Jul og godt nytår
Farsi – Sal-e no mubarak
French – Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année!
German – Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
Greek – Kala Christougenna Ki’eftihismenos O Kenourios Chronos
Hawaiian – Mele Kalikimaka & Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew – Mo’adim Lesimkha. Shanah Tova
Hindi – Shubh Naya Baras
Iraqi – Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish – Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Iroquois – Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson homungradon nagwutut & Ojenyunyat osrasay
Italian – Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
Japanese – Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Korean – Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Kyrghyz – JangI jIlIngIz guttuu bolsun!
Latin – Pax hominibus bonae voluntatis
Maori – Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritimeti e te Mataiti Ou
Mongolian – Zul saryn bolon shine ony mend devshuulye
Nepali – krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva & Naya Barsa Ko harkik Shuvakamana
Norweigan/Nynorsk – Eg ynskjer hermed Dykk alle ein God Jul og Godt Nyttår
Polish – Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku.
Portuguese – Boas Festas e um feliz Ano Novo
Romanian – Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!
Russian – Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom
Samoan – Ia manuia le Kilisimasi ma le tausaga fou
Somali – ciid wanaagsan iyo sanad cusub oo fiican.
Spanish – Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Sudanese – Wilujeng Natal Sareng Warsa Enggal
Swedish – God Jul och Gott Nytt År
Tagalog – Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon
Tahitian – Ia ora i te Noere e ia ora na i te matahiti ‘api
Thai – Suksan Wan Christmas lae Sawadee Pee Mai
Ukrainian – Veseloho Vam Rizdva i Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku!
Vietnamese – Chuc Mung Giang Sinh – Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Zulu – Sinifesela Ukhisimusi Omuhle Nonyaka Omusha Onempumelelo
If you go to http://snipurl.com/350languages you can see how to say Merry Christmas in 350+ languages.
