Caroline Dennigan
How to say Merry Christmas in 18 Different Languages
Here's one for the kids! They love to say Merry Christmas in various languages - go on, ask them!
So, in no particular order, here are 18 ways to say Merry Christmas or Happy Christmas in different languages:
1- If you were in Denmark celebrating Christmas then you would say Glaedelig Jul.
2- In Finland, the greeting is Hyvaa Joulua.
3- Across the channel in France the greeting you would use is Joyeux Noël.
4- Heading to Germany for Christmas? Greet your friends with Frohliche Weihnachten.
5- If you were lucky enough to find yourself on a beach in Hawaii for Christmas it's Mele Kalikimaka.
6- In Italy Merry Christmas is Buon Natale.
7- Heading to Norway? Gledelig Jul.
8- Celebrating Christmas in the Philippines? Great your friends and family with Maligayang Pasko.
9- Polish is one of the most difficult languages to learn so you will be forgiven if you pronounce this one wrong! Wesolych Swiat Bozgp Narodzenia.
10- Portuguese is spoken in 7 different countries - Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. Their Christmas greeting is Feliz Natal.
11- Spending Christmas in Spain or South America? You would say Feliz Navidad. (Thanks to Michael Buble, even I know this one!)
12- If you are in Sweden for Christmas, greet your friends and family with God Jul.
13- In Turkey, you will see yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun which literally translates to Happy New Year. Otherwise, you may see Mutlu Noel which means Happy Christmas.
14- In Wales, Merry Christmas is Nadolig Llawen.
15- In Estonia, the Christmas greeting is Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi.
16- If you find yourself celebrating Christmas in Ireland the greeting is Nollaig Shona Dhuit.
17- Celebrating Christmas in Malta, then Merry Christmas is Milied it-Tajjeb
18- Enjoying Christmas in Romania? Crăciun Fericit.
OR, if you're spending it (like me) in sunny England, then it's simply...
A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL AT ASH TUTORS!