Cheers in many languages
Salud en muchos idiomas
28 Ways to Say “Cheers” Around The World from MoveHub
Language | shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation… when drinking |
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Afrikaans | Gesondheid! |
Albanian (Gheg) | Gzuar! Gzuar, or! Shnêt n’tyê! |
Albanian (Tosk) | Gëzuar! Gëzuar, or! Shëndeti tuaj! |
Aleut | Qaĝanaazax̂ Ukudigatunal |
Alsatian | G’sundheit! |
Amharic | ለጤናችን (läṭenaččən) ለፍቅራችን (läfəqraččən) ለጓደኛነታችን (lägwadäňňannätaččən) |
Arabic (Egyptian) |
good health – (fee saḥitkum) في صحتكم! |
Arabic (Kuwaiti) | may you eat with health – (bil-‘áfya) بالعافية! |
Arabic (Moroccan) |
(besseha) بالصحة (besseha w raha) بالصحة و الراحة |
Aragonese | ¡Salut! |
Armenian (Eastern) |
Կենա’ցդ (Kenaced) – rarely used |
Armenian (Western) |
Առողջութիւն: (Arroghchootyoon) |
Assamese | গুদলাক (gudalaaka) |
Asturian | Gayola! |
Azeri | Sənin sağlığına sağlığınıza! Sənin sizin sağlığınıza! |
Basque | On egin! Topa! Eskerriska! |
Bavarian | Brosd |
Belarusian | За здароў’е (Za zdarou’e) |
Bengali | জয়! (jôe!) lit. ‘Victory!’ |
Bhojpuri | बढ़िया सेहत के वास्ते (badhiya sehat ke vaaste) |
Bosnian | Živjeli! Na zdravlje! |
Breton | Yec’hed mat! |
Bulgarian | Наздраве! (Nazdrave) |
Catalan | Salut! Salut i força al canut! |
Cebuano | Mabuhi! |
Chamorro (Guam dialect) |
Biba! |
Chamorro (North Marianas dialect) |
Hago lao! |
Chinese (Cantonese) |
飲勝 (yám sing) 飲杯 (yám bùi) 敬酒 (ging jáu) 幹杯 (gòn bùi) |
Chinese (Mandarin) |
乾杯! [干杯!] (gān bēi) – “dry glass” |
Chinese (Taiwanese) |
乾杯! (kan poe/pe!) 呼乾啦! (ho͘ ta là!) |
Cornish | Yeghes da! (good health) Ehaz ha sowenath whath tho why ha tho goz henath! (MC) (Health and prosperity ever to you and yours) |
Corsican | (À a) salute |
Croatian | Živjeli! Uzdravlje! |
Czech | Na zdraví! |
Danish | Skål! Bunden i vejret eller resten i håret! (bottoms up or the rest in your hair) – only used with friends when very drunk |
Dutch | Proost! Op je gezondheid! |
English (British) | Cheers! (Toasts used when drinking) |
Esperanto | Je via sano! Toston! Sanon! |
Estonian | Terviseks! |
Faroese | Skál! |
Flemish | Santé! |
Fijian | Bula! |
Finnish | Kippis! Terveydeksi! (to your health) Pohjanmaan kautta! (bottoms up) |
Flemish (West) | Santé |
French | Santé ! À votre santé ! À la vôtre ! À la tienne ! |
Frisian (North) | Sünhäid! |
Frisian (West) | Tsjoch! |
Friulian | Salût! A bon pro! Vive! Cincin! Prosit! |
Galician | Saúde! |
Georgian | გაგიმარჯოთ! (gagimarjot!) – frm გაგიმარჯოს! (gagimarjos!) – inf ჯანმრთელობას გისურვებთ! (janmrtelobas gisurvebt!) – frm ჯანმრთელობას გისურვებ! (janmrtelobas gisurveb!) – inf |
German | Prost! Prosit! Zum Wohl! Auf uns! Auf dich! |
Greek (Modern) | Στην υγειά σου! (Stin iyá su!) – sg Στην υγειά μας! (Stin iyá mas!) – pl including self Στην υγειά σας! (Stin iyá sas!) – pl not including self Είς υγείαν! (Is iyían) |
Greenlandic | Kasuutta! |
Haitian Creole | Ochan! Sante! Onè Respè! |
Hawaiian | Huli pau! ʻŌkole maluna! (bottoms up – considered vulgar by some) |
Hebrew | to life – (l’chaim) לְחַיִּים! |
Hindi | अच्छी सेहत के लिए! (acchī sehat ke lie!) |
Hmong (White) | Zoo siab (good heart / happy) |
Hungarian | Kedves egészségére! Egészségedre! (sg) Egészségetekre! (pl) (to your health) |
Icelandic | Skál! |
Igbo | Mma manu! |
Indonesian | Santi! |
Interlingua | A vostre sanitate! A vostre salute! Bon sanitate! |
Inuktitut | ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅ (Inuuhiqatsiaq/Inuusiqatsiaq) |
Iñupiaq | Sayakturutchiaq |
Irish (Gaelic) | Sláinte! (Health) Sláinte mhaith! (Good health) Sláinte agus táinte! (Health and wealth) Sláinte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mná go deo! (Health to the men and may the women live forever) Croí folláin agus gob fliuch! (A healthy heart and a wet mouth) Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Éirinn! (Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland) |
Italian | Salute! Cin cin! |
Japanese | 乾杯 (kanpai) lit. “dry glass” |
Javanese | Mugi tansah diparingi kasarasan (Kromo Inggil) Mugạ séhat terus (Ngoko) |
Jèrriais | Bouonne santé! |
Kannada | ತುಂಬಾ ಸಂತೋಷ ಅಥವಾ ಖುಷಿಯಾಯ್ತು (tumba santosha athavā khushiyāytu) |
Kazakh | Денсаулығыңыз үшін! (Densawlığıñız üşin!) Саулығыңыз үшін! (Sawlığıñız üşin!) |
Khmer | ជល់មួយ (jul mouy) លើកដាច់ (lerk dach) |
Kikuyu | Rathima andu atene! |
Kinyarwanda | Kubuzima bwacu! |
Kiribati | Marurung! |
Klingon | ‘IwlIj jachjaj (“May your blood scream!”) |
Korean | 건배 [乾杯] (geonbae) – lit. “dry glass” 위하여 (wihayeo) |
Kurdish (Sorani) | Noş |
Kyrgyz | Ден соолугубуз үчүн! (Den soolugubuz üchün!) |
Latin | Bonam sanitatem! Bene tibi! |
Latvian | Uz veselību! Priekā! (in happiness) |
Lithuanian | Į sveikatą! |
Lombard | Salùu! |
Lule Sámi | Jugesta! |
Luxembourgish | Prost! |
Macedonian | Наздравје (Nazdravye) |
Malagasy | Mirary fahasalamana e! |
Malay | Sihat selalu! |
Malayalam | ചിയേഴ്സ് (cheeyerus) |
Maltese | Evviva! Ċirs! |
Manx (Gaelic) | Slaynt! (health) Slaynt vie! (good health) Slaynt vie, bea veayn, beeal fliugh as baase ayns Mannin (Good health, a long life, a wet mouth, and death in Mann) |
Māori | Mauri ora! Kia ora! |
Marathi | आयुरारोग्य लाभो (āyurārogy labho) प्रकृती ठीक असो (prakruti thik aso) |
Mongolian | Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө! (Erüül mendiin tölöö) |
Nahuatl | Ma ixpāntzinco |
Navajo | Ahóá! |
Ndebele (Northern) | Impilo enhle |
Nepali | शुभ कामना (subhakamana) |
Northern Sámi | Máistte! Jugis! |
Norwegian | Skål! |
Occitan | A la bona santat! A la nòstra! |
Old English | Wes þū hal! |
Oriya | ଖୁଶି ରେ ରୁହନ୍ତ (khusi re ruhantu) |
Papiamento | Salud! Bon salud! |
Pashto | (kha sehat walary) ښه صحت ولری |
Persian (Farsi) | (salâmati!)سلامتي! (be salâmati!) به سلامتي! |
Polish | Zdrowia! |
Portuguese | Viva! Saúde! (health) Tchim-tchim! |
Portuguese (Brazilian) | Viva! Saúde! (health) Tim-Tim! |
Rapa Nui | Manuía! |
Romanian | Noroc! (good luck!) |
Russian | За здоровье! (Za zdarov’e!) Будем здоровы! (Budem zdorovy) – Let’s stay healthy |
Sakha | Доруобуйа туһугар! (doruobuja tuhugar) |
Samoan | Manuia! |
Sanskrit | शुभमस्तु (shubhamastu) |
Sardinian (Logudorese) |
Salute! |
Scots | Cheers! Here’s tae ye! Here’s tae us, wha’s like us? Damned few an’ they’re a’ deid (classic Scottish toast) |
Scottish Gaelic | Slàinte! (health) Slàinte mhath! (good health) Slàinte mhor! (great health) Slàinte mhor a h-uile là a chi ‘s nach fhaic (Great health to you every day that I see you and every day that I don’t) |
Serbian | Живео! (Živeo!) Живели! (Živeli!) – Let’s live long |
Sicilian | Â saluti! |
Sinhala | වාසනාවන්! (vāsatāvan) ඡය වේවා! (jaya vevā!) |
Slovak | Na zdravie! |
Slovenian | Na zdravje! (to your health) Živeli |
Somali | Guul/caafimaad wanaagsan |
Southern Sámi | Bööresth! Båetieh bööresth! |
Spanish | ¡Salud! |
Swahili | Maisha marefu! Afya! Vifijo! |
Swedish | Skål! |
Swiss German | Broscht! |
Tagalog | Mabuhay! (long life) |
Tahitian | Manuia! |
Tamil | நல் ஆரோக்கியம் பெருக (nal aarokkiyam peruga) |
Tatar | Isänlektä |
Telugu | శుభ ఆరోగ్యం (shubha aaroagyaṅ) |
Tetum | Saúde! |
Thai | ไชโย! (chai-yoh) |
Tibetan | གཟུགས་པོ་བདེ་ཐང་། |
Tigrinya | ንጥዕናና (nTi’enana) |
Tok Pisin | Cheers! God blesim yu! |
Tswana | Pholo e ntle! |
Turkish | Şerefe! (to honour) Sağlığına! (sg) Sağlığınıza! (pl/frm) – to your health |
Ukrainian | Будьмо (Budʼmo) За здоровя (Za zdorovja) |
Uyghur | خوشە! (Xoshä!) |
Uzbek | Oldik! Sog’liq uchun! |
Vietnamese | Chúc sức khoẻ! |
Volapük | Sanö! |
Võro | Tehrü pääle! |
Welsh | Iechyd da! |
Xhosa | Impilo! |
Yiddish | (Tzum gezunt) צום געזונט |
Yoruba | Ayọ ni o / Kara o le |
Zulu | Impilontle! Akubekuhle! |

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