{"id":3208,"date":"2010-12-31T20:30:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T03:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2011-01-01T12:17:38","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T19:17:38","slug":"how-to-say-happy-new-year-in-40-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2010\/12\/31\/how-to-say-happy-new-year-in-40-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say \u201cHappy New Year\u201d in 40 Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Camden Luxford<\/a><\/p>\n

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Akranes graveyard, Photo: Atli Har\u00f0arson<\/a>. Feature photo: Eustaquio Santimano<\/a><\/p>\n

According to Ethnologue<\/a>, the world currently has 6,909 living languages. Here\u2019s how to wish someone a happy new year in 40 of them.<\/p>\n

A-E<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/strong><\/th>\nSpelling<\/strong><\/th>\nPronunciation<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Afrikaans<\/td>\nGelukkige Nuwejaar<\/td>\ngha-likkikga-neeva-yaarr (\u201cgh\u201d is a throat scraping guttural sound)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albanian<\/td>\nG\u00ebzuar Vitin e Ri<\/td>\ngu-zoo-ar vi-tin e ri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arabic<\/td>\n??? ?????<\/td>\nsana sa\u2019eedah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Azerbaijani<\/td>\nYeni iliniz m\u00fcbar?k<\/td>\nye-ni i-li-niz myu-ba-rack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bahasa melayu<\/td>\nSelamat tahun baru<\/td>\nselamat tahun baru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basque<\/td>\nUrte berri on<\/td>\nerr-te berr-rri on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bosnian<\/td>\nsretna nova godina<\/td>\nsr-et-na no-va go-din-a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulgarian<\/td>\n???????? ???? ??????<\/td>\nsh-tast-liva No-va go-din-a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Catalan<\/td>\nFeli\u00e7 any nou<\/td>\nfe-LEES A-nee n-Ou<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cebuano (Philippines)<\/td>\nMabungahong Bag-ong Tuig kaninyong tanan<\/td>\nma-boon-ga-hong bag-ong too-eeg kan-een-yong tan-an<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Czech<\/td>\n\u0161?astn\u00fd nov\u00fd rok<\/td>\nSHTU-stnee NO-vee rrr-ok<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dutch<\/td>\nFijne oudejaarsavond (Fine New Year\u2019s Eve) \/ Gelukkig Nieuwjaar (Happy New Year)<\/td>\nfei-nee ow-de-yaarr-sa-vont \/ ghu-lukkikgh-neew-yaarr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estonian<\/td>\nHead uut aastat<\/td>\nhed oot ah-staht<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Tbilisi, Photo: Vladimer Shioshvili<\/a><\/p>\n

F-L<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/strong><\/th>\nSpelling<\/strong><\/th>\nPronunciation<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Farsi<\/td>\n??? ?? ?????<\/td>\nsale nou mobarak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Filipino<\/td>\nManigong Bagong Taon<\/td>\nmah-nee-gong bag-gong ta-on<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French<\/td>\nBonne Ann\u00e9e<\/td>\nbon a-nay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaelic (Scotland)<\/td>\nBliadhna mhath ur<\/td>\nbleenah vahth oohr<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
German<\/td>\nFrohes Neues Jahr \/ Gutes Neues Jahr<\/td>\nfrohes neuyis yar \/ gutes neu-yis yar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greek<\/td>\n???? ??????<\/td>\nkali chronya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gujarati<\/td>\n??? ??????<\/td>\nsaal mubarak (happy year)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hebrew<\/td>\n?????? ??????<\/td>\nshana tova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hindi<\/td>\n??? ??? ?? ??????? ???????????<\/td>\nnayye saal ki haardik shubh-kaam-nayen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hungarian<\/td>\nBoldog \u00daj \u00c9vet \/ Bu\u00e9k<\/td>\nbawl-dawg-uuy-aevet \/ boo-ayk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish<\/td>\nAthbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit \/ Bhliain nua s\u00e1sta<\/td>\nawh-tvleen fwee mm-hay-sheh gutch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Italian<\/td>\nBuon anno \/ Felice anno nuovo<\/td>\nboo-on ah-nno \/ fae-lee-chae ah-nno noo-o-vo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japanese<\/td>\n???????????????<\/td>\nakemashite omedeto gozaimasu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Korean<\/td>\n?? ? ?? ????<\/td>\nseh heh bok mahn ee bahd euh sae yo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Singapore, Photo: Eustaquio Santimano<\/a><\/p>\n

M-Z<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Language<\/strong><\/th>\nSpelling<\/strong><\/th>\nPronunciation<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Maltese<\/td>\nIs Sena it -Tajba<\/td>\niz sena it taybah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mandarin Chinese<\/td>\n????<\/td>\nx?n ni\u00e1n ku\u00e0i l\u00e8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maori<\/td>\nKia hari te tau hou<\/td>\nkia hari tay tau ho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polish<\/td>\nSzcz??liwego Nowego Roku<\/td>\nshch-eng-shlee-vego novego roku<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portuguese<\/td>\nFeliz Ano Novo<\/td>\nfeh-liz an-oh noh-voh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quechua<\/td>\nAllin wata kachun qanpaq (singular) \/ Allin wata kachun qanqunapaq (plural)<\/td>\nall-yin wa-ta ka-chun kan-pak \/ all-yin wa-ta ka-chun kan-koon-a-pak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Romanian<\/td>\nLa Mul?i Ani<\/td>\nlaa mooltsi ani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russian<\/td>\n? ????? ?????<\/td>\ns novim godom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spanish<\/td>\nFeliz A\u00f1o Nuevo<\/td>\nfeh-liz an-yoh n-way-vo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thai<\/td>\n????????????<\/td>\nsaa-wat-dii pi-mai<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkish<\/td>\nMutlu y?llar (happy year) \/ Yeni y?l?n?z kutlu olsun (May your new year be celebrated)<\/td>\nmoot-loo yill-lar \/ yen-ee yill-uh-niz coot-loo ohl-son<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urdu<\/td>\n???? ??? ?????<\/td>\nnayya saal mubarak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh<\/td>\nblwyddyn newydd dda<\/td>\nBLOOdhin NEHwidh dha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Do you know how to say Happy New Year in any other languages? Share in the comment section below to get us closer to representing the world\u2019s 6,000+ languages!<\/p>\n

Bonus: This is how i will celebrate New Years<\/strong><\/p>\n

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