How to say Cheers in different languages

How to say cheers in different languages. A quick guide for useful terms in many languages so the next time you lift your glass at a dinner party you can will have a few options to choose for saying Cheers! À votre santé and Skál! and What is your favorite term for Cheers?

Cheers! Salute! À votre santé and to your health! Let the cup be dry!

If you are sharing a bottle of great wine or just toasting with fruit juice, these phrases will bring a little Cheer to your toast. What to say when you raise your glass?

If you know one that is not on this list please post a comment!

LANGUAGE    PHRASE
Afrikaans    Gesondheid!
Albanian    Gëzuar! Gezuaror! Shëndeti tuaj!
Alsatian    G’sundheit!
(Egyptian)    good health – (fee saḥitkum) في صحتكم!
Arabic (Kuwaiti)    may you eat with health – (bil-‘áfya) بالعافية!
Armenian (Eastern)    Կենա’ցդ (Kenaced) – rarely used
Asturian    Gayola!
Azerbaijani    Gayola! Afiyët oslun!
Basque    On egin! Topa! Eskerriska!
Belarusian    За здароўе (Za zdarou’e)
Bengali    (jôe!) lit. ‘Victory!’
Bhojpuri    मज़ा मेँ रहा (maza mein raha)
Bosnian    Živjeli!
Breton    Yec’hed mat! (good health)
Bulgarian    Наздраве! (Nazdrave)
Catalan    Salut! Txin txin!
Chamorro    Biba!
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) – lit. “dry glass”
Chinese (Taiwanese)    呼乾啦! (Hō ta lah!) – lit. “Let it [the cup/glass] be dry [empty]”
Cornish    Yeghes da! (good health), Ehaz ha sowenath whath tho why ha tho goz henath! (Health and prosperity ever to you and yours)
Croatian    Živjeli! Uzdravlje!!
Czech    Na zdraví!
Danish    Skål!
Dutch    Proost! Op je gezondheid!
English    Cheers! Bottoms up! Down the hatch! Mud in your eye!
Esperanto    Je via sano! Toston! Sanon!
Estonian    Tervist! Teie terviseks! (to your health)
Faroese    Skál!
Flemish    Santé!
Fijian    Bula!
Finnish    Kippis!,  Terveydeksi! (to your health), ohjanmaan kautta! (bottoms up)
French    Santé ! À votre santé !
Friulian    Bon pro! Vive! Cincin! Prosit!
Galician    ¡Saúde!
Georgian    გაგიმარჯოთ! (gagimarjoth) – frm, გაგიმარჯოს! (gagimarjos) – inf
German    Prost! Prosit! Zum Wohl! Auf uns! Auf dich!
Greek    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!
Hawaiian    Huli pau! ʻŌkole maluna! (bottoms up)
Hebrew     (l’chaim) לְחַיִּים! (to life)
Hindi    अच्छी सेहत के लिए! (acchī sehat ke lie!)
Hungarian    Kedves egészségére!, Egészségedre! (sg) Egészségetekre! (pl) (to your health)
Icelandic    Skál!
Indonesian    Pro! Tos!
Inuktitut    ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅ (Inuuhiqatsiaq/Inuusiqatsiaq)
Iñupiaq    Sayakturutchiaq
Irish (Gaelic)    Sláinte! (health), Sláinte mhaith! (good health), Sláinte agus táinte! (Health and wealth), Croi follain agus gob fliuch! (A healthy heart and a wet mouth)
Italian    Salute! Cin cin!
Japanese    乾杯 (kanpai) lit. “dry glass”
Jèrriais    Bouonne santé! (tumba santosha athavā khushiyāytu)
Kazakh    Денсаулығыңыз үшін! (Densawlığıñız üşin!)
Kikuyu    Rathima andu atene!
Korean    건배 [乾杯] (geonbae) lit. “dry glass”, 위하여 (wihayeo)
Latin    Bonam sanitatem! Bene tibi!
Lativan    Uz veselību! Priekā! (in happiness)
Lithuanian    Į sveikatą!
Lombard    Salùu!
Luxembourgish    Prost!
Macedonian    Наздравје (Nazdravye)
Malay    Sihat selalu!
Maltese    Evviva! Cirs!
Manx    Slaynt! (health) Slaynt vie! (good health)
Māori    Mauri ora! Kia ora!
Mongolian    Эрүүл мэндийн төлөө! (Erüül mendiin tölöö)
Nepali    शुभ कामना (subhakamana)
Norwegian    Skål!
Occitan    A la bona santat! A la nòstra!
Old English    Wes þū hal!
Persian    (be salâmati!) سلامتي! (salâmati!) به سلامتي!
Polish    Na zdrowie!
Portuguese    Viva! Saúde! (health) Tim-Tim! 
Rapanui    Manuía!
Romanian    Noroc! (good luck!)
Russian    На здоровье (Na zdarov’e), Будем здоровы! (Budem zdorovy) – Let’s stay healthy
Samoan    Manuia!
Scottish Gaelic    Slàinte! (health), Slàinte mhath! (good health)
Scots    Guid Health!
Serbian    Живео! (Živeo!) Живели (Živeli!) – Let’s live long
Slovak    Na zdravie!
Slovenian    Na zdravje! (to your health) Živijo!
Spanish    ¡Salud!
Swahili    Maisha marefu! Afya! Vifijo!
Swedish    Skål!
Tagalog    Mabuhay! (long life)
Tamil    நல் ஆரோக்கியம் பெருக (nal aarokkiyam peruga)
Thai    ไชโย! (chai-yoh)
Turkish    Şerefe! (to honour)
Sağlığına! (sing) Sağlığınıza! (pl/polite) – to your health
Ukrainian    Будьмо (Budʼmo), За здоровя (Za zdorovja)
Uzbek    Oldik! / Sog’liq uchun!
Vietnamese    Chúc sức khoẻ!
Welsh    Iechyd da!
Xhosa    Impilo!
Yiddish    (Zayt gesunt) זייט געזונט
Yorùbá    Ayọ ni o / Kara o le
Zulu    Impilontle! Akubekuhle!
source www.omniglot.com

 

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So now gather your friends and try out these cheers!

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And if you know of any others please leave a comment below!

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  1. Having hosted a half-dozen exchange students over 30 years, this reminds me of deep bonds I have as host mother to beautiful people who are still part of my family! Proost, Tim, tim, Viva, Skal, Cheers
    and LOVE TO ALL OF MY INTERNATIONAL daughters!!xoxxoxox Your American Mom ~ Kathy
    “Joywarrior” P

  2. says: Marigeegee

    An Old Spanish Toast; “To health, wealth and love and time to spend it all”.
    Translation ; “Salud , amor y pesetas y tiempo para gastarlos”