How to Say “Merry Christmas” in 100+ Languages

Are you looking for Christmas greetings in other languages?  We’ve gathered 100+ Christmas wishes in different languages for your loved ones in any part of the world!

To make your search easier, we categorized our Christmas wishes into:

How to Say “Merry Christmas” in German?

Extend Christmas wishes in German with the phrase, “Frohe Weihnachten!

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Italian?

Extend Christmas wishes in Italian with the phrase, “Buon Natale!“

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in French?

Extend Christmas wishes in Spanish with the phrase, “Joyeux Noël !”

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?

Extend Christmas wishes in Spanish with the phrase, “Feliz Navidad!”

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Tagalog?

Extend Christmas wishes in Tagalog with the phrase, “Maligayang Pasko!” 

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Mandarin Chinese?

Extend Christmas wishes in Mandarin Chinese with the phrase, “圣诞快乐”.

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Greek?

Extend Christmas wishes in Greek with the phrase, “Καλά Χριστούγεννα”.

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Japanese?

Extend Christmas wishes in Japanese with the phrase, “メリークリスマス!”

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Korean?

Extend Christmas wishes in Korean with the phrase, “메리 크리스마스”.

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Russian?

On Christmas Day, Russians greet each other with “Христос рождается!” (“Christ is born!”), and the response is “Славите Его!” (“Glorify Him!”). This traditional greeting reflects the deep spiritual significance of Christmas in Russian culture.

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How to Say “Merry Christmas” in Bulgarian?

Extend Christmas wishes in Bulgarian with the phrase, “Весела Коледа!”

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Merry Christmas in 90+ More Languages

While we’re all familiar with the phrase ‘Merry Christmas,’ it’s fascinating to discover how this festive greeting is expressed in different languages around the world:

1. Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees
2. Albanian: Gëzuar Krishtlindjet
3. Amharic: መልካም ገና (Melkam Gena)
4. Arabic: عيد ميلاد مجيد (Eid Milad Majid)
5. Armenian: Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ (Shnorhavor Surb Tsnund)
6. Azerbaijani: Milad Bayramınız Mübarək
7. Basque: Eguberri on
8. Belarusian: З Калядамі (Z Kalyadami)
9. Bengali: শুভ বড়দিন (Shubho Borodin)
10. Bosnian: Sretan Božić
11. Burmese: Christmas nay hma mue pyaw pa
12. Catalan: Bon Nadal
13. Chichewa: Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha Xmas
14. Corsican: Bon Natale
15. Croatian: Sretan Božić
16. Czech: Veselé Vánoce
17. Danish: Glædelig Jul
18. Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest
19. English: Merry Christmas
20. Esperanto: Feliĉan Kristnaskon
21. Estonian: Häid jõule
22. Finnish: Hyvää joulua
23. Frisian: Noflike Krystdagen
24. Galician: Bo Nadal
25. Georgian: გილოცავთ შობას (Gilotsavt Shobas)
26. Gujarati: આનંદી નાતાલ (Anandi Natal)
27. Haitian Creole: Jwaye Nwèl
28. Hausa: Barka da Kirsimatikuma
29. Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
30. Hebrew: חג מולד שמח (Chag Molad Sameach)
31. Hindi: मेरी क्रिसमस (Meri Christmas)
32. Hmong: Zoo siab Christmas
33. Hungarian: Boldog Karácsonyt
34. Icelandic: Gleðileg jól
35. Igbo: Ezi Krismas
36. Indonesian: Selamat Natal
37. Irish: Nollaig Shona
38. Javanese: Sugeng Natal
39. Kannada: ಮೆರ್ರಿ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಮಸ್ (Merri Krismas)
40. Kazakh: Рождество құтты болсын (Rojdestvo qutty bolsyn)
41. Khmer: រីករាយបុណ្យណូអែល (Rikreay Bon Noel)
42. Kurdish (Kurmanji): Kirîsmes pîroz be
43. Kyrgyz: Рождество майрамыңыздар менен (Rojdestvo mayramyngyzdar menen)
44. Lao: ສຸກ​ສັນ​ວັນ​ຄຣິດສະ​ມາດ (Souksan van Christmas)
45. Latin: Natale hilare
46. Latvian: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
47. Lithuanian: Linksmų Kalėdų
48. Luxembourgish: Schéi Chrëschtdeeg
49. Macedonian: Среќен Божиќ (Srećen Božić)
50. Malagasy: Mirary Krismasy sambatra
51. Malay: Selamat Hari Natal
52. Malayalam: മെര്രി ക്രിസ്മസ് (Merri Krismas
53. Maltese: Il-Milied it-Tajjeb
54. Maori: Meri Kirihimete
55. Marathi: मेरी ख्रिसमस (Merī Khrisamas)
56. Mongolian: Зул сарын мэнд хүргэе (Zul sarin mend khürgee)
57. Nepali: क्रिसमसको शुभकामना (Krismasko Shubhakamana)
58. Norwegian: God Jul
59. Pashto: کریسمس مو مبارک شه (Krismas mo mubarak sha)
60. Persian: کریسمس مبارک (Christmas Mubarak)
61. Polish: Wesołych Świąt
62. Portuguese: Feliz Natal
63. Punjabi: ਮੇਰੀ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਮਸ (Merī Krisamas)
64. Romanian: Crăciun Fericit
65. Samoan: Manuia le Kirisimasi
66. Scots Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil
67. Serbian: Срећан Божић (Srećan Božić)
68. Sesotho: Keresemese e monate
69. Shona: Krisimasi yakanaka
70. Sindhi: ميري ڪرسمس (Meri Christmas)
71. Sinhala: සුබ නත්තලක් (Suba nattalak)
72. Slovak: Veselé Vianoce
73. Slovenian: Vesel Božič
74. Somali: Kirismas Wacan
75. Sundanese: Wilujeng Natal
76. Swahili: Krismasi Njema
77. Swedish: God Jul
78. Tajik: Рӯзи милод муборак (Rūzi milod muborak)
79. Tamil: மெர்ரி கிறிஸ்துமஸ் (Merri Kiristumas)
80. Telugu: మెర్రీ క్రిస్మస్ (Merri Krismas)
81. Thai: สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส (Sukhsant Wan Christmas)
82. Turkish: Mutlu Noeller
83. Ukrainian: З Різдвом Христовим (Z Rizdvom Khrystovym)
84. Urdu: میری کرسمس (Meri Christmas)
85. Uzbek: Rojdestvo bayramingiz bilan
86. Vietnamese: Chúc Mừng Giáng Sinh
87. Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
88. Xhosa: Krismesi emnandi
89. Yiddish: אַ פֿריילעכן ניטל (A freylekhn nitl)
90. Yoruba: E ku odun, e ku iye’dun
91. Zulu: UKhisimusi omuhle

Conclusion

It’s been enlightening, hasn’t it? Let’s keep bridging language barriers and uniting hearts. Remember, the spirit of Christmas is universal. It’s a joy that knows no borders.