say cheers in various languages. Taken from Morten's page.
Morten's list of Cheers !
Language |
Cheers ! |
Pronunciation |
| Albanian | Gëzuar | Géschuar |
| Arab |
Fisehatak (*) Shucram (United Arab Emirates) |
Fiseh'atak ? |
| Azerbaijanian | ? | Sorlèchrian |
| Bahasa (Indonesia) | Pro | Pro |
| Baluchi (Iran) | Vashi | Vashi |
| Bulgarian | Na zdrave (*) | Na zdrave |
| Catalan | Salut | ? |
| Chinese (Cantonese) |
Yung sing ("drink and win") Gom bui ("dry the cup") |
Yung sing Gom bui |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Gan bei ("dry the cup") | Gan bei |
| Czech | Na zdraví (*) | Na zdravi |
| Danish | Skål | Skål |
| Egyptian | Bisochtak | Bi'sochtak |
| English |
Cheers Cheerio (UK) Here's mud in your eye (UK, vulgar) Bottoms up (USA) Hey howdy (Arizona) |
Cheers Cheerio Here's mud in your eye Bottoms up Hey howdy |
| Esperanto | Toston | Tóston |
| Estonian | Terviseks (*) | 'Terviseks |
| Faroese | Skál | Skol |
| Finnish |
Kippis Terveydeksi (formal) (*) |
'Kippis ? |
| Flemish (Dutch) |
Proost Gezondheid (*) |
Prowst Rhe'sondheid |
| French | (À votre) santé (*) | A votr songté |
| Frisian (Netherlands) | Tsjog | 'tsjo' like 'cho' in 'chocolate', 'g' like 'j' in Spanish 'Jose' |
| Gaelic (Ireland) | Sláinte (*) | Slorntche |
| German |
Prost (beer) Zum Wohl (wine) (*) Hau weg den Scheiss (vulgar) |
Proost Tsum vool . |
| Greek |
Stin ijiasas Jamas |
Stin i'jiasas ? |
| Greenlandic | Imekatigîgta | Imekatigîgta |
| Hawaiian | Okole maluna | Å'kålè ma'luna |
| Hebrew |
L' chaim ("To life") L' briut |
Lè'hayim ? |
| Hungarian |
Egèszsègedre (sing.) Egèszsègetekre (plur.) | ? |
| Icelandic | Skál | Skawl |
| Interlingua (constructed) | A vostre sanitate (*) | ? |
| Italian |
Cin cin (formal) Salute (informal) |
Tjin Tjin Sa'lutè |
| Japanese | Kampai | Kampai |
| Kikuyu (Kenya) | Rathima andu atene | Rathima andu atene |
| Korean | Chukbae | 'Chukbae |
| Latvian | Uz veselibu | Uz vese'libu |
| Lebanese |
Kesak (sing.) Keskun (plur.) |
Kesak Keskun |
| Lithuanian | I sueikata | I sueikata |
| Maltese |
Cheers Aviva (old fashioned) |
Cheers A'viva |
| Norwegian | Skål | Skål |
| Persian (Iran) |
(Be) salam ati (*) Nush ("Enjoy it, and let it be part of your body") |
Bè salam ati Nush |
| Polish | Na zdrowie (*) | Na zdrowie |
| Portuguese | Saude (*) | Sauth |
| Romanian | Noroc | Noroc |
| Russian | Na zdorovje (*) | Na zda'rovje |
| Scottish | Here's tae ye | Here's tae ye |
| Serbo-Croatian | Zivio | Zivio |
| Slovak | Na zdravie (*) | Na zdre'vie |
| Somalian | Auguryo | A-u'gurrjo |
| South African (Afrikaans) | Gesondheid (*) | Rhe'sondheid |
| Spanish | Salud | Salud |
| Swedish | Skål | Skål |
| Tagalog (Philippines) | Mabuhay ("Long live") | Ma'buhay |
| Thai | Choc-tee | ? |
| Turkish |
Serefe (write cedille under S) ("To honor") Sagligina (sing.) (write bars over g's, remove dots over i's) (*) Sagliginiza (plur. or polite) (*) |
Scherefe ? ? |
| Urdu (Pakistan) | Djam | Djam |
| Vietnamese |
Chia Can chén (write dot under a) (North V.N.) Can ly (write dot under a) (South V.N.) |
Gia Can jén Can li |
| Welsh | Iechyd da | Iechyd da |
| Yiddish | Mazel tov | ? |
The toasts marked with (*) can be translated as "To your health" or
"To health".
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