New Year’s greetings in foreign languages

Oh, how time flies! Many of us breathe a sigh of relief when the clock strikes midnight, as we leap into the new year... Some of us reminisce about what is past. Others think expectantly about what the coming year will bring. On New Year’s Eve at midnight and a few days after, people will greet one another, clinking glasses, celebrating, hugging, kissing and shaking hands.

Some places start the celebrations an hour or two earlier, some later, yet the ever-repeating New Year’s greetings never go out of fashion.

Many of us have family, friends or customers abroad. Maybe you too are about to spend New Year’s Eve and Day away from your homeland, and could use a few New Year’s greetings in a foreign language. And what kind of a translation agency would we be if we didn’t offer you a solution? That’s why we are bringing you New Year’s greetings in diverse languages.

The most common greetings in the most common languages

If we wanted to wish you Happy New Year in all the world’s languages, it would probably take us into the next year. That’s why we have prepared New Year’s greetings for you in languages closest to ours, or are the most spoken in the world. So how do people say Happy New Year in other parts of the world?

Bulgarian	Пожелаваме ви щастлива и успешна Нова година! (Pozhelavame vi shtastliva i uspeshna Nova godina!)
Chinese	新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè)
Danish	Vi ønsker jer alle et godt nytår!
Finnish	Hyvää uutta vuotta!
French	Tous nos meilleurs vœux de bonne et heureuse année!
Greek	Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος! (Eutykhisméno to Néo Étos!)
Hindi	नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें (naye sāl kī hārdik śubhkāmnayeṅ)
Dutch	Vrolijk Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
Croatian	Sretna i blagoslovljena nova godina!
Japanese	明けましておめでとうございます (akemashite omedetō gozaimasu)
Hungarian	Kellemes ünnepeket és boldog új évet!
German	Wir wünschen Ihnen ein glückliches neues Jahr – viel Glück, Zufriedenheit, Erfolg und Gesundheit!
Portugese	Boas festas e feliz ano novo!
Polish	Wesołych świąt i szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
Russian	Счастливого Нового Года! (Schastlivovo Novovo Goda!)
Slovak	Prajeme vám všetkým šťastný nový rok!
Slovenian	Vesel in srečno novo leto!
Spanish	Feliz, saludable y exitoso año nuevo!
Swedish	Gott nytt år!
Italian	Auguri di buone feste e felice anno nuovo!
Turkish	Yeni yılda mutluluk, şans ve zenginlikler seninle olsun!
Ukrainian	Щасливого нового року! (Shchastlivoho novoho roku!)

Before we close, we can’t help wishing you a Happy New Year in a few less commonly taught languages.

“Happy New Year”:

• Hion Hios Hes – Banen
• Hauoli Makahiki Hou – Hawaiian
• Mbung Mbung Ngouh Suiie – Bandang
• Saal Mubarak – Persian
• Na Mwaka Mweu Museo – Kamba
• Sena Tajba – Maltese
• Nonyaka Onempumelelo – Zulu

Dear friends! We wish you a wonderful, fun, relaxed and a happy new year!