Merry Christmas by Dialect
Say "Merry Christmas" in Irish. In Ireland, "Merry Christmas" translates to "Nollaig Shona Dhuit!"
Say "Feliz Natal/Boas Festas." This is virtually said throughout every Lusophone nation, which includes Brazil in South America to Timor Leste in Indonesia. In Portugal and in some Portuguese speaking African countries, they say Boas Festas.
Say "Merry Christmas" in Spanish. This will translate to "Feliz Navidad." This is how it is said in all Spanish-speaking countries (though not necessarily with musical accompaniment) such as: The Iberian Peninsula, including Spain and Gibraltar; Mexico and Central America, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama; South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Say "Merry Christmas" in French. This translates to "Joyeux Noël." For Francophiles, "Joyeux Noël" is the greeting of the season, and you will hear it or say it in a number of places around the world, such as: France, of course, and also in much of Canada. Frequently in African nations during visits to places such as Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Cameroon, or when hanging out in Chad, The Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, or Togo.
Say "Merry Christmas" in Dutch. This translates to "Zalig Kerstfeest" is the greeting you'll hear in Dutch-speaking countries. In Belgium, "Zalig Kerstfeest" would be the right thing to say to anybody. In the Netherlands, you have options. You can say "Prettige Kerstdagen," "Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar," (tossing in a "Happy New Year" for good measure) or simply "Zalig Kerstfeest!"
Say "Merry Christmas" in German. In Germany, this translates to "Fröhliche Weihnachten." If you happen to be in Liechtenstein, it will be warmly received there as well. In Switzerland, there's a slight variation; there, they say "Fröhlichi Wiehnacht!" If you're in Austria, you have less of a mouthful to say: it's simply "Frohe Weihnachten."
Say "Merry Christmas" in Italian. "Buon Natale!" is Italian for Merry Christmas, but be sure to say it with gusto! You can also say this without pause in San Marino, and when pressed in Libya.
Say "Merry Christmas" in Arabic. This translates to "Milad Mubarak!" You'll find them wishing you "Milad Mubarak!" in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, and when spending a night in Tunisia.
Say "Merry Christmas in Indian. "Natal Mubarak" is the Indian variant. In Pakistan, say "Bara Din Mubarrak Ho!"
Say "Merry Christmas" in Israeli. This would translate to "Mo'adim Lesimkha!" Lest we forget, this is how you say "Merry Christmas" in Israel.
Say "Merry Christmas" in Albanian. In Albania, this translates to "Gëzuar Krishlindjet!" There is only one place in the entire world that says this, and that is Albania. "Gëzuar" is also how they say "cheers!" or "bottoms up!" when tipping the eggnog!
Say "Merry Christmas" in Greek. In Albania's next door neighbor, Greece, they say "Eftihismena Christougenna!"
Say "Merry Christmas" in Croatian. "Sretan Bozic!" is how it is said in Croatia, but if you're heading to Eastern Europe, there are as many variants as there are nations. In the Czech Republic, say "Vesele Vanoce!" In Serbia, "Hristos se rodi! Srećan Božić." In Slovenia, you would say "Srecen bozic," and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Sretam Bozic, Hristos se Rodi!"
Say "Merry Christmas" in Japanese. This translates to "Merii Kurisumasu!" This is how they say Merry Christmas in Japan. In other Asian nations: In Hong Kong, say "Sing dan fiy loc," and in Korea say "Sung Tan Chuk Ha." In Mandarin Chinese, take a deep breath and say "Kung His Hsin Nien Bing Chu Shen Tan." Down south, they say "Chuc Mung Giang Sinh" in Vietnam, and in Thailand they say "Sawasdee Pee Mai."
Alphabetical List
All of the A's Afghanistan: De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha Albania: Gëzuar Krishlindjet Algeria: Milad Mubarak American Samoa: - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Andorra: Bon Nadal Angola: Boas Festas Antarctica: Merry Christmas, Felices Pasquas, Hristos Razdajetsja Antigua and Barbuda: Merry Christmas Arabic: I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida Argentina: Feliz Navidad! Armenia: Shnorhavor Sourp Dzunount Aruba: Bon Pasco, Bon Anja Australia: Happy Christmas Austria: Frohe Weihnachten Azerbaijan: Milad Bayramınız mübarək olsun
B Bahamas: Happy Christmas Bahrain: Milad Mubarak Bangladesh: Shuvo Baro Din Barbados: Merry Christmas Belarus: Winshuyu sa Svyatkami Belgium: Zalig Kerstfeest Belize: Merry Christmas Benin: Joyeux Noël Bermuda: Merry Christmas Bhutan: krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva Bolivia: Feliz Navidad Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sretam Bozic, Hristos se rodi Botswana: Merry Christmas Brazil: Feliz Natal British Indian Ocean Territory: Happy Christmas Brunei Darussalam: Selamat Hari Natal Bulgaria: Vessela Koleda Burkina Faso: Joyeux Noël Burundi: Noëli Nziza, Joyeux Noël
C Cambodia: rikreay thngai nauel Cameroon: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël Canada: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël Cape Verde: Boas Festas Cayman Islands: Merry Christmas Central African Republic: Joyeux Noël Chad: Joyeux Noël, Milad Mubarak Chile: Feliz Navidad China Sheng Tan Kuai Loh Chinese (Mandarin): Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan Christmas Island: Merry Christmas Colombia: Feliz Navidad para todos Comoros: Joyeux Noël, Milad Mubarak Congo: Joyeux Noël Cook Islands: Merry Christmas, Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritime Costa Rica: Feliz Navidad Côte d'Ivoire: Joyeux Noël Croatia: Sretan Bozic Cuba: Feliz Navidad Cyprus: Eftihismena Christougenna, Noëliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yili Czech Republic: Vesele Vanoce
D Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Sung Tan Chuk Ha Denmark: Glædelig Jul Djibouti: Joyeux Noël, Milad Mubarak Dominica: Merry Christmas Dominican Republic: Feliz Navidad
E Ecuador: Feliz Navidad Egypt: Milad Mubarak El Salvador: Feliz Navidad Equatorial Guinea: Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad Eritrea: Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet Estonia: Haid Joule, Rôômsaid Jôule Ethiopia: Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet, Merry Christmas
F Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Merry Christmas Faroe Islands: Gledhilig jol Federated States of Micronesia: Merry Christmas Fiji: Merry Christmas Filipino: Maligayang Pasko Finland: Hauskaa Joulua France: Joyeux Noël French Guiana: Joyeux Noël French Polynesia: Joyeux Noël, La ora i te Noera French Southern Territories: Joyeux Noël
G Gabon: Joyeux Noël Gambia: Merry Christmas Georgia: Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas Germany: Fröhliche Weihnachten Ghana: Afishapa Gibraltar: Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad Greece: Kala Christougenna Greenland: Glædelig Jul, Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit Grenada: Merry Christmas Guadeloupe: Joyeux Noël Guam: Merry Christmas, Felis Pasgua Guatemala: Feliz Navidad Guinea: Joyeux Noël Guinea-Bissau: Boas Festas Guyana: Merry Christmas
H Haiti: Jwaye Nwel Hindi: Shubh Christmas Honduras: Feliz Navidad Hong Kong: Sing dan fiy loc, Merry Christmas Hungary: Boldog Karácsonyt
I Iceland: Gleðileg Jól India: Natal Mubarak Indonesia: Selamat Hari Natal Iraq: Idah Saidan Wasanah Jadidah Ireland: Nollaig Shona Dhuit Israel: Mo'adim Lesimkha Italy: Buon Natale
J Jamaica: Merry Christmas Japan: Merii Kurisumasu Jordan: Milad Mubarak, Merry Christmas
K Kazakhstan: Hristos Razdajetsja, Rozdjestvom Hristovim Kenya: Merry Christmas Kiribati: Merry Christmas Konkani: Khuxalborit Natalam Korean: Jeulgeoun Seongtanjeol Bonaeseyo (즐거운 성탄절 보내세요) Kuwait: Milad Mubarak, Merry Christmas Kyrgyzstan: Hristos Razdajetsja
L Latin: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum! Latvia: Priecigus ziemassvetkus! Lebanon: Milad Majeed Lesotho: Happy Christmas Liberia: Happy Christmas Libyan Arab Jamahiriya: Milad Mubarak, Buon Natale, Happy Christmas Liechtenstein: Fröhliche Weihnachten Lithuania: Laimingų Kalėdų Luxembourg: Schéi Krëschtdeeg
M Macau: Boas Festas, Sing Dan Fiy Loc Macedonia: Streken Bozhik Madagascar: Joyeux Noël, Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy Malawi: Merry Christmas, Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha X'mas Malaysia: Selamat Hari Krimas Mali: Joyeux Noël Malta: Il-Milied it-Tajjeb, Festi t-Tajba Marshall Islands: Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin Martinique: Joyeux Noël Mauritius: Merry Christmas Mayotte: Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Joyeux Noël Mexico: Feliz Navidad Monaco: Joyeux Noël Montserrat: Merry Christmas Morocco: Milad Mubarak Mozambique: Boas Festas
N Namibia: Geseende Kersfees Nepal: krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva Netherlands: Prettige Kerstdagen, Zalig Kerstfeest, Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar Netherlands Antilles: Bon Pasco, Bon Anja New Caledonia: Joyeux Noël New Zealand: Happy Christmas Nicaragua: Feliz Navidad Niger: Joyeux Noël Nigeria: Merry Christmas Norfolk Island: Merry Christmas Northern Mariana Islands: Filis Pasgua, Merry Christmas Norway: God Jul, Gledelig Jul
O Oman: Milad Mubarak
P Pakistan: Bara Din Mubarrak Ho Palau: Merry Christmas Panama: Feliz Navidad Papua New Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas Paraguay: Feliz Navidad Peru: Feliz Navidad Philippines: Maligayang Pasko Pitcairn: Merry Christmas Poland: Wesolych Swiat Portugal: Boas Festas Puerto Rico: Feliz Navidad, Felices Pascuas, Felicidades
Q Qatar: Milad Mubarak
R Republic of Korea: Sungtan Chukha Republic of Moldova: Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit! Reunion: Joyeux Noël Romania: Craciun Fericit, Sarbatori Fericite Russian Federation: Hristos Razdajetsja, S Rozdjestvom Hristovim Rwanda: Noheli Nziza
S Saint Kitts and Nevis: - Happy Christmas Saint Lucia: Happy Christmas Saint Vincent and The Grenadines: Happy Christmas Samoa: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou San Marino: Buon Natale São Tomé and Príncipe: Boas Festas Saudi Arabia: Milad Mubarak Senegal: Joyeux Noël Seychelles: Happy Christmas, Joyeux Noël Sierra Leone: Happy Christmas Singapore: Sheng Tan Kuai Loh, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal, Happy Christmas Slovakia (Slovak Republic): Vesele Vianoce Slovenia: Srecen Bozic South Africa: Geseënde Kersfees, Happy Christmas South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands: Happy Christmas Spain: Feliz Navidad Sri Lanka: Subha nath thalak Vewa, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal St. Helena: Happy Christmas St. Pierre and Miquelon: Joyeux Noël Sudan: Wilujeng Natal Suriname: Zalig Kersfeest, Wang swietie Kresnetie Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Hristos Razdajetsja, Gledelig Jul Swaziland: Happy Christmas Sweden: God Jul Switzerland: Fröhlichi Wiehnacht, Joyeux Noël Syrian Arab Republic: Milad Mubarak
T Taiwan: Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan Thailand: Merry Christmas, Sawasdee Pee Mai Togo: Joyeux Noël Tokelau: Merry Christmas Tonga: Kilisimasi Fiefia Trinidad and Tobago: Happy Christmas Tunisia: Milad Mubarak Turks and Caicos Islands: Happy Christmas
U Uganda: Webale Krismasi Ukraine: Veseloho Vam Rizdva United Arab Emirates: I'd miilad said oua sana saida United Kingdom: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas, Nadolig Llawen United Republic of Tanzania: Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Happy Christmas United States: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho Uruguay: Feliz Navidad
V Vanuatu: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël Venezuela: Feliz Navidad Viet Nam: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh (chúc mừng giáng sinh) Virgin Islands (British): Merry Christmas Virgin Islands (U.S.): Merry Christmas W Wallis and Futuna Islands: Joyeux Noël Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
Y Yemen: Milad Mubarak Yugoslavia: Cestitamo Bozic
Z Zambia: Happy Christmas Zimbabwe: Happy Christmas
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