Merry Christmas in Different Languages | 111 Phrases
Every December, people around the world exchange Christmas greetings, but depending on where you are, that greeting is completely different. From Feliz Navidad to Frohe Weihnachten to 즐거운 성탄절, each language adds its own cultural flair to the holiday spirit.
This article will teach you how to say (or more accurately, write) Merry Christmas in 100+ different languages. And if you want translations for other Happy Holidays messages to share with international friends, family, or colleagues, use QuillBot Translate.
Merry Christmas in different languages
Find Merry Christmas in different languages below, organized by the continent where the language originates from.
European languages
Learn how to say Merry Christmas in Spanish and other global European languages, plus some minority languages like Basque and Cornish. For languages that use non-Latin alphabets, find transliterations in parentheses.
- Albanian: Gëzuar Krishtlindja
- Aragonese: Goyosa Navidat
- Asturian: Bona Navidá
- Basque: Eguberri On
- Belarusian: З Калядамі (Z Kaliadami)
- Bosnian: Sretan Božić
- Breton: Nedeleg Laouen
- Bulgarian: Весела Коледа (Vesela Koleda)
- Catalan: Bon Nadal
- Cornish: Nadelik Lowen
- Corsican: Bon Natale
- Croatian: Sretan Božić
- Czech: Veselé Vánoce
- Danish: Glædelig Jul
- Dutch: Vrolijk Kerstfeest
- Esperanto: Ĝojan Kristnaskon
- Estonian: Häid Jõule
- Faroese: Gleðilig Jól
- Finnish: Hyvää Joulua
- French: Joyeux Noël
- Galician: Bo Nadal
- German: Frohe Weihnachten
- Greek: Καλά Χριστούγεννα (Kalá Christoúgenna)
- Greenlandic: Juullimi pilluarit
- Hungarian: Boldog Karácsonyt
- Icelandic: Gleðileg Jól
- Irish (Gaelic): Nollaig Shona (duit/daoibh)
- Italian: Buon Natale
- Latin: Felicem Nativitatem
- Latvian: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
- Ligurian: Buon Natale
- Lithuanian: Linksmų Kalėdų
- Luxembourgish: Schéine Chrëschtdag
- Macedonian: Среќен Божиќ (Sreḱen Božiḱ)
- Maltese: Il-Milied it-Tajjeb
- Neapolitan: Bon Nàtale
- Norwegian: God Jul
- Occitan: Bon Nadal
- Polish: Wesołych Świąt
- Portuguese: Feliz Natal
- Romani: Bahtalo Krechuno
- Romanian: Crăciun Fericit
- Russian: С рождеством (S Rozhdestvom)
- Sardinian: Bon nadale
- Scottish Gaelic: Nollaig Chridheil
- Serbian: Срећан Божић (Srećan Božić)
- Slovak: Veselé Vianoce
- Slovene: Vesel božič
- Spanish: Feliz Navidad
- Swedish: God Jul
- Tatar: Раштуа белән (Raštua Belän)
- Ukrainian: з Різдвом (z Rizdvom)
- Venetian: Buon Natale
- Welsh: Nadolig Llawen
- Western Frisian: Noflike krystdagen
- Yiddish: אַ פֿריילעכן ניטל (A Freylekhn Nitl)
Asian languages
Many Asian languages do not use the Latin alphabet; find out how to write “Merry Christmas” in these languages’ original scripts (and see the romanizations in parentheses).
- Arabic: عيد ميلاد مجيد (Eid Milad Majeed)
- Armenian: շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ (šnorhavor Surb Cnund)
- Azerbaijani: Xoşbəxt milad
- Bengali: শুভ বড়দিন (Shubho Borodin)
- Burmese: Krismas nay hma mue pyaw pa
- Chinese (Mandarin): 圣诞快乐 (Shèngdàn kuàilè)
- Filipino: Maligayang Pasko
- Georgian: შობას გილოცავთ (Shobas Gilotsavt)
- Gujarati: મેરી ક્રિસમસ (Merī Krīsamasa)
- Hebrew: חג מולד שמח (Chag Molad Sameach)
- Hindi: मेरी क्रिसमस (Merī Krisamas)
- Indonesian: Selamat Natal
- Japanese: メリークリスマス (Merī Kurisumasu)
- Kannada: ಮೆರಿ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಮಸ್ (Meri Krismas)
- Khmer: សួស្តីថ្ងៃបុណ្យណូអែល (Soustei Thngai Bonyanauel)
- Korean: 메리 크리스마스 (Meri Keuriseumaseu)
- Lao: ສຸກສັນວັນຄຣິດສະມາດ (Suksanvan Khrid Samad)
- Malay: Selamat Hari Krismas
- Malayalam: മെറി ക്രിസ്തുമസ് (Meri Kristhumas)
- Mongolian: Зул сарын мэнд хүргэе (Zul saryn mend khürgeye)
- Nepali: मेरी क्रिसमस (Meri Krisamas)
- Persian: کریسمس مبارک (Krismas Mobarak)
- Punjabi: ਮੇਰੀ ਕਰਿਸਮਸ (Mērī Karisamasa)
- Tamil: மெர்ரி கிறிஸ்துமஸ் (Merri Kiristumas)
- Telugu: మెర్రీ క్రిస్మస్ (Merri Krismas)
- Thai: สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส (S̄uk̄hs̄ạnt̒ Wạn Khris̄t̒mās̄)
- Turkish: Mutlu Noeller
- Urdu: میری کرسمس (Meri Karsamas)
- Vietnamese: Chúc Mừng Giáng Sinh
African languages
Here’s how to say “Merry Christmas” in some different African languages.
- Afrikaans: Geseënde Kersfees
- Amharic: መልካም ገና (Melkama Gena)
- Chichewa: Khrisimasi Yabwino
- Hausa: Barka da Kirsimeti
- Igbo: E keresimesi oma
- Kinyarwanda: Noheri Nziza
- Malagasy: Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy
- Shona: Krisimasi Yakanaka
- Somali: Ciid wanaagsan Kirismas
- Swahili: Krismasi Njema
- Xhosa: Krismesi Emnandi
- Zulu: Ukhisimusi Omuhle
American languages
These are different ways to say “Merry Christmas” in languages indigenous to North and South America.
- Cherokee: Ulihelisdi Unadetiyisgv’i
- Guarani: Aguinaldo Vy’a guasu
- Haitian Creole: Jwaye Nowel
- Inuktitut: Quviasugitti Quviasugvingmi
- Nahuatl: Cualli netlācatilizpan
- Navajo: Yáʼátʼééh Késhmish
- Plains Cree: Miyo-Manitowi-Kîsikanisi
- Quechua: Sumaq Navidadmi
Oceanic languages
Finally, find some ways to say “Merry Christmas” in different Oceanic languages below.
- Fijian: Marau na Kerisimasi
- Hawaiian: Mele Kalikimaka
- Maori: Meri Kirihimete
- Samoan: Manuia le Kirisimasi
- Tahitian: Oaoa I teie noera
- Tongan: Kilisimasi Fiefia
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Frequently asked questions about merry Christmas in different languages
- How do you say Merry Christmas in German?
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To say “Merry Christmas” in German, you say “Frohe Weihnachten.” “Frohe” means “joyful” and “Weihnachten” translates as “Christmas” or “holy nights.”
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- How do you say Merry Christmas in French?
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To say “Merry Christmas” in French, say “Joyeux Noël.” It literally means “Joyful Christmas.”
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- How do you say Merry Christmas in Portuguese?
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“Merry Christmas” in Portuguese translates as “Feliz Natal.” This greeting is used in both Portugal and Brazil.
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- How do you say Merry Christmas in Hawaiian?
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“Merry Christmas” in Hawaiian is “Mele Kalikimaka.” This phrase is a phonetic adaptation of the English phrase.
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- How do you say Merry Christmas in Japanese?
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“Merry Christmas” in Japanese is “メリークリスマス,” romanized as “Merī Kurisumasu.” This phrase is written in katakana, a Japanese alphabet often used for foreign words.
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