“Be happy” is a universally uplifting phrase that resonates across cultures, reminding everyone of the simple yet profound goal of seeking joy. Here, we delve into how to express this cheerful sentiment in 70 different languages, illuminating the linguistic diversity and cultural richness around the globe.
Here is a list of how to say “be happy” in 70 different languages:
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Jini të lumtur | Pronunciation: Yee-nee teh loom-toor
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – كن سعيدا (Kun sa’eedan) | Pronunciation: Koon sa-ee-dan
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Բարի եղեք (Bari yeghek) | Pronunciation: Bah-ree yehg-hek
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Xoşbəxt olun | Pronunciation: Khosh-bext oh-loon
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Izan zoriontsu | Pronunciation: Ee-zahn zor-yon-tsoo
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Будзьце шчаслівымі (Budz’tse shchaslivymi) | Pronunciation: Bood-z’tse shchas-lee-vee-mee
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – খুশি হও (Khushi hao) | Pronunciation: Khoo-shee how
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Budite sretni | Pronunciation: Boo-dee-teh sret-nee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Бъдете щастливи (Bŭdete shtastlivi) | Pronunciation: Buh-deh-te shtahst-lee-vee
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Sigues feliç | Pronunciation: See-gwehs feh-leech
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Buďte šťastní | Pronunciation: Bood-teh shtahst-nee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Vær glad | Pronunciation: Vair glahd
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Wees gelukkig | Pronunciation: Wehs geh-luk-kig
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Be happy | Pronunciation: Bee happy
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Ole õnnelik | Pronunciation: Oh-leh õn-ne-lik
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – خوشحال باش (Khoshhal bash) | Pronunciation: Khosh-hal baash
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Ole onnellinen | Pronunciation: Oh-leh on-ne-lee-nen
- French (🇫🇷) – Sois heureux | Pronunciation: Swahz uh-rœ
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – იყავით ბედნიერები (Iqavit bednierebi) | Pronunciation: Ee-ka-veet bed-nee-eh-reh-bee
- German (🇩🇪) – Sei glücklich | Pronunciation: Zeye glück-lish
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Να είσαι ευτυχισμένος (Na eisai eftychismenos) | Pronunciation: Nah ee-seh ef-tee-khis-meh-nos
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – תהיה מאושר (Tihyeh meushar) | Pronunciation: Tee-heh me-oo-shar
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – खुश रहो (Khush raho) | Pronunciation: Khush rah-ho
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Légy boldog | Pronunciation: Lay-dee bol-dog
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Vertu hamingjusamur | Pronunciation: Ver-too ha-ming-yoo-sa-mur
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Jadilah bahagia | Pronunciation: Jah-dee-lah bah-ha-gee-ah
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Bí sona | Pronunciation: Bee so-nah
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Sii felice | Pronunciation: See fee-lee-che
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 幸せになりなさい (Shiawase ni narinasai) | Pronunciation: Shee-ah-wah-seh nee nah-ree-nah-sigh
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Бақытты болыңыз (Baqytty bolynyz) | Pronunciation: Bah-keet-tee boh-lin-iz
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – មានសុភមង្គល (Mean sophomongkol) | Pronunciation: Mee-an so-fo-mon-gol
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 행복해 (Haengbokhae) | Pronunciation: Haeng-bok-hae
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – بخۆ بەختەوەر بە (Bixwe bextewer be) | Pronunciation: Bee-khwe bekh-te-wer beh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Бактылуу бол (Baktyluu bol) | Pronunciation: Bak-tee-loo bol
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ມີຄວາມສຸກ (Mii kuam suk) | Pronunciation: Mee kwahm sook
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Esi laimīgs | Pronunciation: Eh-see lah-ee-migs
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Būk laimingas | Pronunciation: Book lah-ming-as
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Séi glécklech | Pronunciation: Zay gleck-lech
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Биди среќен (Bidi srećen) | Pronunciation: Bee-dee sret-chen
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Jadilah gembira | Pronunciation: Jah-dee-lah gem-bee-rah
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Kun kuntent | Pronunciation: Koon koon-tent
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 快乐 (Kuàilè) | Pronunciation: Kwai-le
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – आनंदी व्हा (Anandi vha) | Pronunciation: Ah-nun-dee vha
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Баяртай бай (Bayartai bai) | Pronunciation: Bai-yar-tie bai
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – खुसी रह (Khusi rah) | Pronunciation: Khoos-ee rah
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Vær lykkelig | Pronunciation: Vair lyk-keh-lee
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – خوشحاله شه (Khushhala sha) | Pronunciation: Khush-ha-la sha
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – خوشحال باش (Khoshhal bash) | Pronunciation: Khosh-hal baash
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Bądź szczęśliwy | Pronunciation: Bawndj shchen-shlee-vy
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Seja feliz | Pronunciation: Say-zhah fee-lees
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Fii fericit | Pronunciation: Fee feh-ree-cheet
- Russian (🇷🇺) – Будь счастлив (Bud’ schastliv) | Pronunciation: Bood shahst-leeve
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Буди срећан (Budi srećan) | Pronunciation: Boo-dee sret-chan
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සතුටු වන්න (Satutu vanna) | Pronunciation: Sa-too-too vah-nah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Buď šťastný | Pronunciation: Bood shtahst-nee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Bodi srečen | Pronunciation: Boh-dee sreh-chen
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Farxad ku noolow | Pronunciation: Far-khad koo no-loh
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Sé feliz | Pronunciation: Say feh-lees
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Kuwa na furaha | Pronunciation: Koo-wah nah foo-rah-hah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Var lycklig | Pronunciation: Vahr leuk-lee
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Хушбахт бош (Khushbacht bosh) | Pronunciation: Khush-bakht bosh
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – மகிழ்ச்சியாக இரு (Magizhchiyaga iru) | Pronunciation: Mah-gizh-chi-yah-gah ee-roo
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – సంతోషంగా ఉండు (Santoshaanga undu) | Pronunciation: San-toe-shahng-gah oon-doo
- Thai (🇹🇭) – มีความสุข (Mee kwam suk) | Pronunciation: Mee kwahm sook
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Mutlu ol | Pronunciation: Moot-loo ol
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Будь щасливим (Bud’ shchaslyvym) | Pronunciation: Bood shchas-lee-veem
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – خوش رہو (Khush raho) | Pronunciation: Khush rah-ho
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Baxtli bo’ling | Pronunciation: Bahkht-lee bo-ling
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Hãy vui vẻ | Pronunciation: Heye voo-ee veh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Bydd hapus | Pronunciation: Bith hap-is