Raising a glass and toasting to health, happiness, and prosperity is a tradition that spans the globe, crossing boundaries of language and culture. The word “cheers,” often accompanied by clinking glasses, is a sign of goodwill and celebration among friends, family, and even strangers. While “cheers” is widely understood, many languages have their unique expressions for this gesture, each carrying its distinct flavor and cultural nuances. Here, we embark on a linguistic journey to discover how to say “cheers” in 70 different languages, celebrating the diverse ways people come together in moments of joy and festivity.
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gëzuar | Pronunciation: Geh-zoo-ar
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – في صحتكم (Fi ṣiḥṭikum) | Pronunciation: Fee sah-tik-um
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Կենա՜դար (Kenats’t) | Pronunciation: Gen-ah-tzd
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Şərəfə | Pronunciation: Shuh-reh-feh
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Topa | Pronunciation: Toh-pah
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – Будзьма (Budz’ma) | Pronunciation: Boodz-mah
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – জয় (Joy) | Pronunciation: Joy
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Živjeli | Pronunciation: Zhee-vye-lee
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Наздраве (Nazdrave) | Pronunciation: Naz-dra-veh
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Salut | Pronunciation: Sah-loot
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Na zdraví | Pronunciation: Na zdra-vee
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Skål | Pronunciation: Skoal
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Proost | Pronunciation: Prohst
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Cheers | Pronunciation: Cheers
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Terviseks | Pronunciation: Ter-vi-seks
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – به سلامتی (Be salamati) | Pronunciation: Beh sah-la-ma-tee
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Kippis | Pronunciation: Kip-pis
- French (🇫🇷) – Santé | Pronunciation: San-tay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გაუმარჯოს (Gaumarjos) | Pronunciation: Gau-mar-jos
- German (🇩🇪) – Prost | Pronunciation: Prohst
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Υγεία (Ygeia) | Pronunciation: Yeh-ya
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – לחיים (L’chaim) | Pronunciation: Le-khay-im
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – चियर्स (Cheers) | Pronunciation: Chee-ers
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Egészségedre | Pronunciation: Egg-esh-sheg-ed-reh
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Skál | Pronunciation: Sk-owl
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Bersulang | Pronunciation: Ber-soo-lang
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Sláinte | Pronunciation: Slawn-cha
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Cin cin | Pronunciation: Chin chin
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 乾杯 (Kanpai) | Pronunciation: Kan-pie
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Асығыс! (Asyghys!) | Pronunciation: Ah-suh-gis
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – ជល់មង្គល (Choul mongkol) | Pronunciation: Choul mong-kol
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 건배 (Geonbae) | Pronunciation: Gun-bae
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Felekê | Pronunciation: Fe-le-keh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Аракет (Araket) | Pronunciation: Ah-rah-ket
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສຸກ ສັນຍານ (Suk san) | Pronunciation: Sook sahn
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Priekā! | Pronunciation: Prye-ka
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Į sveikatą! | Pronunciation: Ee svei-ka-ta
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – Prost | Pronunciation: Prohst
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – На здравје (Na zdravje) | Pronunciation: Nah zdra-vye
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Sama-sama | Pronunciation: Sah-mah sah-mah
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Evviva | Pronunciation: Eh-vi-va
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 干杯 (Gānbēi) | Pronunciation: Gan-bay
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – चियर्स (Cheers) | Pronunciation: Chee-ers
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Тулгаарай (Tulgaarai) | Pronunciation: Too-lah-gah-rye
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – चियर्स (Cheers) | Pronunciation: Chee-ers
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Skål | Pronunciation: Skoal
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – په صحت (Pa sehat) | Pronunciation: Pah seh-hat
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – به سلامتی (Be salamati) | Pronunciation: Beh sah-la-ma-tee
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Na zdrowie | Pronunciation: Nah zdroh-vyeh
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Saúde | Pronunciation: Saw-oo-deh
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – Noroc | Pronunciation: No-rock
- Russian (🇷🇺) – За здоровье (Za zdorov’ye) | Pronunciation: Zah zda-rov-ye
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Живели (Živeli) | Pronunciation: Zhee-ve-lee
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සුභ පැතුම් (Subha pathum) | Pronunciation: Soo-bha pa-thum
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Na zdravie | Pronunciation: Nah zdra-vee
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Na zdravje | Pronunciation: Nah zdra-vye
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Waa naagaa | Pronunciation: Waa naa-gaa
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Salud | Pronunciation: Sah-lood
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Afya | Pronunciation: Ah-fyah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Skål | Pronunciation: Skoal
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Ба саломатӣ (Ba salomati) | Pronunciation: Bah sah-lo-mah-tee
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – சியர்ஸ் (Cheers) | Pronunciation: Chee-ers
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – చియర్స్ (Cheers) | Pronunciation: Chee-ers
- Thai (🇹🇭) – ชนแก้ว (Chon kaew) | Pronunciation: Chon gaew
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Şerefe | Pronunciation: Sheh-reh-feh
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – Будьмо (Budmo) | Pronunciation: Bood-mo
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – چیئرز (Cheers) | Pronunciation: Cheers
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Соғлиққа (Sog’liqqa) | Pronunciation: So-gh-liq-qa
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Dô | Pronunciation: Doh
- Welsh (🇬🇧 – Wales) – Iechyd da | Pronunciation: Yeh-khid dah