Happy New Year – a universal celebration that marks the beginning of a new calendar year. Across the globe, people from different cultures and languages express their hopes, wishes, and greetings for a prosperous and joyful year ahead. As we welcome a new year, let’s explore how the phrase “Happy New Year” is shared in 70 different languages. This journey not only broadens our linguistic horizons but also brings us closer to the diverse traditions and expressions of happiness around the world.
- Afrikaans (🇿🇦) – Gelukkige nuwe jaar | Pronunciation: Geh-luk-kig-geh noo-weh ya-ar
- Albanian (🇦🇱) – Gëzuar Vitin e Ri | Pronunciation: Guh-zoo-ar Vee-tin e Ree
- Arabic (Standard) (🇸🇦) – سنة جديدة سعيدة (Sanah Jadidah Sa‘idah) | Pronunciation: Sah-nah jah-dee-dah sah-ee-dah
- Armenian (🇦🇲) – Շնորհավոր Նոր Տարի (Shnorhavor Nor Tari) | Pronunciation: Shnor-hah-vor Nor Tah-ree
- Azerbaijani (🇦🇿) – Yeni iliniz mübarək | Pronunciation: Yeh-nee ee-lee-neez moo-bah-rehk
- Basque (🇪🇸) – Urte berri on | Pronunciation: Oor-teh behr-ree on
- Belarusian (🇧🇾) – З Новым годам (Z Novym godam) | Pronunciation: Z no-vym go-dam
- Bengali (🇧🇩) – শুভ নববর্ষ (Shubho Noboborsho) | Pronunciation: Shoo-bho No-bo-bor-sho
- Bosnian (🇧🇦) – Sretna nova godina | Pronunciation: Sreh-tna no-va go-dee-na
- Bulgarian (🇧🇬) – Честита Нова Година (Chestita Nova Godina) | Pronunciation: Che-stee-ta No-va Go-dee-na
- Catalan (🇪🇸 – Catalonia) – Feliç Any Nou | Pronunciation: Feh-lees Ah-nee No-oo
- Czech (🇨🇿) – Šťastný nový rok | Pronunciation: Shtah-stnee no-vee rok
- Danish (🇩🇰) – Godt nytår | Pronunciation: Goth new-tahr
- Dutch (🇳🇱) – Gelukkig nieuwjaar | Pronunciation: Ghe-luk-kigh nee-oo-yar
- English (🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧) – Happy New Year | Pronunciation: Happy New Year
- Estonian (🇪🇪) – Head uut aastat | Pronunciation: Hed oot ah-staht
- Farsi (Persian) (🇮🇷) – سال نو مبارک (Sal-e no mobarak) | Pronunciation: Sah-le no mo-bah-rak
- Finnish (🇫🇮) – Hyvää uutta vuotta | Pronunciation: Hoo-vaa oot-tah voo-ot-tah
- French (🇫🇷) – Bonne année | Pronunciation: Bone ah-nay
- Georgian (🇬🇪) – გილოცავთ ახალ წლის (Gilotsavt akhal ts’lis) | Pronunciation: Gee-loh-tsahvt ah-khal tslees
- German (🇩🇪) – Frohes neues Jahr | Pronunciation: Froh-es noy-es yahr
- Greek (🇬🇷) – Καλή Χρονιά (Kali Chronia) | Pronunciation: Kah-lee Hro-nee-ah
- Hebrew (🇮🇱) – שנה טובה (Shanah Tovah) | Pronunciation: Shah-nah Toh-vah
- Hindi (🇮🇳) – नया साल मुबारक हो (Naya Saal Mubarak Ho) | Pronunciation: Nah-yah Saal Moo-bah-rak Ho
- Hungarian (🇭🇺) – Boldog új évet | Pronunciation: Bol-dog ooy ay-vet
- Icelandic (🇮🇸) – Gleðilegt nýtt ár | Pronunciation: Gleh-dih-lehgt neet owr
- Indonesian (🇮🇩) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: Seh-lah-maht Tah-hoon Bah-roo
- Irish Gaelic (🇮🇪) – Athbhliain faoi mhaise | Pronunciation: Ah-vlee-an fwee vah-she
- Italian (🇮🇹) – Felice Anno Nuovo | Pronunciation: Feh-lee-che An-no Noo-oh-vo
- Japanese (🇯🇵) – 明けましておめでとうございます (Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu) | Pronunciation: Ah-keh-mah-shi-teh oh-meh-deh-toh goh-zai-mas
- Kazakh (🇰🇿) – Жаңа жылыңызбен (Jaña jılıñızben) | Pronunciation: Jah-nah zhy-lyng-iz-ben
- Khmer (Cambodian) (🇰🇭) – សួស្តីឆ្នាំថ្មី (Soursdey chhnam thmey) | Pronunciation: Soor-sdey chh-nahm thmey
- Korean (🇰🇷) – 새해 복 많이 받으세요 (Saehae bok mani badeuseyo) | Pronunciation: Sae-hae bok mah-nee bah-deu-se-yo
- Kurdish (🇮🇶 / 🇸🇾 / 🇹🇷 / 🇮🇷) – Sersala we pîroz be | Pronunciation: Ser-sa-la we pee-rohz beh
- Kyrgyz (🇰🇬) – Жаңы жылыңыздар менен (Jaňı jılıñızdar menen) | Pronunciation: Jah-ny jy-lyng-iz-dar meh-nen
- Lao (🇱🇦) – ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່ (Sabai dee pii mai) | Pronunciation: Sah-bai dee pee mai
- Latvian (🇱🇻) – Laimīgu Jauno Gadu | Pronunciation: Lai-mee-goo Yah-oo-noh Gah-doo
- Lithuanian (🇱🇹) – Laimingų Naujųjų Metų | Pronunciation: Lai-ming-oo Now-yoo-yoo Meh-too
- Luxembourgish (🇱🇺) – E gudd neit Joer | Pronunciation: Eh good nate Yohr
- Macedonian (🇲🇰) – Среќна Нова Година (Srećna Nova Godina) | Pronunciation: Srek-na No-va Go-dee-na
- Malay (🇲🇾 / 🇮🇩) – Selamat Tahun Baru | Pronunciation: Se-lah-mat Tah-hoon Bah-roo
- Maltese (🇲🇹) – Is-Sena t-Tajba | Pronunciation: Iss Seh-na t-Tie-bah
- Mandarin Chinese (🇨🇳) – 新年快乐 (Xīnnián kuàilè) | Pronunciation: Sheen-nyen kwai-le
- Marathi (🇮🇳) – नवीन वर्षाच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा (Navin Varshachya Hardik Shubhechha) | Pronunciation: Nah-veen Var-sha-chya Har-dik Shoo-bheh-cha
- Mongolian (🇲🇳) – Шинэ жилийн мэнд хүргэе (Shine jiliin mend khürgee) | Pronunciation: Shee-neh jil-een mend khur-geh
- Nepali (🇳🇵) – नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना (Nayāṁ Varṣako Śubhakāmanā) | Pronunciation: Nah-yan Var-sha-ko Shoo-bha-ka-ma-na
- Norwegian (🇳🇴) – Godt nyttår | Pronunciation: Goot nee-tohr
- Pashto (🇦🇫) – نوی کال مو مبارک شه (Nawey kāl mo mubārak sha) | Pronunciation: Nah-vey kaal mo moo-barak sha
- Persian (Farsi) (🇮🇷) – سال نو مبارک (Sale no mobarak) | Pronunciation: Sah-le no mo-bah-rak
- Polish (🇵🇱) – Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku | Pronunciation: Shche-slee-veh-go No-veh-go Ro-koo
- Portuguese (🇵🇹 / 🇧🇷) – Feliz Ano Novo | Pronunciation: Fe-lees Ah-no No-vo
- Romanian (🇷🇴) – La mulți ani | Pronunciation: La mool-tsee ah-nee
- Russian (🇷🇺) – С Новым годом (S Novym godom) | Pronunciation: S No-vym go-dom
- Serbian (🇷🇸) – Срећна Нова година (Srećna Nova godina) | Pronunciation: Sreh-ch-nah No-vah go-dee-nah
- Sinhala (🇱🇰) – සුභ නව වසරක් වේවා (Subha nava vasarak vewa) | Pronunciation: Soo-bha nah-vah vah-sah-rak vay-wah
- Slovak (🇸🇰) – Šťastný nový rok | Pronunciation: Shtah-stnee no-vee rok
- Slovenian (🇸🇮) – Srečno novo leto | Pronunciation: Sreh-chno no-vo leh-to
- Somali (🇸🇴) – Sanad wanaagsan | Pronunciation: Sah-nad waa-nag-san
- Spanish (🇪🇸) – Feliz Año Nuevo | Pronunciation: Fe-lees Ah-nyo Nwe-vo
- Swahili (🇰🇪 / 🇹🇿) – Heri ya Mwaka Mpya | Pronunciation: Heh-ree yah Mwah-kah Mpyah
- Swedish (🇸🇪) – Gott Nytt År | Pronunciation: Got neet or
- Tajik (🇹🇯) – Соли нав муборак (Soli nav muborak) | Pronunciation: So-lee nav moo-bo-rak
- Tamil (🇮🇳) – புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள் (Puthāṇṭu vāḻttukkaḷ) | Pronunciation: Poo-than-duh vahzh-thoo-kal
- Telugu (🇮🇳) – నూతన సంవత్సర శుభాకాంక్షలు (Nūtana sanvatsara śubhākāṅkṣalu) | Pronunciation: Noo-ta-na sam-va-tsa-ra shoo-bha-kan-ksha-lu
- Thai (🇹🇭) – สวัสดีปีใหม่ (Sawasdee pee mai) | Pronunciation: Sah-wah-dee pee mai
- Turkish (🇹🇷) – Mutlu Yıllar | Pronunciation: Moot-loo Yuh-lar
- Ukrainian (🇺🇦) – З Новим роком (Z Novym rokom) | Pronunciation: Z No-vym ro-kom
- Urdu (🇵🇰) – نیا سال مبارک ہو (Naya Saal Mubarak Ho) | Pronunciation: Nai-ya Saal Moo-bar-ak Ho
- Uzbek (🇺🇿) – Yangi Yilingiz Bilan | Pronunciation: Yan-gee Yee-ling-iz Bee-lan
- Vietnamese (🇻🇳) – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới | Pronunciation: Chook Moong Nam Moi