70+ Ways to Say Happy New Year in Different Languages

Every culture welcomes the New Year with excitement, joy, and the hope for fresh beginnings. While “Happy New Year” is understood everywhere, people express it in wonderfully unique ways across the globe.

Language holds the power to carry deep cultural meaning and emotion, adding something special to New Year greetings and revealing the special cultural touches that make each tradition unique. Let’s take a look at how different cultures wish each other a joyful and prosperous New Year!

1. “Bonne Année” – French
2. “Feliz Año Nuevo” – Spanish
3. “Frohes Neues Jahr” – German
4. “Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku” – Polish
5. “Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu” – Japanese
6. “Xin Nian Kuai Le” – Chinese
7. “Saehae Bok Mani Badeuseyo” – Korean
8. “Bliain Nua Faoi Mhaise Duit” – Irish
9. “S Novym Godom” – Russian
10. “Selamat Tahun Baru” – Indonesian
11. “Sretna Nova Godina” – Croatian
12. “Shana Tova” – Hebrew
13. “Blwyddyn Newydd Dda” – Welsh
14. “Gelukkig Nieuwjaar” – Dutch
15. “Aide Shoma Mobarak” – Farsi (Persian)
16. “Godt Nytt År” – Norwegian
17. “Prosit Neujahr” – Austrian German
18. “Sana Saida” – Arabic (Moroccan)
19. “Felice Anno Nuovo” – Italian
20. “Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Duit” – Irish Gaelic
21. “Yeni Yılınız Kutlu Olsun” – Turkish
22. “Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar” – Afrikaans (South Africa)
23. “Suosdei Chhnam Thmei” – Khmer (Cambodia)
24. “Sawatdee Pi Mai” – Thai
25. “Manigong Bagong Taon” – Tagalog (Philippines)
26. “Kia Hari Te Tau Hou” – Māori (New Zealand)
27. “Bonn Ane Bann Mezon” – Creole (Haiti)
28. “Nav Varsh Ki Shubhkamnayein” – Hindi (India)
29. “Chuc Mung Nam Moi” – Vietnamese
30. “Laimīgu Jauno Gadu” – Latvian
31. “Is-Sena t-Tajba” – Maltese
32. “Shnorhavor Nor Tari” – Armenian
33. “Mutlu Yıllar” – Turkish
34. “La Multi Ani” – Romanian
35. “Heri Za Mwaka Mpya” – Swahili (East Africa)
36. “Sok Dee Pi Mai” – Lao
37. “Buan Nôl” – Breton
38. “Gëzuar Vitin e Ri” – Albanian
39. “Shana Tova Umetuka” – Hebrew
40. “Feliç Any Nou” – Catalan (Spain)
41. “Sala No Mubarak” – Gujarati (India)
42. “Godt Nytår” – Danish
43. “Onnellista Uutta Vuotta” – Finnish
44. “Vesele Nove Leto” – Slovene (Slovenia)
45. “Sretna Nova Godina” – Bosnian
46. “Bliadhna Mhath Ùr” – Scottish Gaelic
47. “Chúc Mừng Năm Mới” – Vietnamese
48. “S Novym Rokom” – Slovak
49. “Bonne et Heureuse Année” – French (Quebecois)
50. “Boldog Új Évet” – Hungarian
51. “Sretna Nova Léta” – Czech
52. “Xin Năm Moi” – Hmong
53. “Navavarsha Subhakankshalu” – Telugu (India)
54. “Buanathar Sutha Varusham” – Tamil (India and Sri Lanka)
55. “¡Urte Berri On!” – Basque (Spain)
56. “Yeni İliniz Mübarek” – Azerbaijani
57. “Apreli Nor Tari” – Assyrian
58. “Mutlu Yangi Yil” – Uzbek
59. “Próspero Ano Novo” – Portuguese (Portugal)
60. “Es guets Nöis” – Swiss German
61. “Sretna Nova Godina” – Montenegrin
62. “Bonne Année” – Haitian Creole
63. “Hauoli Makahiki Hou” – Hawaiian
64. “Bonne et Heureuse Année” – Luxembourgish
65. “Shumbh Ratri Varsh” – Sanskrit
66. “Qapai Naipai Yoeng Jan” – Cantonese (Hong Kong)
67. “Bonn Nove Lanne” – Guadeloupe Creole
68. “Felicit Nou An” – Romanian (Moldova)
69. “Yenali Be’elay” – Tigrinya (Eritrea)
70. “Nawa Saal Mubarak Ho” – Urdu (Pakistan)
71. “Kuwa Na Mwaka Mzuri Mpya” – Swahili (East Africa)
72. “Eku Odun, Eku Iyedun” – Yoruba (Nigeria)
73. “Bonne Annee et Bonne Sante” – French (Benin)
74. “Herema Zoma Deir Tak Ba Tak” – Papiamento (Aruba, Curacao)
75. “Baga Anu Amvan Apee” – Igbo (Nigeria)
76. “Xin Chào Nam Moi” – Vietnamese (International Vietnamese Communities)
77. “Tung Fat Choy” – Hokkien (Taiwan, Singapore)

In Summary

These greetings highlight the wonderful variety of New Year traditions from around the world, each with its own special charm. Wishing someone “Happy New Year” in their language is a simple gesture that can make a big difference, helping us feel more connected across cultures.